Code Of Ethics And Standards Of Practice For Early Year Educators

Who is Involved in the Dilemma?

Discuss about the Code Of Ethics And Standards Of Practice Recognizing.

Who is involved in the dilemma?  Who is not directly involved but may be influenced by the dilemma?

The stakeholders who were involved in the dilemma are the child, teacher, parents of the child. Those persons who were indirectly involved are the best friend of the child, center’s director and other children who participated in the singing.

What values are involved in this situation/dilemma and what specifically makes it an ethical dilemma?

• Supporting and appreciating the bonding between the family and the child
• Recognizing that both adults and children are able to experience their full potential in the context of relationships and this should be based on respect as well as trust.
• Effective recognition of the fact that children are best understood and need to be supported not only in the context of family but also in matters of community, society and culture.
• Effective respecting of the dignity as well as uniqueness and worth of each individual like that of family member, colleague and child
• Respecting the diversity of the families, colleagues as well as families Reflecting ethical conduct (Better Kid Care) June 19, 2017, P.02).

• (A)it is important for the professionals working as the early year educator for effective recognition of the different types of families are mainly of the primary importance to help in the development of their children and children should be best understood from the context of their families
• (F)They should be also of the opinion that needs as well as the interests of the different types of are of the paramount importance  while maintaining of their relationship with that of the family of the child .(Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice Recognizing and Honouring Our Profession. February 2011, P. 13).
• (E)They are also expected to develop caring as well as professional relationships with the children and with their families. They need to engage both the stakeholders by not only being respectful of their equity, inclusion and diversity but also being sensitive to them. Such educators are mainly seen as the receptive listeners. They should also offer encouragement to the child and family and they should also support them by responding to their different concerns, ideas as well as the needs of the families and the children successfully.

• Knowledge and Application of Theory and Practice:
• The professionals working as the early childhood educators should be able to recognize the unique characteristics and access the different types of resources that are important for adapting the early learning environment for suiting the child and his needs. They should be also able to follow the child development milestones and behaviors that might vary from time to time and thus they should acknowledge and respect those differences (Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice Recognizing and Honouring Our Profession. February 2011, P.15).

• Supportive:

Such professionals should be able to support the children in culturally, linguistically as well as developmentally sensitive patters. They should also provide care, also stimulate, and respect opportunities for learning and care. These should be such that the children and the families feel welcomed by their approach that should be within an inclusive, structured and well-planned environment .(Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice Recognizing and Honouring Our Profession. February 2011, P.17).

1. Knowledge:

The professionals should be well aware of the current professional knowledge about the different parts and procedures of the continuum of the development of the child as well the pedagogy which relates to curriculum, early year learning, family dynamics, program planning as well as parenting. The knowledge should be applied in their fields of practice not only with individual children but also in different types of small as well as in large group settings. Such professionals also have the capability to understand and thereby demonstrate that different ways to address the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social and language development of the child as well as their well being in an integrated and holistic approach .(Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice Recognizing and Honouring Our Profession. February 2011, P.19)..

1. Practice:

• Professionals are also expected to plan first and then develop different types of play based curriculums and varieties of programs which should be along the continuum of the early childhood development. They have to develop a child-centered program that would be providing learning opportunities for the different types of development domains. Such professionals should be mainly providing individualized assistance as well as different opportunities for the children. This would be helping in development of a sense of belonging to a particular group and would help in providing a safe and secured supervision for the children. These would be based on age as well as stage of development (Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice Recognizing and Honouring Our Profession. February 2011, P.19)..

such professionals  also have the duty for ensuring that their actions as well as their decisions in their professional field of practice is mainly supported by a credible body of professional knowledge in the field of education for children in their early years. They are also capable of explaining the foundations of not only their practice but also of different decision-making. They also have the duty to convey the importance of play for development of child to their parents as well as other professionals .(Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice Recognizing and Honouring Our Profession. February 2011, P.20)..

1. Professionalism with Colleagues and Other Professionals:

The professionals are expected to work collaboratively with the other members of the profession and even with the persons engaged with the community resources. With this procedure, they would be able to access the different types of resources as well as the exercise that are available in some of the communities. They are mainly expected for striving the facilitation of the partnerships of the communities for the benefit of the children as well as other families .(Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice Recognizing and Honouring Our Profession. February 2011, P.20).

1. Professionalism as an Individual:

Values and Ethics Involved in the Situation

Such professionals should always be trying their best to achieve excellence not only in domains of critical thinking but also in their professional practice. The professionals need to access different current evidence based researches so that they could transfer the knowledge into their practices. They should be also able to identify the needs that are required for enhancement of their on learning in order to support not only the children but also their families. They should clearly take the responsibility for demonstrating their commitment to the ongoing professionals development by engaging in the continued learning.

1. The professionals should also be having the caliber of recognizing that they are the role models for children, family members of their profession, supervises and other colleagues. They should also avoid conduct that could be perceived by others negatively on the profession .(Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice Recognizing and Honouring Our Profession. February 2011, P.21).

1. The professionals are also able to establish and thereby maintain vivid as well as clear and appropriate boundaries on the professional relationships. These relationships may include relationships with that of the children under the professional supervision of the member as well as their families and other supervisees and should never violate any boundaries. Boundary violations are mainly seen to include different types of sexual misconducts as well as other misuse and abuse of other member’s powers. The violations of the non-sexual boundary mainly include physical, social, emotional as well as financial violations. They should be careful that they are maintaining their professional boundaries in all the aspects of the professional relations .(Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice Recognizing and Honouring Our Profession. February 2011, P.23).

2: the professionals need to avoid any kinds of conflicts of interests as well as other kinds of dual relationships with children who are under the supervision of other members, or other collages, or families that could impair the professional judgment of the members. They should also try to avoid the increasing risk of exploitation as well as harm to the children under the supervision of the professional member .(Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice Recognizing and Honouring Our Profession. February 2011, P.24)..

1. What are some possible ways to address the situation? List all the options you can think of including both ethical and unethical options.
2. What are some of the foreseeable consequences of responding to the situation in each of the ways identified in question number 3? (# 3 and #4 can be completed in chart format).

1. Eliminating responses that appear unethical and considering all ethical possibilities, what is your decision? What will you do? Clearly state your decision. Then support that decision with as many sections of both the Code and Standards as are applicable to support/reference your decision. It is essential that you explain why you have made the decision that you have using the Code and Standards.  You must also explain why you believe the sections you have chosen are applicable to the situation.

This way was chosen to deal the situation effectively:

According to “Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice” and “Reflecting ethical conduct”, a professional who is an early year educator should be always supporting the bond between the family and the child. He or she should also respect the diversity as well as the uniqueness of the children as well as the families. Therefore, as one such professional, I should try hard to take good decisions that would prevent myself from harming the feelings of the child and also maintain his self-worth at the same time supporting the beliefs of the family and respecting their cultural traditions. Therefore, the procedure that I have chosen would help me to overcome the ethical dilemma and help to overcome the barriers among teacher, parents and child. I would also educate the other students abut the topic of diversity of cultures and participate in explaining to them the reason why some may participate in birthday parties but others may not.

Therefore, depending on these codes of ethics, I have included three of the most relevant codes of ethics and two important core values that can be applied to the scenario that would be helpful in dealing with the situation effectively.

• (E) Professionals are also expected to develop caring as well as professional relationships with the children and with their families. They need to engage both the stakeholders by not only being respectful of their equity, inclusion and diversity but also being sensitive to them. Such educators are mainly seen as the receptive listeners. They should also offer encouragement to the child and family and they should also support them by responding to their different concerns, ideas as well as the needs of the families and the children successfully (Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice Recognizing and Honouring Our Profession. February 2011, P. 13)..

• Supportive:

Such professionals should be able to support the children in culturally, linguistically as well as developmentally sensitive patters. They should also provide care, also stimulate, and respect opportunities for learning and care. These should be such that the children and the families feel welcomed by their approach that should be within an inclusive, structured and well-planned environment (Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice Recognizing and Honouring Our Profession. February 2011, P.17).

1. The professionals are also able to establish and thereby maintain vivid as well as clear and appropriate boundaries on the professional relationships. These relationships may include relationships with that of the children under the professional supervision of the member as well as their families and other supervisees and should never violate any boundaries. Boundary violations are mainly seen to include different types of sexual misconducts as well as other misuse and abuse of other member’s powers. The violations of the non-sexual boundary mainly include physical, social, emotional as well as financial violations. They should be careful that they are maintaining their professional boundaries in all the aspects of the professional relations (Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice Recognizing and Honouring Our Profession. February 2011, P.23).

• Supporting and appreciating the bonding between the family and the child
• Effective recognition of the fact that children are best understood and need to be supported not only in the context of family but also in matters of community, society and culture (Reflecting ethical conduct (Better Kid Care) June 19, 2017, P.02)

References:

• (2011, February). Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice Recognizing and Honouring Our Profession. Https://my.senecacollege.ca/bbcswebdav/pid-7306494-dt-content-rid-18019673_2/courses/CDP430NDD.06412.2174/Code%20of%20Ethics%20and%20Standards%20of%20Practice%202013.pdf. Retrieved June 17, 2017

• Reflecting ethical conduct. Reflecting Ethical Conduct — Better Kid Care — Penn State Extension. Retrieved June 19, 2017, from https://extension.psu.edu/youth/betterkidcare/early-care/our-resources/tip-pages/tips/reflecting-ethical-conduct

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