Have you ever struggled with ethical issues in your work as a family professional?  Would you like to learn a process for thinking about and responding to such challenges?  Help is at hand!

NCFR’s first webinar for family life educators and related professionals, An Introduction to Ethical Thinking and Practice for Family Professionals-A Case Study Approach, features an introduction to the Minnesota Council on Family Relations’ Ethical Thinking and Practices process.

The webinar is presented by Beth Gausman, MS, CFLE, Mary Maher, MSW, LPE, and Bill Allen, PhD. All three have been involved in offering Ethical Thinking and Practice workshops throughout Minnesota.

This interactive webinar includes:

• Brief history of the development of the ethical principles and practice process
• Three approaches to ethics (relational, principles, and virtues)
• A review of ethical principles for parent and family life educators,
• A case study analysis process for applying the principles to ethical dilemmas
• Problem solving the difference between ethical situations and dilemmas
• Discussion of the implications and challenges to using the ethical principles and practice process in parent and family life education and related settings.

To download a copy of the MCFR Ethical Thinking and Practice for Parent and Family Life Educators booklet, or to purchase hard copies: http://www.mcfr.net/resources.htm

NCFR's extended version of the MCFR booklet, Tools for Ethical Thinking and Practice in Family Life Education, includes additional articles and information on the Domains of Family Practice article and can be ordered via the NCFR store.

The webinar was broadcast live on September 6, 2012 but an archived version is available for viewing at http://www.ncfr.org/professional-resources/ethical-thinking-and-practice-webinar