The Tragi-Comic Professional: Basic Considerations for Ethical Reflective-Generative Practice [Paperback]

Paul R. Dokecki (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1996 | ISBN-10: 0820702706 | ISBN-13: 978-0820702704

This unique book is intended for those who wish to develop a framework for thinking about ethics in practice. Paul Dokecki, a psychologist interested in community, clinical and developmental psychology, speaks beyond that discipline to develop a human science ethical theory that incorporates the latest ethics- related thinking in the humanities, philosophy of action, and social phenomenology. Few books that are related to professional ethics go beyond 'how to' or casebook orientations. In this work, Dokecki explores the place of value and ethics in the professional's life world. While ethics is typically viewed as a separable aspect of professional practice to be invoked only when necessary, Dokecki's thesis is that the professions -- both in their interventions and in their systematic inquiry -- must be understood as ethical to the core, and that professionals should understand their professional ethical obligations in the context of the human condition. In broad terms, this work shows that members of the helping or caring professions must recognize that the essential purpose of professional practice is to promote the common good through the enhancement of the client's human development and of community

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Paul R Dokecki

Product Details

• Paperback: 175 pages
• Publisher: Duquesne Univ Pr (July 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0820702706
• ISBN-13: 978-0820702704
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,015,839 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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