Original research
by
Silkoff, David et al
Release Date
2023
Geography
Australia
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
Yes
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
Yes
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Objective
Little attention has been paid to clinicians' perspectives of ethics in their practice within AOD settings. This potentially neglects an important aspect of AOD clinical work.
Findings/Key points
Although participants rarely used explicitly ethical language to describe their work, they described four ethical goals: helping clients to access AOD care and treatment; facilitating change in clients' lives; challenging stigma; and keeping people safe. We argue that these clinical goals should also be conceptualised as ethical goals.
Design/methods
Insider empirical ethics methodology (n=30)
Keywords
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