The ethical behavior of residential child and youth care workers : an exploratory study

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dc.contributor.authorVan Amsterdam, Denise Adrienneen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-15T20:10:57Z
dc.date.available2024-08-15T20:10:57Z
dc.date.copyright1989en_US
dc.date.issued1989
dc.degree.departmentSchool of Child and Youth Careen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the ethical conduct of residential Child and Youth Care Workers. Using canonical correlation and multiple correlation procedures, the study explored (1) the relationship between training and the ethical behavior of residential Child and Youth Care Workers and, (2) the relationship between self-awareness and critical thinking with ethical behavior of residential Child and Youth Care Workers. Fifty-seven residential Child and Youth Care Workers in British Columbia were tested using the Schutz Self-Concept Measure, the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal, and three vignettes which depicted typical ethical situations in Child and Youth Care. Ethical conduct was determined by whether Child and Youth Care Workers indicated "action with reason" in responses to three vignettes, where reason reflected one or more of the principles of the Canadian Psychological Association Code of Ethics. The result of the first hypothesis was not significant. The same hypothesis was tested a second time using a different definition for trained and untrained. These results, though improved, also proved not significant. Further analyses of the simple correlations and of the content of the subject responses to the vignettes, however, suggest that a relationship may exist between training and ethical behavior, particularly in complex situations where structures such as the law, rules and policy, and general values are not enough for determining right action. The results of the second hypothesis also proved not significant. An analysis of the simple correlations however, demonstrated that critical thinking is related to ethical behavior in complex situations. Accordingly, a relationship was also found between critical thinking and training. Self­-Awareness does not appear to be related to the ethical conduct of residential Child and Youth Care Workers. An analysis of the content of the vignettes indicated that the Child and Youth Care Workers in this study perceive themselves as dependent on the rules and structures of the law and of the institution, and may attain their professional identity by maintaining these laws and institutions. In addition, "caring responsibly" seems to mean consulting with colleagues and supervisors, rather than responding and intervening directly with children and youth.
dc.format.extent117 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/19973
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dc.titleThe ethical behavior of residential child and youth care workers : an exploratory studyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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