CYC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Professional Boundaries

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Child and Youth Care
• Course: CYC 101
• Professor: Sheldon Reinsilber

Document Summary

Professionalism is an area of influence that includes the practitioner"s professional demeanor and their professional relationships with children, youth, families community members and other professionals. A profession requires the mastery of a complex and distinct body of knowledge and skills, and this combination of art and science is used in the service of others. This domain prepares the cyc to be professional and to demonstrate professionalism in the work that is done. Follows a code of personal and professional behaviour in the day-to-day performance of his/her work and uses a systematic ethical decision-making process to determine the. Right" decision when faced with an ethical conflict. These ethical codes are governed by a professional association and the sanctions for breaking any of the codes are determined by those associations. These ethics are determined culturally and systemically. Typically, agency policies and procedures within the organization defines the culture. Committed to lifelong learning and professional development.