After this course you'll be able to:

(1 hour to complete)

  • Examine how child welfare professionals' identity and lived experiences influence the ethical decision-making process

  • Practice using the seven steps to ethical decision-making

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Chapter 1: Introduction to the Course

    • Have you taken the Academy Pre-Survey?

    • Welcome!

    • Opening Quiz: In a Magical World
  • 2

    Chapter 2: Philosophical Approaches to Ethics

    • Handout: Philosophical Approaches to Ethics

    • Quiz: Applying the philosophical approaches to ethics

  • 3

    Chapter 3: Principles and Core Values

    • Handout: Principles and Core Values

    • Discussion: Principles & Core Values

    • Seven Steps of Ethical Decision Making

    • Assignment: Practicing with the Seven Steps of Ethical Decision-Making

  • 4

    Chapter 4: Closing

    • Closing Thoughts & Review

    • Course Evaluation

Instructor

Child Welfare Academy Coordinator

Cassandra Mendoza

Cassandra has multiple years of experience working with Black and Latinx families in urban settings, families with child welfare involvement, and children living in under-resourced communities. Cassandra has experience providing academic tutoring and socio-emotional counseling to public school students in Chicago, IL. Prior to joining The Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing, Cassandra was a bilingual, mental health therapist and crisis specialist providing services to families that have experienced violence and youth and caregivers involved in the child welfare system in Chicago, IL and Los Angeles County.