Professionalism and Ethics Flashcards

A person you support becomes romantically interested in you. The ethical response is to:

Answer: Gently redirect while maintaining professional boundaries and inform your supervisor

DSPs must maintain professional boundaries and report boundary challenges to a supervisor to protect both parties.

Which of the following is an example of person-first language?

Answer: The person with autism

Person-first language places the person before their diagnosis or condition, e.g., 'person with autism.'

A DSP is running late and decides to skip documenting a medication given to a person they support. This is:

Answer: A serious ethical and legal violation

Skipping medication documentation is a serious ethical and legal violation that puts the person's health and safety at risk.

What is the primary purpose of a Code of Ethics for DSPs?

Answer: To guide professional decision-making and establish standards of conduct

A Code of Ethics provides a framework for ethical decision-making and establishes expectations for professional conduct.

When a person supported shares personal information with their DSP, the DSP should:

Answer: Disclose only what is relevant and necessary for care, with appropriate consent

Confidentiality requires sharing personal information only on a need-to-know basis, relevant to care, and with appropriate consent.

A DSP witnesses a colleague physically restraining a person supported in a way that appears abusive. The immediate priority is to:

Answer: Ensure the person's immediate safety and report the incident

When abuse is occurring, ensuring the person's immediate safety and reporting the incident are the top priorities.

Which principle ensures that DSPs support individuals in making choices, even when those choices differ from what the DSP would choose?

Answer: Autonomy and self-determination

Autonomy and self-determination require DSPs to support individuals' right to make their own choices, even when the DSP disagrees.