Professional Privilege, Ethics and Pedagogy

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12901954
AutoresMerlinda Weinberg (0000-0002-2587-0227, Weinberg Medical Physics (United States), autor de correspondencia)
Año2015
Volumen9
Número3
Páginas225-239
Fecha de publicación2015-03-31
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEthics and Social Welfare (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1749-6535 • E-ISSN: 1749-6543
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17496535.2015.1024152
OpenAlexW2059482715
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas34

In the social sciences, the iconic definition of privilege is that of unearned advantage. Consequently, professionals in the social services may devote less attention to the examination of their own professional privilege since it has been earned. This article addresses ethical concerns about the earned privilege that accrues to professionals in the caring fields and the potential effects on service users. This paper will focus particularly on some of the pedagogical dimensions. The inherent paradox in socializing students into professional roles, which enhance privilege, while attempting to reduce the power differentials with service users, requires attention by teachers. How one might lessen the hierarchy that is created between the helper and service user as a result of that privilege will be explored. The paper will detail professional privilege and both constructive and problematic impacts on the helping relationship. The ‘uneven’ advantage of being able to set the standards of health and morality are also discussed. In the process, ethical trespass may result. We will explore this concept and its implications. Because, privilege contributes to social stratification between helpers and recipients, the final segment offers one educational strategy that can be used to potentially lessen the ‘we–they’ duality

Business · Constructive · Engineering ethics · Political science · Privilege (computing · Process (computing · Professional ethics · Public relations · Service (business · Sociology · Computer Science · Ethics in medical practice · Law · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Social Work Education and Practice