In: Psychology
In light of the harm that violations do to clients and the impossibility of ethical perfection, how would you balance punishment vs. rehabilitation if you ethics complaints? How many strikes should a professional get for what kinds of violations until he or she is 'out?" Do you think there should be some violations for which loss of a license to practice is automatic? were a member of a board dealing with
We need to first understand the difference between punishment and rehabilitation. See the difference between punishment and rehabilitation is that a punishment will make them pay for their wrong deed on the other hand a rehabilitation will make them realize they did wrong from their heart. In punishment it is not necessary that they will understand and realize that they did something wrong but in rehabilitation they will realize and try to be a better person.
To deal with complaints related to ethics, it is necessary to know who exactly needs punishment and who has a chance to improve. You can not identify this with just one look it needs constant attention and careful observation. For instance, A history sheeter obviously has no chance to improve as they are so indulged in crime that it becomes a part of their life and they can not stop until the same thing happens to them or their loved one.
To balance both the things, start with a little punishment but make them constantly being reminded that the crime they did was intensively inappropriate. This way with paying for the wrong deed they will start to repent.
Ofcourse, only three strikes should be the final number of strikes. If a person wants to improve one mistake is enough. Three chances are more than enough.
Yes ofcourse, there are many professions where cancellation of license should be automatic. Like for doctors profession if the doctor is found to be indulged in crime of human organ trafficking. For lawyers if the lawyers try to harm the opposition's evidence. And many more. Its all about the degree to which the morality has been hindered by the professional.