Curricular Unit:			Code:
Ethics and Professional Deontology			1023EDPR
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
3	Undergraduate	Speech Therapy	3 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
		Portuguese/English	39
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
This curricular unit aims to promote the development of students' capacity for analysis, ethical reflection and practical applicability on recurrent or emerging issues that arise in the exercise of different professions in the area of Health Sciences. Specifically, the Learning Objectives (LO) are: LO1 - Identify instruments and carry out ethical reflection on recurrent or emerging issues that arise in the exercise of different professions in the area of Health Sciences; LO2 - Apply instruments and methods of ethical reflection to various themes placed in professional practice in the field of health; LO3 - Identify the profile of professional conduct recommended for the Speech Therapist, in the portuguese and international context; LO4 - Recognize and justify the relevance of professional deontology in Speech Therapy.
Syllabus:
PC1 - Ethics 1. Definition of concepts: ethics, deontology, law 2. Analysis: Main theoretical and practical positions 3. Main supervisory bodies 4. Legal regulation system 5. International Framework 6. Case studies 7. The GDPR 8. Portfolios CP2 - Deontology 9. The Speech Therapist Profile 10. Speech Therapy in Portugal and in the world 11. APTF, ESLA and ASHA Codes of Ethics
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
Syllabus contents focus on the reflective thinking on ethical and deontological issues in the area of health, with a focus on Speech Therapy. This critical thinking shall ensure that the future professional activity will be based on ethical values, thus contributing to a more humanized approach, that respects the values of integrity and responsibility. The Programatic Contents (PC) were delineated in terms of learning objectives (LO) of the course: PC1 - LO1 and LO2 PC2 – LO3 and LO43
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
Active, collaborative and expository methodologies: 1. Problem solving in small groups; 2. Brainstorming sessions of topics and issues to be researched by students; 3. Supervision of the research done by the students; 4. Summary and synthesis of the research done by the students and group discussion. Assessment: Normal season PC1. Ethics – Individual work: Portfolios (60% of final assessment) PC2. Deontology - written test (40% of final assessment) Participation in activities developed in class (10% of the final assessment) Students must perform the various evaluation moments. Special Season - Exam (100%)
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
The teaching methodologies correspond to the defined learning objectives, since they allow a deepening of the students' knowledge and their active participation in classes through active and collaborative learning strategies, combined with expositive and traditional methods. The teacher will be a facilitator of the student learning process, fostering the relationship of the key concepts of the course unit, the capacity for analysis and the discussion and reflection with practice. LO1 and LO2- active, collaborative and expository methodologies and - assessment: individual work + participation LO3 and LO4 - active, collaborative and expository methodologies and - assessment: written test + participation
Reading:
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2016). Code of Ethics [Ethics]. Available from www.asha.org/policy APTF (1999). Código Ético e Deontológico do Terapeuta da Fala. Available from www.aptf.org Body, R., McAllister, L (2009). Ethics in Speech and Language Therapy, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell. CPLOL (2009). A Framework for Ethical Practice in Speech and Language Therapy. Available from www.cplol.eu ESLA (2019). Professional Profile. Available from www.eslaeurope.eu Fidalgo, A. (2017). Ética mínima : pequeno guia para tempos difíceis, 2ª ed., Lisboa: Gradiva. Hale, S.T. (2017). Ethics in the medical settings, Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, pp. 353-359. Irwin, D. (2007). Ethics for speech-language pathologists and audiologists, New York: Thomson. Rosin Bonifácio, A.C. (2015). Ética na Saúde, Rio de Janeiro: Estácio. Serrão, D. (2015). Saúde: ética ou éticas, Sobre saúde, pp. 41-56.