The SDCA Code of Ethics is derived from the following ethical formal teachings:
- Virtue Ethics
- Duty Ethics
- Applied Ethics
Principles of SDCA Code of Ethics
The following principles are derived from the AMA Principles of Medical Ethics.
I. A SDCA Chiropractor shall be dedicated to providing Chiropractic in accordance with the SDCA SOP that is in congruence with their practice paradigm.
II. A SDCA Chiropractor shall strive to the practice of Constant and Never Ending Improvement in their Science, Philosophy and Art of their chosen Chiropractic discipline.
III. A SDCA Chiropractor shall respect the law and also recognize a responsibility to seek changes in those requirements which are contrary to the best interests of the patient.
IV. A SDCA Chiropractor shall respect the rights of patients, colleagues, and other health professionals, and shall safeguard patient confidences and privacy.
V. A SDCA Chiropractor shall up hold the premise of “First due no harm”. This premise will be upheld regardless of any philosophical or legal requirement to do otherwise.
VI. A SDCA Chiropractor shall, in the provision of appropriate SOP, except in emergencies, be free to choose whom to serve, with whom to associate, and the environment in which to provide Chiropractic services.
VII. A SDCA Chiropractor shall recognize a responsibility to participate in activities contributing to the improvement of the community.
VIII. A SDCA Chiropractor shall, while caring for a patient, regard responsibility to the patient as paramount.
IX. A SDCA Chiropractor shall support access to Chiropractic services for all people.
X. A SDCA Chiropractor shall follow Virtue, Duty and Applied Ethical standards to their decisions regarding patient services. These standards include but are not limited to the following:
- The reason behind your actions is more important than your actions.
- Every thing you do in your practice should benefit the patient.
- The middle ground is the Virtues path and will provide the greatest benefit to the patient.
- Immanuel Kant did not like a morality based on laws, church laws. He said you can’t depend on laws, because laws sometimes are made by capricious people. He said there’s one thing that human beings have in common, and that is the ability to reason. Pure reasoning is the source of morality.
- He says here that morality has its roots/foundation in the condition of goodwill among people. In other words, the most basic thing about people is, they want to live in a good society, have relationships with other people.
- He said we have an obligation to do the right thing. Duty Ethics say we have a duty to achieve good. How do you figure out what is good? He says your reasoning can figure that out.
- Acts of Virtue must be done because they are the wright thing and not because of fear of repercussion.
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