Three ideals contained in the NAEYC and DEC codes of ethics that are meaningful to me are:
1. Respect and support families in their task of nurturing children.
2. Recognize how personal values, opinions, and biases can affect professional judgment.
3. Serve as an advocate for children, their families, and their teachers in community and society.
These three ideals are significant to me professional life in a huge way because I agree with them all. I firmly believe in respect for each individual that you work with whether a client or a co-worker. Being treated with respect and dignity is important to these individuals because many of them are already going through hardship. This also builds rapport and trust. There is a huge culture diversity that you have to respect each individual, and you have to be sensitive to each family’s values. Personal judgments can interfere with the service that you provide the client as well as their family. Serving as an advocate for children, their families, and their teachers in community and society is a very rewarding career. Being able to help individuals through their problems and being able to see the difference that you have made and how far they have come.
You posted a very good ideal for all EC professionals to remember...recognize how our personal values, opinions and biases can affect our judgement. I does not matter whether we believe as they do only that we respect their right to believe as they choose.
ReplyDeleteMargaret,
ReplyDeleteFollowing your blog has been very informative. I am sure the connections we have made during this class will be ongoing because of our shared interest in the well-being for all children
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