Professional Ethics, Course code (UR711) (MS SLP): Course Outlines

Course Contents: Part-I  Introduction to Professional Ethics  Ethics, general introduction, Branches of Ethics, Distinction between Ethics, Morality  Islamic vision in ethical management: How the Quran and Sunnah look on good and bad  qualities.  Desired Ethical Values (Akhlāq Hasanah) Vs. Undesirable Ethical Values (Akhlaq Sayyiah)  Role of Islamic worship in behavior modification and personality development  Understanding of self and the relationship of human beings with society and the Creator.  Workplace ethics and implementation of quality production in Rehabilitation and Allied Health Sciences.  Conflict resolution in the light of Islamic ethics  Decision Making in the light of the Islamic sources  Islamic system of life: The spirit of Islamic thought and civilization  Islamic Jurisprudential thought, role of Shariah Objectives in the reconstruction of Muslim  thought and to give solutions to contemporary issues.  Significance and limits of Halal and Haram in all fields of work. (An Overview of Shariah  guiding principles for a specific field of work)  Ethical aspects/ dimensions of social and professional environment Professional Ethics, history and practice, a comparative approach of Contemporary Religions  The vision of a Muslim Practitioner, issues and challenges, guidelines from the Quran and Sunnah

Course Contents:

Part-II

 Educational Environment and Students Training, Teaching, Learning, Assessment and Supervision

 Rehabilitation Models and the ICF Framework

 Rehabilitation Professionals, Speech Language Pathologists/therapists' relationship with patient/s and the Islamic concept of the right of privacy

 Advocacy, Accessibility, and Professional Responsibility, Relationship with other Professionals, essentials of Documentation, Electronic Medical Record Documenting Reason for Referral: Health Condition and Participation

 Clinical Decision Making and the Initial Evaluation Format

 Documentation for Assessment: Summary and Diagnosis

 Developing and Documenting Effective Goals, Plan of Care

 Session Notes and Progress Notes Using a Modified SOAP Format

 Guidelines for assessment and therapeutic Documentation

 Principles of Professional Ethics, International and National Guidelines

 Ethical considerations regarding the criteria of Helsinki Declaration

 Islamic values and implications for socio-cultural problems and solutions in the field of Rehabilitation Sciences for Speech-Language Pathologists

 Knowledge of Ethical Standards and resolving Ethical Issues following the Islamic Values and Laws

 Islamic Ethical Guidelinesfor Rehabilitation Research, Practices and Challengesin the light of Islamic Law

 Importance of Bio-ethics and Safety

 Labeling issues and safe practice of Speech-Language Therapy in a society

Learning Outcome:

(Part I)

At the end of the semester, students will be able

• To develop Good Muslim Professionals in the field of Rehabilitation and Allied Health Sciences

. • To highlight the role of ethics in personality development.

• To inculcate professional ethics in Rehabilitation and Allied Health Sciences.

• To provide ethically equipped professionals to meet the challenges in the field of Rehabilitation and Allied Health Sciences. Learning Outcome:

(Part II)

On completion of the course, the student shall be able to:

1. To enable the graduates to perform academic assessment and evaluation while maintaining standards by incorporating moral and ethical teaching practices

2. To train the graduates for ethical and effective implementation of curriculum

3. To train the graduates for appropriate use of various teaching tools and aids

4. To perform and uphold all aspects of the patient/client management including assessment and evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis/plan of care in a professionally moral and ethical manner