Bachelor of Applied Social Science
Assessment 2: Essay
The key moral principles are respect for autonomy, non‐maleficence, beneficence and justice. Apply these principles to the three following areas: psychotherapy, population health, and scientific research. Support your arguments for each of these areas with at
Assessment Description:
The key moral principles are respect for autonomy, non‐maleficence, beneficence and justice. In this
essay please discuss the importance of complying with ethics and ethical frameworks in professional
practice. In particular, discuss how counsellors or community service professionals can demonstrate
the practice of ethics in their professions. That is, what practical steps or strategies can they use to
show that they are being “ethical” in their practice? Use examples, research and theory to inform
your discussion.
What we want to see:
This essay will incorporate a formal introduction, main points and conclusion; as this is an essay,
the introduction and conclusion, as well as individual paragraphs addressing different issues
should not be flagged with subheadings, but incorporated in the essay.
The work must be fully referenced with in-text citations and a reference list at the end. We
recommend you work with your Academic Writing Guide to ensure that you reference correctly.
You will find a link to this document on the main page of every unit, under the ‘Assessments’
section. Correct academic writing and referencing are essential tasks that you need to learn. We
recommend a minimum of ten references.
Resources Available to YOU:
1. Academic writing guide link https://laureateau.blackboard.com/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_20163_
1&content_id=_2498847_1&mode=reset
2. Writing & referencing: The link to the Learning and Academic Skills Unit
(LASU) is on the left pulldown menu on the blackboard home page:
https://laureateau.blackboard.com/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_20163_1&content_id=_2498847_1&mode=reset
LASU also provides a series of academic skills tutorials. Please contact Caroline
Spaans (cspaans@laureate.net.au, 02 949 232 14).
3. Researching: A guide to researching is available on the library page
http://library.think.edu.au/research_skills/.
Please contact the online and Pyrmont librarian for Health, Dawn Vaux
(dvaux@laureate.net.au) if you would like further help or a tutorial on how to do
research this way.