 Ethics Education in Human Services: Curriculum Approach, Faculty Characteristics, and Evaluation of Students

This article discusses three aspects of the context of ethics education, which are external to course content but affect the development of the ethical student and, later, the ethical professional. This article presents the available perspectives for the following: one course versus whole curriculum delivery of ethics education, the influence of faculty and supervisors, and the assessment of student ethical thinking and behavior. Professional literature is used to support consideration of each perspective in the ethics education of human services students.