Ethical Maturity by Michael Carroll – 9 November 2009, Barrow Castle, Bath.  

This one day workshop on Ethical Maturity will lead participants through the stages and steps of moving from an ethics of duty to an ethics of trust within the helping professions. It will offer a four stage model of building trust in relationships and a four stage model of ethical decision making.

Learning Objectives: 

• To review the process of ethical decision making and apply the process to ethical decision making in the helping professions
• To present and apply a theory of ethics based on trust • To outline and evaluate a four stage model of ethical decision making
• To connect modern insights into the brain (neuroscience) with making decisions ethically
• To work with ethical vignettes and real case examples of ethical dilemmas and practice making ethical decisions

Teaching and Learning Strategies:

The day will use a variety of teaching/learning strategies: background reading, short input, small group discussions, plenary sessions, one to one coaching and supervision sessions, live practice in ethical decision making, discussion case examples and plenary session.

Outline of day:

9.30am - 11.00am: 1st Session
11.30am - 1.00pm: 2nd Session
1.00 - 1.45pm: Lunch Break
1.45 – 3.00pm: 3rd Session
3.30 - 5.00pm: 4th Session
5.00pm: Plenary session and ending

Cost & Bookings:

The cost is £150 per person and a non refundable deposit of £75 is required to secure a place, the balance payable six weeks before the event. We will allocate places on a first come first served basis.

Please contact Alison Stephenson regarding bookings on 0844 669 1880 or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Please make cheques payable to Centre for Supervision and Team Development and send to Alison at:

52 Grangeville Close, Longwell Green, Bristol BS30 9YJ.  

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