Influences of ethical identity on work and life

Writing Assignment on Ethical Identity

Prompt: You have now begun to think about ethics and its relationship to being a professional. You have completed an activity – “Who’s My Hero: Identifying Influences on Work and Life” – and, also, you have listened (on the Ethicist’s Corner) (Links to an external site.) to Dr. Mary Barlow (Kern County Superintendent of Schools) discussion including ethics in her leadership role in our community and professional life.

Examine the influences of ethical identity on work and life and discuss your own ethical identity, namely, the view you have of your own ethical commitments as a professional:

(1) who has most influenced you in how you approach your work and

(2) what are your motivations for pursuing a profession?

(3) regarding your own ethical identity, what kind of professional do you hope to be and what values will guide you as a professional as you enter the professional workforce?

As a basis for reflection regarding ethics and professionalism, be sure to directly reference at least one comment from my conversation with Dr. Mary Barlow in the Ethicist’s Corner Podcast in your writing assignment.