Description: Professional Ethics in Midwifery Practice is an applied ethics book designed for both students and practicing midwives to build ethical thinking in the context of daily practice. This unique text uses an accessable writing style and includes chapters on diversity and justice, informed consent, multiple relationships, confidentiality and privacy, scope of practice, and others. Realistic case examples throughout the text encourage critical thinking in applied ethics. The authors present a unique model for midwives ethical thinking and appendixes include widely used codes of ethics in the field.
Brief description: Jon Lasser is an associate professor in the School Psychology Program at Texas State University. He holds a master's degree in Human Sexuality Education (University of Pennsylvania) and a doctorate in School Psychology (University of Texas). Dr. Lasser teaches graduate courses in ethics, counseling, and assessment and provides ethics training for professionals. His research interests include applied professional ethics, parenting, and sexual orientation identity.