The Code: Ethical Principles and Standards of Practice Supporting These Principles
Integrity
An Aging Life Care Professional is honest, diligent, and accountable in
the provision of service. An Aging Life Care Professional always acts in
a manner that is consistent with the professional values stated in this
Code.
Loyalty and Responsibility
An Aging Life Care Professional is trustworthy and dependable in all
aspects of both professional and business relationships. An Aging Life
Care Professional maintains confidentiality, avoids conflicts of
interest, and always pursues the best interest of clients.
Promoting Benefit and Avoiding Harm
An Aging Life Care Professional promotes clients’ interests, values, and
welfare in order to maximize benefits and avoid harm. An Aging Life
Care Professional is aware of potential conflicts that may arise when
balancing the benefits and risks of interventions being considered. An
Aging Life Care Professional strives to assure that vulnerable clients’
individual choices are maximized to the greatest extent possible.
Respect for Clients’ Rights and Dignity
An Aging Life Care Professional treats clients with respect, as complete
individuals with their own history, narrative, and unique cultural
identity. An Aging Life Care Professional respects the rights of each
client, including the right to privacy, and, for the vulnerable client,
strives to balance client autonomy with the need for protection and
safety.
Justice
An Aging Life Care Professional behaves in a just and fair way in all
professional and business relationships. An Aging Life Care Professional
does not promote or sanction any form of discrimination such as
discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual
orientation, national origin, disability, or socioeconomic status.