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Foundations of Catholic Healthcare Leadership

Moral InstinctsMoral InstinctsThe Person

Making Decisions:

One Understanding

Preface

Review of the Four Approaches

Personal Inventory

Key Points

Impact on Catholic Healthcare

Decision-MakingDecision-Making

• Most use one or two ways

• No model can guarantee a “right” choice

• We all have theories about decision-making

• “Typical” approach

Potential ConflictPotential Conflict

Principle ApproachPrinciple Approach

Review Inventory:#1

Answer: C

#7

Answer: B

#12

Answer: A

Consequence ApproachConsequence Approach

Focused on outcomes, results, consequences

Consequence ApproachConsequence Approach

Difficult to agree on what consequences will produce the greatest good

Consequence ApproachConsequence Approach

Review Inventory:

#1

Answer: B

#7

Answer: A

#12

Answer: C

Virtue/Character Virtue/Character ApproachApproach

Uses a general normative principle not applied to everyone but to someone or some group

Virtue/Character Virtue/Character ApproachApproach

People can take advantage of this person

Virtue/Character Virtue/Character ApproachApproach

Review Inventory:

#1

Answer: D

#7

Answer: C

#12

Answer: B

Moral Sentiment Moral Sentiment ApproachApproach

Rely on feeling for decision-making

Moral Sentiment Moral Sentiment ApproachApproach

May be viewed as making decisions subjectively

Moral Sentiment Moral Sentiment ApproachApproach

Review Inventory:

#1

Answer: A

#7

Answer: D

#12

Answer: D

Four ApproachesFour Approaches

Key PointsKey Points

• All approaches are valid

• All of us may use all of these sometimes

• Some of us use one way predominantly

Key PointsKey Points

• Possible ethical conflicts

• Offer position with two or more arguments to justify position