Professional responsibility

For other types of responsibility, see Responsibility (disambiguation).
Main article: Professional ethics
Professional responsibility
Duties to the client
Duties to the court
Duties to the profession
Sources of law
Penalties for misconduct

Professional responsibility is a set of duties within the concept of professional ethics for those who exercise a unique set of knowledge and skill as professionals.[1]

Professional responsibility applies to those professionals making judgments, applying their unique skills, and reaching informed decisions for, or on behalf, of others, as professionals.[2] Professionals must be seen to exercise due care and responsibility in their areas of specialisation – known as professions.

What makes professionals unique, is that the general public would not ordinarily be expected to know in detail the skills and knowledge of a profession independently.[3]

In a modern context, professional responsibility encompasses an array of the personal, corporate, and humanitarian standards of behaviour, as expected by clients, fellow professionals, and professional bodies.[4]

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  2. ^ Solbrekke, Tone Dyrdal; Englund, Tomas (November 2011). "Bringing professional responsibility back in". Studies in Higher Education. 36 (7): 847–861. doi:10.1080/03075079.2010.482205. ISSN 0307-5079. S2CID 144219656.
  3. ^ Lindgren, Joakim; Carlbaum, Sara; Hult, Agneta; Segerholm, Christina (2018-12-10). "Professional responsibility and accountability?: Balancing institutional logics in the enactment of new regulations and practices against bullying and degrading treatment in Swedish schools". Nordic Studies in Education. 38 (4): 368–385. doi:10.18261/issn.1891-2018-04-06. ISSN 1891-5949. S2CID 158295321.
  4. ^ Demuijnck, Geert; Murphy, Patrick; Philosophy Documentation Center (2022). "Retail Practitioners' Views vs. Ideal Theoretical Positions Concerning Ethical Business Practices with Garment Suppliers". Business and Professional Ethics Journal. 41 (1): 59–92. doi:10.5840/bpej20211230114. ISSN 0277-2027. S2CID 245927006.