A group of lawyers has launched an independent campaign questioning the requirement
for members of the profession in Ontario to sign a statement of principles.
Acting independently of the wider nursing profession for the first time, the National Association of School Nurses this summer released a new set of standards
for members of the profession.
According to the preamble to the regulations, «The principles set forth in this code are intended to guide the conduct and assist in the appraisal of conduct
for the members of the profession and the public they serve....»
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For members of a profession often portrayed as greedy, it is nice to have evidence that proves otherwise... Lawyers donated an average of two weeks a year to pro bono and community work,» writes Bob Ambrogi, in his post on a new ABA survey of pro bono work.
I have always been concerned that the CBA's stated mandate,» [to be] the essential ally and advocate of all members of the legal profession;... the voice
for all members of the profession and its primary purpose is to serve its members», conflicts with creating solutions that impact the livelihood of lawyers.
A group of lawyers has launched an independent campaign questioning the requirement
for members of the profession in Ontario to sign a statement of principles.
For members of a profession often portrayed as greedy, it is nice to have evidence that proves otherwise.
The provincial law societies and associations have arranged some support and resources
for members of the profession, such as the newly revamped Member Assistance Program (MAP) funded by the Law Society of Upper Canada.
This is, of course, the sort of stuff that one hopes law societies and the big law firms are investigating, so that useful standards and software can emerge
for all members of the profession, and so that law firms aren't wholly captives of commercial operations and their proprietary software.
Not exact matches
Hats off to the Institute
for the Fiduciary Standard and to the many
members of the
profession who have responded, and continue to respond, to the Institute's call to «Get Involved.»
There is a critical need
for community persons without professional accreditation to be
members of the staff
of community mental health centers because minority groups have been inadequately represented in the mental health
professions.
The only cure
for this crippling influence is a strong and independent organized teaching
profession, whose
members are protected against outside interference in the performance
of their professional functions and who recognize and accept their responsibility
for dealing knowledgeably and impartially not only with the proximate issues
of life but also with the ultimate concerns
of faith through which the particulars
of life gain their deeper significance.
He holds an honored place in the Society
for Ecological Economics, which is quite large, even if few leading
members of the economics
profession belong.
For months they railed against the so - called proposals «to license journalists,» even though Recommendation Number 50
of the MacBride Report specifically states that «the commission does not propose special privileges to protect journalists in the performance
of their duties, although journalism is a dangerous
profession,» and neither the UNESCO Secretariat nor any
member state had formally advocated the licensing
of journalists.
I think most
of our patients would reach the stage
of acceptance if it were not
for the
members of the helping
professions, especially the physicians, who can not accept the death
of a patient... the second and quantitatively more frequent problem is the immediate family which «hangs on» and can not «let go.»
I have been lectured by at least one
member of my
profession who advised me to explain myself — words which sound
for all the world like a humorless request
for the self - accusations so popular in Communist lands» (The Night Country [Scribner's, 1971], p. 214).
Opportunities to contribute to the Frances Carr Parker endowment fund designed
for the sole purpose
of enhancing the dietetic
profession through a graduate scholarship
for a selected DPG
member.
The CATA Athletic Trainer
of the Year Award is presented annually to a CATA
member for outstanding contributions to the Athletic Training
profession in Connecticut.
~ Sometimes I wonder if
members of the medical
profession lose all common sense when they start practicing (not just physicians but especially nurses One
of the nurses» most important jobs is to advocate
for your patients.
«Our scholarship stories highlight how important it is
for us to provide education
for our
members, because whether they are pursuing an associate's, a bachelor's, or an advanced degree, each and every one
of them has a passion
for what they do —
for feeding kids,» explained Janet, who believes when it comes to school nutrition gaining respect as a true
profession for passionate individuals — «the time has come».
To safeguard and advance the interests
of its
members by presenting the
profession's viewpoints, concerns, and other important information to the media and to appropriate legislative, administrative, regulatory, and private sector bodies, and by developing a working relationship with appropriate governmental and private sector not -
for - profit and
for - profit entities.
PBATS serves its
members by providing
for the continued education
of the athletic trainer as it relates to the
profession, helping to improve their understanding
of sports medicine so as to better promote the health
of the constituency — professional baseball players.
It is a not -
for - profit organization dealing with the concerns
of its
members and the
profession of athletic training as a whole.
The New Hampshire Athletic Trainer
of the Year Award recognizes a certified and licensed
member of the New Hampshire Athletic Trainers» Association
for their outstanding contributions to the
profession of athletic training.
IBCLCs are
members of the allied healthcare
profession, so it is appropriate
for them to charge
for the time they spend in a lactation consultation.
Daniel L. Campbell was an active and influential
member of the National Athletic Trainers» Association who served in several capacities to the NATA and the
profession, but is most known
for his work in governmental affairs and reimbursement.
This award was developed
for the purpose
of recognizing a
member of District VI whose dedicated service, past achievements, and professional contributions have furthered the advancement
of the SWATA and the athletic training
profession.
Named the United States Midwifery Education, Regulation and Association (US MERA) Work Group, the objectives were to: 1) strengthen the foundation
for organizations responsible
for midwifery education, regulation and associations to work collaboratively to advance the midwifery
profession in the U.S., and 2) grow together as leaders creating the future
of midwifery in the U.S.
Member organizations include: American College
of Nurse - Midwives (ACNM), Accreditation Council
for Midwifery Education (ACME), American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB), Midwives Alliance
of North America (MANA), Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC), North American Registry
of Midwives (NARM), and National Association
of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM.)
Contributions to SNF support professional development, research, and scholarships
for SNA
members, all
of which support our
profession and the students we serve every day.
This proved to be too much
for some
members of the medical
profession.
It is my perception that all
of the HOF
members have been recognized as leaders in our
profession not
for their titles or positions, but
for their actions.
During the many sit - ins, cultural events and discussions at the Park, people
of very different backgrounds, who would otherwise not come into contact — Turkish secularists and nationalists, Kurdish activists,
members of the creative
professions and white collar workers, Socialists, religious and ethnic minorities, Islamists as well as LGBT and gender campaigners — found a way to manage coexistence and respect
for pluralism.
Conference further calls upon the National Executive to: (a) increase the provision
of the Union's mental health first aid training programme
for all
members including specific training
for leadership
members; (b) produce best practice guides and exemplar materials
for employers and employees and (c) carry out further research into the extent
of mental health issues in the teaching
profession.
To give a few examples, apart from those from outside the European Economic Area who can not lawfully work at all, there have been restrictions on migrants from new EU
members states (to self - employment
for a period
of seven years), those on Tier 2 visas (to a named employer), on students (who may work, but not full time or in a
profession), and on domestic workers (who may not seek another employer even if abused).
Conference
members of NASUWT must be congratulated
for their leadership
of the
profession and their continuing resolve in being prepared to make a stand in the face
of scurrilous attacks, abuse, intimidation and lies.
Eileen Landy is the Statewide Secretary
of United University
Professions, the union that represents faculty and staff at the State University
of New York, and she is a
member of the committee that created the Campaign
for the Future
of Public Education.
Nevertheless he is to be commended
for standing up
for his
profession, in numerous tweets and blog posts, against a public which often associates being a
member of parliament with being a criminal.
Currently the Panel is made up
of 18
members, from which it considers to be the «main
professions» However, other than architecture, represented by the Royal Institute British Architecture (RIBA), there is no mention
of any construction or engineering disciplines, an industry that accounts
for approximately nine per cent
of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
«Having failed to take advantage
of relevant statutory disciplinary bodies to purge the bar and the bench
of corrupt elements the
members of the legal
profession have themselves to blame
for the harassment
of judges by security forces.
According to his letter
of employment, if Kaloyeros chose to step down from his presidential role, he may return as a tenured professor
of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at SUNY Poly, with his pay resuming at the same rate as when he left the role (with any increases that had been negotiated
for members of the United University
Professions union in the interim).
The state Education Department, which issues licenses
for numerous
professions, will be required to expedite the application process
for spouses
of active duty soldiers, National Guard
members or reservists who are transferred to New York and hold a license from another state.
As
for the chartered institute bill, the President again observed that it lacked «clarity over the scope
of the
profession of «public management» that this bill prohibits all persons who are not
members of the institute from practising.»
As the
professions experience growing pressures from the public and government policy makers as well as from their own
members to exercise their collective responsibility more effectively, they are, with increasing frequency, seeking strategies
for informing and educating their
members and others about the ethical implications
of their work,
for developing or revising standards
of conduct, and
for establishing procedures to implement and enforce whatever ethical prescriptions they adopt.»
The evolution
of any
profession is characterized, in large part, by efforts to increase the influence
of ethics in professional life
for its
members.
We're
members of a
profession known
for its intellect, and the more we remember that, the more we act like absolute pricks.
«To our knowledge, no code
of ethics
for any health care
profession anywhere in the world condones the participation
of its
members in executions,» Truog and Cohen wrote in a 2014 article published in JAMA.
It is scandalous that any
profession should indulge in a restrictive practice which, in the interests
of a privileged cadre, prevents some
of its competent
members from exercising their much - needed talents, and denies the nation the fruits
of costly apprenticeships
for which it has had to pay good money.
«A small group with only 38,000
members has been
for years responsible
for telling the rest
of the
profession, consisting
of hundreds
of thousands
of people, how to think about mental disorders,» says Elkins.
Celebrated during the first full week
of October, Nuclear Medicine Week encourages community
members to take pride in their
profession — recognizing their colleagues
for their hard work and promoting nuclear medicine to the entire medical community as well as to the public.
For all clinicians, researchers, and other
members of the medical or research
profession involved in lung cancer.