Professional development is an essential part of being a health care professional. The core values of your profession can guide your professional growth and development, providing a framework to create a culture of commitment to the professional field. The American College of Health Care Administrators $($ACHCA$)$ has a published Code of Ethics to continuously amplify the many professional values that Health Care Administrators must exemplify in order to meet the demands of their increasingly complex field.

This discussion provides an opportunity to reflect on your own core professional behaviors and explain how you can reinforce or improve in specific areas of health care administration.

To prepare for this discussion, review the Code of Ethics document: Code$\_$of$\_$Ethics$\_$ACHCA$\_$Non$-$member.pdf

$1.$ In your first post, respond to the items below. Your post should contain at least $250$ words.

o Identify two core principles from the Code of Ethics that you feel you are strongest in$.$ Explain why these principles are important to your profession. Support with examples. Describe how you uphold these principles in your current $($or desired$)$ role in health care.

o Identify two core principles that you feel you are weakest in$.$ Explain why these principles are important to your profession. Support with examples. Describe two specific approaches you will use to reinforce or improve the integration of these core principles into your professional work.

o Discuss how your experience in the BSHCA program relates or contributes to the core values of your profession.