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Overview

3.0 Credits
ONLINE

The CPA’s Guide to Navigating Ethical Minefields equips accounting professionals with the knowledge and tools to recognize, assess, and resolve ethical challenges in the workplace. Just as soldiers must carefully detect and disarm explosive devices in a battlefield, CPAs face their own Identified Ethical Dangers (IEDs) that can threaten their careers, reputations, and the public trust. This highly interactive course blends real-world case studies, role-play scenarios, and practical decision-making frameworks to help CPAs strengthen their moral compass and confidently address ethical dilemmas. Participants will leave with a renewed commitment to integrity and a stronger foundation for navigating today’s complex professional landscape.

Objectives

  • Explain why ethical behavior and professional integrity are essential to the CPA profession.
  • Identify and evaluate alternative ethical decision-making frameworks.
  • Recognize common “Identified Ethical Dangers” (IEDs) that jeopardize CPAs and their organizations.
  • Apply universal values (honesty, respect, responsibility, fairness, compassion) when resolving values conflicts.
  • Strengthen their own moral compass and practice resolving real-world ethical dilemmas through case studies and role-plays.
  • Develop strategies to remain vigilant and proactive when facing new and evolving ethical challenges in the profession.

Major Topics

  • Workplace Ethics Defined: Principles, virtues, and values that guide professional behavior.
  • The Moral Compass: Individual ethics, growth over time, and making choices that define professional character.
  • Universal Values Across Cultures: Honesty, respect, responsibility, fairness, and compassion as tools for resolution.
  • Values Conflicts in the Workplace: Identifying, analyzing, and resolving conflicts between personal and organizational values.
  • Ethical Decision-Making Frameworks: Practical models CPAs can apply to everyday and complex dilemmas.
  • Case Studies & Role-Plays: Practicing responses to real-world ethical minefields.
  • Safeguarding Your Career: Avoiding ignorance, inaction, and indifference—keys to long-term professional integrity.

Prerequisite

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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

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