Papers and summaries from Rutgers University's 1981 Professions Forum, "The Professions and Ethics: Views and Realities in New Jersey," are presented. Titles and authors are as follows: an introduction (Louis H. Orzack and Annell L. Simcoe); "Do Special Ethical Norms Apply to Professions?" (Daniel Callahan); "Ethical Issues in the Work of Professionals" (Rosemary Chalk); "The Regulatory Process: Ethical and Legal Realities" (Douglas Harper); "Ethical Issues in Psychology" (Jean Balinky); "Emerging Ethical Issues in the Dentistry Profession" (Harmon Katz); "Unlawful or Incompetent Practice--Guidelines for Whistleblowing" (Dorothy DeMaio); "Ethics and Educational Concerns" (John Pietrowicz); "Pharmacy Ethics: Professional Idealism and Reality" (Louis Feld); "Emerging Ethical Issues in the Certified Public Accounting Profession" (William D. Schoolman); "Emerging Ethical Issues in Social Work" (Stephen Hecht); "Standard Setting and Antitrust Issues: the Engineering Societies and the Public Interest" (Hedvah L. Shuchman); "How Can Links between Ethics and Practice Improve?" (David Price); "Caring; An Ethical Issue" (Noreen E. Mahon); "Ethics at Operational Levels (Workshop Discussion)" (Michael David Rohr, Moderator); "The Professions and Ethics (Workshop Discussion)" (Robert L. Carter, Moderator); "Ethical Codes: Sorting Out Rhetoric and Reality (Workshop Discussion)" (Frank Fischer, Moderator); "The Professions and Ethics (Workshop Discussion)" (Jeffrey Slovak, Moderator); and "Perspectives on Ethics and Professions" (James M. Giarelli). A mission statement of The Rutgers University Committee on Professions and Public Accountability is appended. (SW)