Practising Social Work Ethics Around the World: Cases and Commentaries

by Banks; Sarah

• ISBN13: 9780415560313
• ISBN10: 0415560314
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-08-23
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Ethics and values are central to social work practice, yet it is often difficult to know how and when to interpret ethical frameworks and codes. Acting as gatekeepers or in statutory settings, as well as helpers working to empower service users, social workers may find themselves in situations where ethical considerations conflict. This text takes actual examples of ethical problems as its starting point, looking at real life case studies in the areas of: respecting rights, negotiating roles and boundaries, being fair, challenging and developing organisations and working with policy and politics. Each case study opens with a brief introduction and is followed by several commentaries, offering different perspectives on the case. The introduction to the example places it in context #xE2;#xAC;#x1C; perhaps looking at relevant national demographics, cultures, laws, policies and ways of organising social work #xE2;#xAC;#x1C; and refers to relevant theories and concepts, practical and technical matters, and alternative courses of action and their implications This book is a useful and accessible resource and is particularly designed for undergraduates, postgraduates and professionals in the fields of social, community and youth work, social care and social education.