Ethics in social work
Subtitle: a context of caring
By: David Guttmann.
Publisher: Haworth Social Work Practice Press; Routledge; Brand: Routledge
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780789028525; 9780789028532
Subjects: Social workers -- Professional ethics; Social service -- Moral and ethical aspects
Description: "Ethics in Social Work introduces students, practitioners, and educators to theoretical and conceptual approaches to professional ethics and to the practice-related aspects of dealing with ethical problems and dilemmas. This unique book equips social workers with the ability to choose among different perspectives on the place and value of ethics in their approach to clients, and to use, defend, and explain their choices to clients, colleagues, supervisors, administrators, the general public, and the courts, if necessary. The book examines classical ethics, theories, and codes of ethics, virtues and values, etiquette, professional responsibilities, distributive justice, judiciary relationships, professional misconduct, and malpractice."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Theoretical and professional perspectives; title: Classical ethics; title: Theories of ethics; title: Virtues; title: Values; title: Etiquette for social workers; title: Good and bad in professional responsibility; title: Social justice; title: Applied aspects of therapeutic work; title: Social welfare and distributive justice; title: Trust in client-social worker relationships; title: Ethical dilemmas; title: Resolution of ethical dilemmas; title: On keeping secrets and confidentiality; title: Oaths and codes of ethics; title: Professional misconduct and malpractice.