Ethics in Social Work
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7890-2853-2 (ISBN)
Professional knowledge doesn't guarantee you'll make the right decisions when it comes to professional ethics
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.
A working knowledge of ethics is essential for the development of a healthy and happy relationship between service providers and consumers. Ethics in Social Work looks at how ethical issues and conflicts can affect the daily lives of social work practitioners and how an increased sensitivity to those issues can help enrich their professional experience. The book addresses the basic concepts relating to ethics, as well as theories, principles, rules and values that guide service provision based on the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics and Standards for Cultural Competence in social work practice.
Ethics in Social Work examines:
* the leading theories of ethics, including deontology and teleology
* compromising or choosing between opposing values
* professional etiquette in advertising and counseling
* moral and professional responsibilities
* the ethical dilemmas of telling the truth
* social justice
* practice-related aspects of distributive justice
* fiduciary relationships
* confidentiality in therapeutic work
* resolving ethical dilemmas
* the Hippocratic Oath and its relevance to social work
* the Code of Ethics in social work
* real-life cases of malpractice
* and much moreEthics in Social Work includes case illustrations from existing literature and from professional experience, as well as an up-to-date bibliography. It is an essential read for anyone working, or preparing to work, in the helping professions.
David Guttmann
Acknowledgments
Introduction
What Is Ethics?
Rationale for Writing This Book
The Structure of This Book
PART I: THEORETICAL AND PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Chapter 1. Classical Ethics
The Early Greek Tradition
Stoic and Epicurean Approaches to Happiness and Ethics
Ethics in the Works of Maimonides and Spinoza
Early Greek and Jewish Perspectives on Ethics
Christian and Buddhist Perspectives on Ethics
The Ethics of the Dalai Lama
The Ethics of Gandhi
The Ethics of Martin Luther King Jr.
Chapter 2. Theories of Ethics
The Theological Approach
The Intuitive or Hedonistic Approach
The Deontological Approach of Immanuel Kant
The Teleological Approach
The Theory of Moral Commitment
The Golden Rule Approach
Situational Ethics
Chapter 3. Virtues
Virtues in Eastern Philosophy
Virtues and Character in Social Work
Cardinal Virtues
Maimonides’s Approach to Virtues
Virtues in Psychology and Philosophy
The Virtues According to Comte-Sponville
Chapter 4. Values
Personal Values
Religious Values in the Western World
Caring Professionals’ Identification of Values
Professional Values in Social Work
Achieving Compromise Between Conflicting Values
Case Example: A Request for Help Having an Abortion
Chapter 5. Etiquette for Social Workers
The Concept of Etiquette
Hippocrates’ Medical Etiquette As Guide
Ten Commandments of Medical Etiquette for Social Workers
Etiquette and Advertisement
Etiquette and Consultation
Chapter 6. Good and Bad in Professional Responsibility
Martin Buber’s Approach to Good and Bad
Moral and Immoral Concepts of Good
Case Example: The Student Who Failed to Show Up for Work
Moral Responsibility
Case Example: A Worker with a Drinking Problem
Consultation with Colleagues
Chapter 7. Social Justice
Justice and Charity in Jewish Tradition
Maimonides’s Approach to Charity
Social Work and Distribution of Resources
Case Example: Distribution of Money for New Immigrants
Rawls’s Theory of Social Justice
PART II: APPLIED ASPECTS OF THERAPEUTIC WORK
Chapter 8. Social Welfare and Distributive Justice
Distributive Justice
Case Example: Allocation of Limited Resources
Case Example: The Man Who Chose to Travel the World
Case Example: The Expensive Patient
Case Example: Four Different Kidney Patient Situations
Blasszauer’s Decision-Making Criteria
Chapter 9. Trust in Client-Social Worker Relationships
Fiduciary Relationships in Social Work
Case example: The Resident Who Wanted to Keep His Affair Secret
Case example: The Parents Who Refuse to Accept the Doctors’ Advice
Fiduciary Relationships in Other Caring Professions
Case Example: The Woman Who Refused an Operation
Chapter 10. Ethical Dilemmas
Ethical Dilemmas in Social Work
Case Example: The Suicidal Client
Case Example: A Request to Keep a Medical Diagnosis Secret
Case Example: The Girl Who Asked for Advice Regarding Abortion
Case Example: Whether to Give Financial Support Beyond the Time Allocated
Chapter 11. Resolution of Ethical Dilemmas
Termination of Treatment: Principles of Intervention
Ethical Dilemmas and Decision Making
Basic Ethical Principles
Phases in the Analysis of Ethical Dilemmas and Decision Making
Ethical Decision Making in S
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 21.8.2006 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Gewicht | 580 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7890-2853-0 / 0789028530 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7890-2853-2 / 9780789028532 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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