Social Work Values & Ethics Frederic G. Reamer English

By:

Reamer G Frederic

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York Columbia University press 2018Edition: 5th ed 2018Description: viii-279 p. ; soft bound 15.2* 23 cmISBN:

978-0-231-18829-6

DDC classification:

23 361.32 REA

Contents:

List of figures, tables and list The ethical, the technical and the legal What are the ethical issues in social work? Social work as a human services profession Social work and state welfare systems Blame and guilt in social work Conclusions Putting it into practice Further reading 2. Principle-based approaches to social work ethics Principles Preface to the third edition Respect and autonomy in the social work relationship: Kantian principles Promoting welfare and justice in society: utilitarian principles Commitment to emancipation and social justice: the challenge of radical and anti-oppressive principles 'Common morality' approaches to ethics Conclusions Putting it into practice Further reading 3. Character- and relationship-based approaches to social work ethics Importance of character in the professional role: virtue-based approaches The caring relationship between professional and service user: the 'ethics of care' Acknowledgements Diversity, narrative and constructionism: postmodern ethics? Fragmentation of value: moral pluralism Conclusions Putting it into practice Further reading 4. Professionalism and codes of ethics Professionalism, professions and power Professional codes of ethics Why have a code of ethics? Form and content of codes of ethics Introduction 'Professional autonomy' and codes of ethics in bureaucracies How useful are codes of ethics? Conclusions Putting it into practice Further reading 5. Service users' rights: clienthood, citizenship and consumerism Rights Individual rights as valid claims Classifications of individual rights Relational rights and responsibilities Current context of social work The service user as a person (in a relationship of clienthood) The service user as fellow citizen, equal and ally The service user as a consumer Democratic professionalism or consumerism? Involvement and participation of service users in decision-making Empowerment Conclusions Putting it into practice Further reading 6. Social workers' responsibilities: policies, procedures and managerialism Terminology: 'social work', 'social workers' and 'service users' Duties 'Relational duties' or responsibilities Social work as a 'role-job' with specific duties Conflicting responsibilities Unity of personal and professional values and life The professional is political: challenging injustices and 'blowing the whistle' Separation of personal, professional and agency values and life Committed/radical, professional and technical-bureaucratic models of practice Growth of managerialism and authoritarianism: the case of the UK Ethics in bureaucracies: defensive, reflective and reflexive practice Terminology: 'ethics' and 'values' Conclusions Putting it into practice Further reading 7. Ethical problems and dilemmas in practice Ethical judgements Ethical judgements in context Developing the reflective and reflexive practitioner: case studies from trainee social workers When are blame and guilt justified? Case studies from practitioners Courage and commitment in multi-professional working: a team manager's case Conclusions Rationale and aims of the book Putting it into practice Further reading References Index

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List of figures, tables and list
The ethical, the technical and the legal
What are the ethical issues in social work?
Social work as a human services profession
Social work and state welfare systems
Blame and guilt in social work
Conclusions
Putting it into practice
Further reading
2. Principle-based approaches to social work ethics
Principles
Preface to the third edition
Respect and autonomy in the social work relationship: Kantian principles
Promoting welfare and justice in society: utilitarian principles
Commitment to emancipation and social justice: the challenge of radical and anti-oppressive principles
'Common morality' approaches to ethics
Conclusions
Putting it into practice
Further reading
3. Character- and relationship-based approaches to social work ethics
Importance of character in the professional role: virtue-based approaches
The caring relationship between professional and service user: the 'ethics of care'
Acknowledgements
Diversity, narrative and constructionism: postmodern ethics?
Fragmentation of value: moral pluralism
Conclusions
Putting it into practice
Further reading
4. Professionalism and codes of ethics
Professionalism, professions and power
Professional codes of ethics
Why have a code of ethics?
Form and content of codes of ethics
Introduction
'Professional autonomy' and codes of ethics in bureaucracies
How useful are codes of ethics?
Conclusions
Putting it into practice
Further reading
5. Service users' rights: clienthood, citizenship and consumerism
Rights
Individual rights as valid claims
Classifications of individual rights
Relational rights and responsibilities
Current context of social work
The service user as a person (in a relationship of clienthood)
The service user as fellow citizen, equal and ally
The service user as a consumer
Democratic professionalism or consumerism?
Involvement and participation of service users in decision-making
Empowerment
Conclusions
Putting it into practice
Further reading
6. Social workers' responsibilities: policies, procedures and managerialism
Terminology: 'social work', 'social workers' and 'service users'
Duties
'Relational duties' or responsibilities
Social work as a 'role-job' with specific duties
Conflicting responsibilities
Unity of personal and professional values and life
The professional is political: challenging injustices and 'blowing the whistle'
Separation of personal, professional and agency values and life
Committed/radical, professional and technical-bureaucratic models of practice
Growth of managerialism and authoritarianism: the case of the UK
Ethics in bureaucracies: defensive, reflective and reflexive practice
Terminology: 'ethics' and 'values'
Conclusions
Putting it into practice
Further reading
7. Ethical problems and dilemmas in practice
Ethical judgements
Ethical judgements in context
Developing the reflective and reflexive practitioner: case studies from trainee social workers
When are blame and guilt justified? Case studies from practitioners
Courage and commitment in multi-professional working: a team manager's case
Conclusions
Rationale and aims of the book
Putting it into practice
Further reading
References
Index

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