Ethics and Values in Social Work by Sarah Banks -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Half-Titlepage Seriespage Titlepage Copyright Dedication Brife Contents Contents List of Figures, Lists and Tables List of Practice Focus Boxes Preface to the Fifth Edition Acknowledgements Introduction

The current context of social work Terminology: ‘social work’, ‘social workers’ and ‘service users’ Terminology: ‘ethics’ and ‘values’ Ethics, religion and politics Rationale and aims of the book The structure of the book The use of exercises, cases and further resources Putting it into practice: Preliminary reflection on values Practice focus: Case for discussion Further resources

1 Ethical challenges in social work

Introduction The ethical, the technical and the legal Ethical issues, problems and dilemmas What are the ethical challenges 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: Identifying ethical issues Practice focus: Case for discussion Further resources

2 Principle-based approaches to social work ethics

Introduction The place of religious ethics Principles Respect and autonomy in the social work relationship: duty-based principles Promoting welfare and justice in society: utilitarian principles Commitments to emancipation, social and environmental justice: the challenge of radical, anti-oppressive and ecological principles ‘Common morality’ approaches to ethics Conclusions Putting it into practice: Reflecting on ethical principles Practice focus: Case for discussion Further resources

3 Character and relationship-based approaches to social work ethics

Introduction The importance of character in the professional role: virtue-based approaches The caring relationship between professional and service user: the ethics of care and non-western ethics Responding to the call of the other: the ethics of proximity Diversity, narrative and constructionism: postmodern ethics? Unsettling humanity: posthuman ethics The fragmentation of value Elements of professional ethics: principles, character, care and relationships Towards a situated ethics of social justice Conclusions Putting it into practice: Exploring character and emotion through a role-play and/or reflection Practice focus: Case for discussion Further resources

4 Principles into practice: professionalism and codes of ethics

Introduction The traditional model of professionalism and trait theory Democratic professionalism Professional associations and regulatory bodies Professional codes of ethics for social work The components of codes of ethics Differences and commonalities between codes of ethics The functions of codes of ethics Some limitations and critiques of codes of ethics Conclusions Putting it into practice: Analysing codes of ethics Practice focus: Case for discussion Further resources

5 Service users’ rights: clienthood, citizenship, consumerism and activism

Introduction Rights as valid claims Human rights Universal versus particular and absolute versus conditional rights Relational rights and responsibilities Service users as consumers and customers Service users as activists, experts, co-producers and allies Democratic professionalism, consumerism or radicalism? Involvement and participation of service users in decision-making Conclusions Putting it into practice: Reflecting on rights in practice Practice focus: Case for discussion Further resources

6 Social workers’ responsibilities: policies, procedures and managerialism

Introduction Duties ‘Relational duties’ or responsibilities Social work as a ‘role-job’ with specific duties Conflicting responsibilities The professional is personal: vocation and commitment in social work The professional is political: challenging injustices and ‘blowing the whistle’ The separation of personal, professional and agency values and life: issues of boundaries Committed/radical, professional, technical-bureaucratic and quasi-business models of practice The growth of managerialism, authoritarianism, marketization and digital governance: the case of the UK Ethics in bureaucratic and quasi-business settings: defensive, reflective and reflexive practice Conclusions Putting it into practice: Reflecting on personal, agency and societal values Practice focus: Case for discussion Further resources

7 Ethical problems and dilemmas in practice

Introduction Ethical judgements Ethical judgements in context Ethical decision-making frameworks and models ‘Ethics work’ in social work practice Practitioners’ accounts of ethical difficulties Developing the reflective and reflexive practitioner: case examples from student social workers When are blame and guilt justified? Case examples from experienced practitioners Courage and commitment in multiprofessional working: analysing a team manager’s case Conclusions Putting it into practice: Reflecting on your own practice Practice focus: Case for discussion Further resources

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