Abstract
Ethics in social work will be the extension of the philosophical work in the welfare discipline known as social work. The transformation of social work as a profession flows from the pleadings of social philosophy for a deeper humanitariannization and valuation of social work. It is the marriage of the wise ones with the kind ones. Philosophy being seen as a disciple that creates professionally wise ones while social work is seen as the discipline that creates human welfare workers that help to alleviate the personal and societal problems of man. Ethical education will lead to ethicalization of social work and the socialization of ethics. More people in social work will work in accordance with the values of ethical propriety while ethics will be socialized and popular. This article takes note of the fact that ethics education in social philosophy and social work practice has dramatically evolved over decades in response to cultural and technological changes affecting social work practice in Africa. This ethicalization will lead to the transformation of a profession in a continent filled poverty and social challenges in the 21st century. This is the conjunction of ethicalization and socialization as a social philosophy for achieving a paradigm change in Africa for social workers and practical philosophers of change.
Highlights
According to Educational Policy 2.1.2, social work education programs must demonstrate that their curricula “apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice” and ensure that students “recognize and manage personal values in a way that allows professional values to guide practice,” “make ethical decisions,” “tolerate ambiguity in resolving ethical conflicts,” and “apply strategies of ethical reasoning to arrive at principled decisions.”
We have identified that ethical dilemma is part of the general gaps in practice facing Africa
Samuel African social workers should determine if it is an absolute or approximate dilemma; distinguish between personal and professional dimensions; and identify the ethical, moral, legal, and values considerations in the situation. After conducting this preliminary analysis, an ethical decision-making model can be appropriately applied. This model when applied will help the social workers in Africa to solve their ethical dilemmas in their daily work
Summary
There are basic issues that defined the ethical trajectory in the social work profession. The earliest landmark publication on the subject was Muriel Pumphrey’s 1959 volume, The Teaching of Values and Ethics in Social Work Education, published in conjunction with the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) Curriculum Study. In her introductory observations, Pumphrey noted that even though the social work profession was more than a half-century old, social work educators had not yet produced a comprehensive curriculum or conceptual template for ethics education. The Hastings Center project was the first major effort to explore the teaching of ethics in a wide range of professions, including medicine, nursing, law, journalism, engineering, business, criminal justice, the military, public policy, and social work
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