Social Work Values and Ethics

Abstract

Preface1. Social Work Values and Ethics: An OverviewCore Issues in Social Work Values and EthicsThe Evolution of Social Work Values and EthicsDiscussion Questions2. Social Work ValuesThe Nature of Values in Social WorkSocial Work's Mission: Core Values in the ProfessionTypologies of Values in Social Work PracticeThe Influence of Social Work's ValuesCore Professional VirtuesReconciling Personal and Professional ValuesCultural and Religious ValuesThe Tension Between Free Will and DeterminismChallenging Social Work's ValuesFrom Values to ActionDiscussion Questions3. Ethical Dilemmas and Decision Making: A FrameworkCodes of EthicsThe Current NASW Code of EthicsThe Resolution of Ethical DilemmasAn Overview of Ethical TheoryThe Process of Ethical Decision MakingDiscussion Questions4. Ethical Dilemmas in Social Work: Clinical PracticeConfidentiality and PrivacySelf-determination and PaternalismDivided LoyaltiesProfessional Boundaries, Dual Relationships, and Conflicts of InterestEmerging Ethical Challenges: Social Media and Electronic CommunicationsProfessional and Personal ValuesDiscussion Questions5. Ethical Dilemmas in Social Work: Macro PracticeThe Allocation of Limited ResourcesGovernment and Private-Sector Responsibility for Social WelfareCompliance with Regulations and LawsOrganizational EthicsResearch and EvaluationThe Use of DeceptionWhistle-blowingDiscussion Questions6. Malpractice and Unethical Conduct: Strategies for PreventionThe Adjudication of Social Workers: Ethics Complaints and LawsuitsConfidentiality and PrivacyInformed Consent, Delivery of Services, and Boundary ViolationsSupervision: Clients and StaffConsultation, Referral, and RecordsDeception and FraudTermination of ServicesThe Impaired Social WorkerConducting an Ethics AuditDiscussion QuestionsAfterword: A Future AgendaAppendix: NASW Code of EthicsReferencesIndex