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Reamer, Frederic G. "Social Work Values and Ethics: Reflections on the Profession's Odssey." Advances in Social Work 6, no. 1 (April 30, 2005): 24–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.18060/73.
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Social workers' understanding of ethical issues has matured significantly. This article traces the evolution of the profession's approach to the values and ethics. During its history, social work has moved through four major periods-- the morality period, the values period, the ethical theories and decision-making period, and the ethical standards and risk-management (the prevention of ethics complaints and ethics related lawsuits) is diverting social workers from in-depth exploration of core professional and personal values, ethical dilemmas, and the nature of the profession's moral mission. The author encourages the profession to recalibrate its focus on values and ethics.
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Forti, Valeria Lucilia. "Pluralism, Social Work and an Ethical-Political Project: one theme many challenges." Revista Katálysis 20, no. 3 (December 2017): 382–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1982-02592017v20n3p382.
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Abstract This essay is the result of observations drawn from our decades of experience as a social worker and professor, particularly of classes in professional ethics in Social Work. It is also based on theoretical studies and qualitative empirical academic research about ethics/professional ethics and Social Work. The content was partially presented and debated in a lecture at the XV ENPESS. The arguments seek to deepen the debate about the relationship between pluralism and Social Work. Such a debate is essential to professionals in the field, since it is linked to the fundamental ethical principles of the current Code of Professional Ethics of Social Workers. It should be noted that there is a sufficient and critical apprehension of the subject by Social Work professionals and students must have an adequate and critical grasp of these issues, particularly considering the present moment when current conservative waves that are expressed with such importance in the social life of Brazilians and seem to have repercussions in this professional field.
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Зозуляк-Случик, Роксоляна. "PEDAGOGICAL SYSTEM FOR FORMING PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN FUTURE SOCIAL WORKERS AT UNIVERSITIES." Науковий вісник Інституту професійно-технічної освіти НАПН України. Професійна педагогіка, no. 18 (June 24, 2019): 37–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.32835/2223-5752.2019.18.37-41.
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The article presents key components of a pedagogical system for professional and ethical training of future social workers, which contribute to increasing their level of professional ethics. It determines the essence of the pedagogical system, which unities the processes of forming, developing, education and learning with all forms, methods and terms of their occurrence.
The pedagogical system for forming professional ethics in future social workers at universities is described. It is considered as the multiplicity of interrelated components necessary for anorganized and purposeful professional and pedagogical influence on the process of developing moral and ethical qualities in future specialists. The objectives of the pedagogical system for forming professional ethics in future social workers are determined. They are the following: professional and ideological (to form moral consciousness in students; to intensify their activities in professional and ethical training); behavioural and deontological (to facilitate the processes of decision-making in accordance with the requirements of professional ethics, to acquire skills in ethical modelling and predicting production situations, to follow moral and ethical norms); personally significant (to consolidate such personal qualities as humanism, ethical maturity, responsibility, sense of justice, dignity and respect for others, tolerance, politeness, decency, empathy, attentiveness, diligence, sincerity, sociability, social adaptability).The possible stages of forming professional ethics in future social workers at universities are outlined.
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Congress, Elaine P. "What Social Workers Should Know About Ethics: Understanding and Resolving Ethical Dilemmas." Advances in Social Work 1, no. 1 (April 30, 2000): 1–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.18060/124.
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Recognizing ethical issues and dilemmas that arise in professional practice is crucial for social work practitioners, educators, and students. After a discussion about the limited, although growing, literature on social work ethics, the ten main tenets form the most current NASW Code of Ethics are presented. These topics include limits to confidentiality, confidentiality and technology, confidentiality in family and group work, managed care, cultural competence, dual relationships, sexual relationships, impairment and incompetence of colleagues, application to administrators and relevance to social work educators. In addition to understanding the Code of Ethics, social workers can use the ETHIC model of decision making for resolving ethical dilemmas. This easy to use five step process includes examining personal, agency, client, and professional values, thinking about ethical standards and relevant laws, hypothesizing about consequences, identifying the most vulnerable, and consulting with supervisors and colleagues. A case example involving confidentiality, HIV/AIDS and family therapy demonstrates how social workers can use the ETHIC model.
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Zozulyak-Sluchyk, Roksoliana. "BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE SYSTEM OF FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL COMPETENCE OF FUTURE SPECIALISTS IN THE SOCIAL SPHERE." Scientific Bulletin of Uzhhorod University. Series: «Pedagogy. Social Work», no. 1(48) (May 27, 2021): 153–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.24144/2524-0609.2021.48.153-156.
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The problem of ethics is acute in the modern Ukraine.Its relevance is due to the general level of our society, the low level of social responsibility for what is done in society in all its spheres and what society does. We come across misunderstandings, disrespect for ethics all the time in the process of our lives. Higher education also does not pay due attention to the formation of professional ethics of future professionals. The relevance of the topic is due to the need of Ukrainian society for social workers with a high level of professional ethics and responsibility for performing professional duties and solving complex life problems of the social sphere, as well as updating the search for an effective pedagogical system of professional and ethical competence of future social workers. The aim of the article is a scientific reasoning and experimental verification of the effectiveness of the pedagogical system of formation of professional and ethical competence of future specialists in the social sphere to improve the quality of their professional training. The following research methods are used in the article: logical-structural analysis – to determine the essence and structure of the concept: «professional and ethical competence of future professionals in the social sphere»; structural-systematic analysis – to ensure the complexity of reasoning of the concept and structure of the pedagogical system of formation of professional and ethical competence; modeling – to develop a model for the formation of professional and ethical competence of future professionals in the social sphere; questionnaire-diagnostic methods (questionnaires, testing, interviews, diagnostics) – to establish the effectiveness of the pedagogical system of formation of professional and ethical competence of future specialists in the social sphere. As a result of our research, a pedagogical system of formation of professional and ethical competence of future social specialists was developed and experimentally tested that its effectiveness is ensured by the principles of systemic, humanistic, deontological, axiological, acmeological, personal-activity, subject-subject, competence, andragogical approaches, specific principles, pedagogical conditions and factors. It was based on the author's concept of formation of professional and ethical competence and a model aimed at the formation of moral and ethical values, professional and ethical knowledge, skills and personal-moral and professionally important qualities during training was designed. The obtained results allow us to state that the diagnosis of professional and ethical competence was carried out at the ascertaining and formative stages of the experiment, gave us the opportunity to compare the levels of professional ethics of students of the studied groups and draw conclusions about the effectiveness of the proposed author’s pedagogical system.
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Zozuliak-Sluchik, Roksolyana. "FACTORS FOR THE FORMATION OF THE PROFESSIONAL ETHICS OF FUTURE SOCIAL WORKERS IN UNIVERSITIES." Visnyk Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Pedagogy, no. 1 (7) (2018): 19–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.17721/2415-3699.2018.7.05.
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Unlike other types of activities, social workers deal with special people, their complex problems associated with difficulties in the implementation of life.From qualified specialists requires no formal approach but understanding of the clients and ability to empathize him. All of this implies the organic unity of professional knowledge and skills of a social worker and personally individual sacred qualities, a sense of high moral responsibility, and a willingness to fulfill his professional duty to protect human rights. Formation of professional and ethical competence of future social workers at universities is a process of purposeful and systematic influence on the motivational, cognitive and emotional sphere of students. One goal are the formation of a person who understands the importance of the ethical component of his professional duties, has the developed moral and personal qualities and practical skills of a social worker in the field of professional ethics, which ensures the choice of conscious ethical behavior in accordance with professional and ethical standards. Formation of professional ethics for future social workers of universities is facilitated by two classification groups of factors.The first of these is those that affect the level of formation; the second is the conditions for ensuring this level. Yes, the factors directly convert the properties of raw materials, materials into a set of properties necessary to meet some needs. Conditions, however, indirectly affect the quality, contributing to a more complete and effective influence of factors on the formation of properties of the desired quality. Three groups of factors are described in detail: professional, pedagogical, person-oriented (psychological). From the following groups of factors are distinguished: psychological compliance with the requirements of the profession; focus on activities in the social sphere (the presence of stable interest and propensity to the profession); development of creative activity of the future specialist; high level of professionalism, competence.
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M. Dimitrova, Yana. "PROFESSIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SOCIAL WORKER." Knowledge International Journal 28, no. 6 (December 10, 2018): 2075–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.35120/kij28062075y.
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Current study presents professional qualities of social worker and summarizes his professional knowledge, skills and qualities. Like any other profession, social work also has its obligations and responsibilities. They are based on ethical norms and requirements. Ethical rules are set in the Social Worker's Code of Ethics. It represents standards of ethical conduct in professional relations with clients, colleagues, institutions and society as a whole.Professional ethics is an integral part of the components that form the structure of the professional competence of the social worker. The term "professional ethics" refers to the set of requirements for the morality of the worker in each area of professional activity. There are common, valid for all professions requirements for labor morality, as well as specific for the specific profession or position.In the context of social work, the issue of professional ethics is particularly important because of the often necessary need in the daily life of the specialist to confront ethical dilemmas, to make a choice between the purely human response and the professional solution, to observe and apply moral norms.Moral categories in professional and educational activity are manifested in several ways: professional abilities; relations between the subjects in the pedagogical process; ethical relationship within the work team.Professional social work also requires the need for other components in the structure of professional ethics considered as a helping activity, more in the context of social support and assistance, such as caring for the social well-being of people. Professional social work also requires the need for other components in the structure of professional ethics - confidentiality, support volunteering, anti-discriminatory attitude, the best interest of the client, etc.Social work is among the professions that are realized and represent a special category - filled with humanity, compassion; a profession that requires love and concern for people, concern and responsibility towards their destiny, readiness for conscious and voluntary support in the name of their prosperity. It is these characteristics that can only occur when the social worker has high morals, values that are transformed into ethical attitudes and behaviors.
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Jayawardana, Bhagya Hithaishi, and K. Nanayakkara. "Ethical Challenges in Social Work Practice in Sri Lanka." Asian Social Work Journal 3, no. 2 (May 3, 2018): 37–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.47405/aswj.v3i2.37.
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Ethical practice is fundamental to any practiced based profession including social work. The social work profession is a diverse one with a mission to promote wellbeing and quality of life for vulnerable people. Despite serving the society it’s also central to promoting social work Ethics to maintain the professional standards and lessen the ethical issues and dilemma’s faced in day today practice. Ethics are really important to any profession, yet a necessity for those rooted in and human services. In the Sri Lankan context, it is disheartening to see how social workers have lost their professional identity with the absence of a professional code of ethics in place. A qualitative research approach was followed to explore and describe the key ethical challenges faced by the social workers in Sri Lanka. Survey method, in-depth interviews and key informants interviews were utilized and analyzed based on purposive sampling method. The data were categorized based on different themes. The finding proves that there is no proper guideline to be followed for the practitioners, particularly in situations of ethical dilemmas and conflicts. Most of the Human Service Organizations have their own set of rules with lesser focus on the code of ethical conduct. The unethical practice unintentionally promotes the malpractice leading to scenarios where organizational set of rules violates the client’s self determination and confidentiality. Although most of the upcoming social work graduates are made aware of the importance of maintaining an ethical conduct, when they join the work force as social workers they face many constraints due to absence of a formal code of ethics. This has resulted most of the social workers not having any obligations to continue an ethical practice hence their practice is inevitably not much embedded in ethics. Thus the study provides an outlook on the ethical challenges faced by the social workers specially working in different sectors in Sri Lanka.
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Osmo, Rujla, and Ruth Landau. "Religious and Secular Belief Systems in Social Work: A Survey of Israeli Social Work Professionals." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 84, no. 3 (July 2003): 359–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.121.
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In this study, the authors examined the impact of religiosity on social workers' ranking of ethical principles. The findings indicate that religiosity may be a distinguishing variable in some, but not all, contexts of ethical decision making in social work practice. The religiosity of religious social workers may influence their ethical decision making in situations with religious connotations. Moreover, religious social workers' ethical hierarchies seem to be more consistent both in different contexts and in comparison to those of secular social workers. The prospect that social workers may be influenced in some situations by a competing code of rules in conflict with the professional code of ethics emphasizes the need for social workers' awareness of their own belief system.
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Mareková, HermĂna. "ETHICAL ASPECTS OF SOCIAL WORK IN MODERN SOCIETY." CBU International Conference Proceedings 5 (September 23, 2017): 710–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.12955/cbup.v5.1012.
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The basic principle for the exercise of professional social work is the respect for human rights and social justice. The social worker's activity is associated with high expectations on the part of society, although the moral standards of society are typically on a lower level. The legislative environment or norms governing the decisions of social workers are determined by legislation as well as generally applicable ethical norms. In practice, this creates ethical dilemmas consisting in the acceptance of a hierarchy or priorities of individual norms, whereas the adopted and applied values and norms can be counterproductive. This situation may cause a conflict between professional ethics and valid social norms. The following article tackles the issues in social work arising from the stereotypes surviving in society and a lack of competence of many social workers.
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Spivak, Yа. "FUNDAMENTAL IMPORTANCE OF SHAPING SOCIAL AND COMMUNICATIVE CULTURE OF FUTURESOCIAL WORKERS." Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Social work, no. 4 (2018): 54–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.17721/2616-7786.2018/4-1/13.
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The article considers social and communicative culture as a fundamental component of the professionalism of future social workers. The main function of social and communicative culture, which is to establish emotional interaction and communication with clients, is distinguished. Attention is drawn to the fact that the formation of social and communicative culture is an important task of future social workers' training. The theoretical and methodological basis of social and communicative culture of the personality, in particular, of future social workers, is investigated. The approaches of scientists to understanding the essence of the concept of 'culture', 'culture of communication', 'social-communicative culture', 'social-communicative culture of a social worker' are analyzed. The relationship between the features of social work and the quality of mastering the communication skills are the basis for the professional competence of the social worker has been clarified. The essence of the content of the social- communicative culture of the future social worker is revealed through the focus on ethics and humanization of professional relations, realization of the formed moral convictions, ideals and cultural values, and the structure of the social-communicative culture of future social workers is characterized. The fundamental importance of social and communicative culture has been identified as future professionals need to be trained to establish linguistic contact with clients, perceive professionally, understand and use information, clarify real problems of clients, and influence them effectively.
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Thi Huyen Trang, Pham. "THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WELL-BEING AT WORK AND THE PROFESSIONAL ETHICS OF SOCIAL WORKERS." International Journal of Advanced Research 9, no. 4 (April 30, 2021): 971–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/ijar01/12791.
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The purpose of this article explores the relationship between well-being at work and the professional ethics of social workers. The study used descriptive data collection methods. The participants of this research were 396 social workers (female = 276, male = 120) has been working in hospitals, social work service centers, childcare education centers in Hanoi, ThanhHoa and QuangNinh. The study used two Scales to collect data: (i) a design scale of professional ethics shows throughfive aspects (professional responsibility, confidentiality, relationship with client, relationship with colleagues and relationship with organization, society) (ii) Well-being at work Scale of Paschoal and Tamayo (2008). Data were analyzed by correlation and regression calculations. The research results show that the more social worker follow the professional ethics in all 5 aspects, the higher positive emotionsand sense of accomplishment score and the lower negative emotions score.
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Marson, Stephen M., and Sara B. Brackin. "Ethical Interaction in Cyberspace for Social Work Practice." Advances in Social Work 1, no. 1 (April 30, 2000): 27–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.18060/101.
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The nature of ethics on the Internet may be confusing to some social workers because of the unique characteristics of client contacts in cyberspace. This article addresses three basic issues/questions that clarify the ethical relationships among clients, other professionals and the Internet. These include: a) What must I do to maintain professional ethical standards on the Internet? b) How do I deal with the unethical interaction of others within cyberspace? c) How do I examine and analyze ethical issues with no clear guidelines?
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Motieciene, Roberta, Merja Laitinen, and Pia Skaffari. "The constructions of everyday ethics in Lithuanian family social work practices." Socialinė teorija, empirija, politika ir praktika 18 (March 4, 2019): 46–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/stepp.2019.3.
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The aim of this study was to shed light on family social work through analyzing the insights of Lithuanian social workers about the ethical questions that emerge during their daily practices. Social workers’ ethical considerations are analyzed in the framework of “doing ethics.” Ethics work also pays attention to the broader political and social contexts behind the processes that happen within families. Our qualitative research was carried out in three of the largest Lithuanian cities: Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipėda. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 25 family social workers. The research findings showed that family social workers construct ethical questions through discursive themes, such as the dignity of the client and societal inequalities – especially poverty issues and social control and support. Ethical dilemmas arise in the settings where social workers do evaluations and make decisions, and where actions require professional knowledge.
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Motieciene, Roberta, Merja Laitinen, and Pia Skaffari. "The constructions of everyday ethics in Lithuanian family social work practices." Socialinė teorija, empirija, politika ir praktika 18 (March 4, 2019): 46–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/10.15388/stepp.2019.3.
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The aim of this study was to shed light on family social work through analyzing the insights of Lithuanian social workers about the ethical questions that emerge during their daily practices. Social workers’ ethical considerations are analyzed in the framework of “doing ethics.” Ethics work also pays attention to the broader political and social contexts behind the processes that happen within families. Our qualitative research was carried out in three of the largest Lithuanian cities: Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipėda. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 25 family social workers. The research findings showed that family social workers construct ethical questions through discursive themes, such as the dignity of the client and societal inequalities – especially poverty issues and social control and support. Ethical dilemmas arise in the settings where social workers do evaluations and make decisions, and where actions require professional knowledge.
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Curran, Christopher, William Bingley, and Elizabeth Rodgers. "Approved Social Workers: Safety and Professional Support." Medicine, Science and the Law 35, no. 3 (July 1995): 261–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002580249503500315.
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The issue of violence and potential violence against Approved Social Workers (ASWs) cannot be discussed in isolation from its occurrence in mainstream social work. The contents of this article highlight some key issues, raise areas of concern and offer some constructive ideas regarding the planning of a strategy and policy for Approved Social Workers.
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Олена Макеєва. "FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL CULTURE IN FUTURE SOCIAL WORKERS IN THE PROCESS OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING." Social work and social education, no. 5 (December 23, 2020): 159–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.31499/2618-0715.5.2020.220808.
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The research is devoted to the formation of professional culture in the future social workers in the process of professional training. Іn the work are revealed, the essence, peculiarities of content and structure of professional culture of social workers, criteria and indicators defining, the levels of formation are characterized. Professional culture in the social worker – is an individual integral characteristic of social work specialist personality, which is a set of professionally important knowledge, skills, values, moral and behavioral norms and professional outlook, based on a common personality culture, reflected in the work results and is a determining factor in achieving a high level of professionalism. The structure of the professional culture of the social worker includes: motivational-value, cognitive, communicative, organizational and behavioral components. There are criteria of the formation of professional culture - axiological, informational, interactive, organizational-activital, ethical. The pedagogical technology and pedagogical conditions for the formation of professional culture in the future social workers in the process of professional training have been created, theoretically substantiated and experimentally tested. Pedagogical technology is a specially organized system of pedagogical conditions, forms, methods and tools aimed at the formation of professional culture in future social workers in the process of professional training. Pedagogical technology provides: analysis of the curriculum, content of disciplines; selection of optimal forms and methods of training; increasing the share of independent work of students; intensification of practical professional training; attracting students to volunteer work; pedagogical diagnostics of the level of professional culture formation. The formation of professional culture in future social workers realizing with such a pedagogical conditions: promoting increased motivation for educational, cognitive and professional activities, the formation of professionally important values; updating the content of the training material; selection of optimal forms and methods of training; increasing the share of practical professional training, independent work of future social workers, attracting them to volunteer work.
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Lizana Ibaceta, Ruth. "Ética y trabajo social." Revista Perspectivas: Notas sobre intervención y acción social, no. 23 (July 8, 2014): 99. http://dx.doi.org/10.29344/07171714.23.465.
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RESUMEN El presente artículo reflexiona sobre la ética como una dimensión de la vida humana, y como tal, una dimensión ineludible del quehacer profesional de los trabajadores sociales. Desde allí se presentan los resultados de investigación documental respecto a qué dicen los trabajadores sociales cuando hablan de desigualdad social, reconociendo a ésta como una preocupación ética de la profesión. Palabras Clave: Ética – Trabajo social – Desigualdad social Ética e trabalho social RESUMO O presente artigo reflexiona sobre a ética como uma dimensão da vida humana, e como tal, uma dimensão iniludível do fazer profissional dos trabalhadores sociais. Por este motivo, se apresentam os resultados de investigação documental referente àquilo que falam os trabalhadores sociais quando discutem de desigualdade social, reconhecendo a esta como uma preocupação ética da profissão. Palavras Chaves: Ética – Trabalho social – Desigualdade social Ethics and social work ABSTRACT This article reflects on ethics as a dimension of human life, and as such, an inescapable dimension of professional work of social workers, from that perspective, there are results of documentary research about what social workers say when it comes to speaking of inequality social, recognizing this as an ethical concern of the profession. Keywords: Ethics - Social Work - Social Inequality
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Bowles, Wendy, Heather Boetto, Peter Jones, and Jennifer McKinnon. "Is social work really greening? Exploring the place of sustainability and environment in social work codes of ethics." International Social Work 61, no. 4 (July 25, 2016): 503–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020872816651695.
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This article examines the extent to which issues of environmental sustainability are represented in three national social work codes of ethics – the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia. These national codes are discussed and implications for social work are analysed with a view to strengthening the profession’s position regarding environmental sustainability. Findings suggest that national codes do not include concern for environmental sustainability as a core professional concern. The authors make recommendations for developing ethical practice and further argue that the international professional body of social work, the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), should take a fundamental leadership role in advocating for environmental sustainability.
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Zozulyak-Sluchyk, Rоksolyana. "FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS OF FUTURE SOCIAL WORKERS AT UNIVERSITIES: METHODOLOGICAL ASPECT." Social work and education 5, no. 1 (March 31, 2018): 57–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.25128/2520-6230.18.1.6.
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Freund, Anat, and Tova Band-Winterstein. "Social workers in multi-cultural societies: Using a phenomenological lens to develop an integrative approach." Qualitative Social Work 16, no. 1 (August 1, 2016): 44–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1473325015599836.
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Multi-culturalism is a common reality, and is expected to become even more significant in the future. One of its challenges is the need for professionals, especially social workers, to accommodate their practice to clients of various cultures. Their role demands cultural sensitivity, acceptance, a non-judgmental containing attitude and professional skills. This article will show how phenomenology can shed new light on the concept of cultural sensitivity and its implications on future interventions. We demonstrate this approach by looking at social workers’ various encounters with social problems in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Israel. Several phenomenological categories will be discussed: The life-world; intentionality; the self with others; language; stock of knowledge at hand. Through the phenomenological lens, we will expose the inherent duality in the work of social workers in a multi-cultural society: awareness to cultural codes and professional ethics.
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Cowley, Christopher. "Conscientious Objection in Social Work and Healthcare: A Philosophical Analysis." British Journal of Social Work 50, no. 7 (November 22, 2019): 2083–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcz136.
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Abstract Healthcare and social work would seem to have a lot in common. Both of them involve professional care, even if the methods and the targeted needs are different. However, they differ strikingly in the place accorded to conscientious objection (CO). The right of healthcare professionals to refuse to perform or authorise certain lawful services is well protected by the law of most Western jurisdictions. In addition, these conscience rights have been subject to a good deal of discussion in the medical ethics and medical law literature. In contrast, there seems to be very little scope for CO among social workers and very little discussion about CO in the social work literature. I examine the possible reasons for this difference, and then investigate the sort of things that a social worker might plausibly object to. In the end, I defend the position that social workers should not be permitted to express a CO, although I accept that they have other avenues for expressing legitimate dissent.
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Reamer, Frederic G. "Social Workers' Management of Error: Ethical and Risk Management Issues." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 89, no. 1 (January 2008): 61–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.3710.
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Social workers, like all professionals, sometimes make mistakes. For example, they may disclose clients' confidential information inappropriately, fail to respond to clients' reasonable requests in a timely manner, or engage in improper dual relationships with clients. Ideally, social workers who err would follow a protocol that honors the profession's commitment to responsible and honest communication and minimizes the practical risks faced by social workers who might be named in lawsuits, licensing board complaints, and ethics complaints. This article explores the nature and forms of social work error and possible constructive responses to it that (a) protect clients, (b) minimize risk to social workers, (c) prevent future error, and (d) adhere to prevailing ethical standards in the profession.
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Krasnovа, Nataliia. "Pedagogical Ethics as a Component of Professional Ethics of a Specialist in Social Work." Bulletin of Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University 1, no. 1 (339) (2021): 177–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.12958/2227-2844-2021-1(339)-1-177-190.
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This article characterizes professional ethics as a set of moral and ethical guidelines and values that define the system of norms and values that govern a particular specific professional activity, the specificity of which is that it specifies the general moral requirements for the uniqueness of a profession. , and analyzes the norms and rules of conduct, and its formation is considered as a system of moral principles, rules and norms of behavior of the specialist, taking into account the specifics of the profession and attitude to professional duty, based on a code of conduct that ensures the moral content of professional relationships; the concept of pedagogical ethics is given, which accumulates the principles of universal ethics of a specific profession and personal ethics and its structure is defined, which consists of ethical-worldview, professional-educational, cultural-behavioral, reflexive-evaluative elements; proved that the criterion of pedagogical ethics in the professional ethics of a social worker can be considered his activities aimed at improving the educational process, which is based on a humanistic orientation based on values (human life, respect for human dignity, social responsibility) and personal qualities: moral and humanistic (benevolence, altruism, tolerance, responsibility, etc.); psychological characteristics (stable mental state, emotional and volitional characteristics); psychoanalytic (self-control, self-criticism, self-assessment): psychological and pedagogical (communicativeness, empathy, perceptiveness, visuality, etc.).
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Hall, Martin T., Anna Scheyett, and Kimberly Strom-Gottfried. "No Gain, No Pain: Ethics and the Genomic Revolution." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 89, no. 4 (October 2008): 562–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.3820.
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The mapping of the human genome and scientific discoveries regarding genetic contributions to disease hold great promise for the prevention and treatment of an array of conditions. Social workers and other professionals must keep abreast of these developments and the ethical dimensions of such progress. Familiar ethical provisions such as confidentiality, informed consent, self-determination, and social justice take on new meaning in light of innovations in genetic science. This article reviews ethical issues and practice implications emerging from advances in genetics knowledge, and it suggests mechanisms for continuing professional development and involvement in this important area.
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Zozuliak-Sluchyk, Roksolana. "PROFESSIONAL MOTIVATION AS THE PEDAGOGICAL CONDITION FOR THE FUTURE SOCIAL WORKERS’ PROFESSIONAL ETHICS FORMATION AT UNIVERSITIES." B U L L E T I N OF OLEKSANDR DOVZHENKO HLUKHIV NATIONAL PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY 37, no. 1 (2018): 215–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.31376/2410-0897-2018-1-37-215-221.
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Mapp, Susan, Jane McPherson, David Androff, and Shirley Gatenio Gabel. "Social Work Is a Human Rights Profession." Social Work 64, no. 3 (June 12, 2019): 259–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sw/swz023.
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AbstractAs defined by the International Federation of Social Workers, social work is a human rights profession. This is explicitly stated in the professional codes of ethics in many nations. However, the most recent version of the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers continues to exclude any mention of human rights, fitting in with the history of U.S. exceptionalism on this subject. Social workers around the world have a long history of working for the achievement of human rights, including an explicit grounding of practice in human rights principles: human dignity, nondiscrimination, participation, transparency, and accountability. Utilizing these principles, U.S. social workers can move from the deficit model of the needs-based approach to competently contextualizing individual issues in their larger human rights framework. In this way, social work can address larger social problems and make way for the concurrent achievement of human rights. This article explains these principles and provides a case example of how to apply them in practice.
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Oldenhof, Lieke, Annemiek Stoopendaal, and Kim Putters. "Professional Talk: How Middle Managers Frame Care Workers as Professionals." Health Care Analysis 24, no. 1 (December 11, 2013): 47–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10728-013-0269-9.
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Gibelman, Margaret. "Social Workers for Rent: The Contingency Human Services Labor Force." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 86, no. 4 (October 2005): 457–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.3451.
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This article explores the use of contingency employment arrangements in the human services within the larger context of the changing labor market. The author identifies and characterizes trends in the contingency market in social work and articulates the various advantages and disadvantages of these arrangements from the vantage point of employing organizations and the professional labor force. The author also raises questions about the accuracy of perceived cost-benefits of these arrangements as well as implications for professional ethics and values, service quality, accountability, and workplace environment. Careful monitoring and evaluation of the use of contingent workers are essential to ensure the quality, efficiency, and efficacy of these alternative arrangements on the provision of human services.
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Freud, Sophie, and Stefan Krug. "Beyond the Code of Ethics, Part I: Complexities of Ethical Decision Making in Social Work Practice." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 83, no. 5 (October 2002): 474–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.55.
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The authors have acquired experience in, and opinions on, ethical decision making while serving on a (U.S.) National Association of Social Workers (NASW) peer consultation ethics call line. The authors agree with scholars who view all human perceptions and activities as shaped by values, with the concurrent need to become more self-conscious about the ethical dimension of our daily life and professional practice. It is argued that our social work code of ethics is a necessary but insufficient tool for ethical decision making. The Code of Ethics (National Association of Social Workers, 1996) is frequently used as a risk management tool, offering guidelines for practice which may or may not be compatible with the goals of social justice for which social work ideally stands. Additionally, the unique and unexpected ways ethical issues emerge in clinical practice work against attempts to apply the Code as a rule book. Distinctions between ethical, legal, and clinical issues are difficult, given that the two latter domains have inevitable ethical implications. The authors urge readers to supplement a model of purely rational, ethical decision making with their emotions and intuition as shaped by our culture and our profession. Ethical judgments are best made in small groups where members bring different perspectives and intuitions to the process while agreeing on basic humanistic values.
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Magiste, Edward J. "Prevalence rates of substantiated and adjudicated ethics violations." Journal of Social Work 20, no. 6 (April 2, 2019): 751–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468017319837521.
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Summary This exploratory study examined the ethics violation data from one state’s licensing agency over a 28-year period, from 1985 through 2013. This study used descriptive statistics and chi-square analysis of the data to determine occurrence and prevalence rates in 592 cases. Violations were grouped into seven categories, and days before a license complaint was filed were also examined: dates ranged from 8 years before a license was issued (fraud on license application) to 28 years after being licensed. There were 389 females and 203 males in the sample, with 430 holding a social work license, 160 professional counselors, and 2 marriage and family therapists. Findings Of the 592 substantiated and adjudicated cases, 221 related to violations involving licensure, with 169 of those failure to comply with continuing education requirements, and most of those by professionals who have been licensed 10 or more years. Additionally, 156 violations involved boundary crossings, only of which 36 involved sexual boundary violations. Of those involving sexual contact, 22 were by female professionals and 14 by males. An additional 12 cases involved inappropriate sexual relations, but these were unrelated to professional practice. Overall, sexually involved cases represented a little over 8% of the cases, while licensure issues represented 38% of the cases. Applications Understanding which violations occur with more frequency enables social work educators to incorporate understanding the ethics of the social work into academic curriculum. Further study enables the profession to look at both what occurs and how that impacts clients, workers, and the public trust.
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Mallinger, Gayle, Saundra Starks, and Kirsten Tarter. "Women Social Workers." Affilia 32, no. 1 (July 27, 2016): 81–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886109916647766.
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Research continues to demonstrate that female social workers earn less than their male counterparts and experience significant barriers to professional advancement. Yet, little has been written about factors promoting women’s progress within the structural barriers that disadvantage women social workers. The combination of ethic of care, risk and resilience, and ecological theories informs the conceptual model outlined in this article. This model provides a roadmap for understanding national and organizational impediments to the success of women social workers and offers strategies for empowering women in the profession in the United States. Social work practitioners and administrators must engage in frank discussions about sexism, nurture leadership skills, and advocate for the elimination of gender discrimination and for the promotion of equal opportunity in social service organizations.
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O'Brien, Peter J. "Ethics Do Matter, But Where?" Advances in Social Work 15, no. 2 (August 1, 2014): 261–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.18060/16430.
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The implications of social work being an ethics-based profession are explored. Conduct toward colleagues in the discharge of ethical practices is a focus of this article. The author’s view is that other disciplines involved in mental health, for example, psychiatry, family physicians, psychology, nursing, pastoral services, education, and rehabilitation therapy, share these values. As such, these themes are relevant across many professional disciplines. The article’s intent is to promote discussion as to how we cultivate a collective demeanor as social workers that is congruent with our most hallowed values and principles, namely, social justice, ethical practice, fairness and respect for all people. An examination of daily practices in the workplace and suggested remedies to enhance ethical conduct, including a series of questions we can ask ourselves, are offered.
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Thompson, Lester James, and David Alastair Wadley. "Countering globalisation and managerialism: Relationist ethics in social work." International Social Work 61, no. 5 (July 21, 2016): 706–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020872816655867.
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Social work developed from Christian caring and a eudaimonic desire for a worthwhile life. Although ethics continue to underpin the discipline, contemporary complexities of post-modernism, globalism and managerialism are destabilising the universalist moral intentions of practice and subsequently demotivating eudaimonic drives. Cultural and context-specific relativist influences are promoting an ethics of ‘fitting in’ which, without critical analysis, betrays client best interests by favouring formulaic absolutes. Alternative, relationist theory can support a critically reflective and care-ethics-driven practice that is motivating, clearer and focused on ontological consideration of dynamic client, practitioner and environmental needs. It can thus help social workers to situate themselves and achieve personal and professional transformation.
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Raines, James C. "Ethics in an Epidemic: Nine Issues to Consider." Children & Schools 43, no. 2 (April 1, 2021): 89–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdab011.
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Abstract This article addresses nine ethical concerns facing school social workers during an epidemic and other emergency situations when they must rely on electronic communication platforms, such as Doxy.me, Skype, or Zoom. These issues of concern are use of appropriate terminology, client self-determination, technological competence, informed consent, confidentiality, boundary issues, social justice, record keeping, and professional self-care. The article combines research on the psychosocial effects of quarantine on students and their families and data about the effectiveness of telemental health. It provides legal expectations from the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act as well as ethical guidance from the American Telemedicine Association and the National Association of Social Workers’ Code of Ethics to provide practical strategies about how to help students and their families during a time of prolonged stress. The article takes a strengths-based approach to crisis intervention by indicating both the advantages and the disadvantages of using electronic communication tools to provide continuity of care to clients.
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Hamid, Nur, Fania Mutiara Savitri, Atika Dyah Perwita, Wah ab, and Yoga Purandina. "The New Social Construction of Entrepreneurship: From Professional Workers to Moslempreneurs." Webology 18, Special Issue 03 (April 29, 2021): 282–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.14704/web/v18si03/web18041.
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The concept of entrepreneurship is an important factor for increasing economic growth in Indonesia. Moslempreneur is an actor in entrepreneurship, who has and shows an identity with a distinctive personality and characteristics as a Moslem, who is able to carry out Islamic business ethics. Business competition in the global era demands a competitive advantage. The phenomenon that arose from the formation of a university graduate’s entrepreneurship is laymen. The construction of entrepreneurship from moslem workers who have a professional background and feel bored in the organization can increase the amount of entrepreneur effectively. This study used a behavioral and organizational approach in forming professional moslempreneurs, so this study examined individual, organization, market factor, and professional skills that affect moslempreneur intention and behavior by using the Structural Equation Model (SEM) in executing data analysis on this quantitative research. Sampling was collected by a purposive snowball sampling method on 108 moslempreneur respondents in Indonesia who have a professional background. The results showed that 1) entrepreneurship intention reflected through individual factors, market factor, and professional skill; 2) organizational factors affect professional skill; 3) entrepreneurship intention affects entrepreneurship behavior; 4) the contextual elements (entrepreneurial instruments) do not moderate the relationship between the entrepreneurship intention to entrepreneurship behavior. The managerial implication suggests potential experienced moslem workers who are still in the organization and intend to be entrepreneurs can be moslempreneurs without any hesitation in making entrepreneurial decisions. This research finding revealed new mini theory named a "Signaling Moslempreneurship".
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Feber, Jaromír, and Jelena Petrucijová. "Limits of the ethical training of social workers (altruism issue in the moral space of professional ethics)." New Educational Review 42, no. 4 (December 31, 2015): 189–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.15804/tner.2015.42.4.16.
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Abdollahi, Davoud, Aliathar Ghaffari, and Seyed Hassan Tayyar. "SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AMONG WORKERS IN INDUSTRIAL UNITS (A CASE STUDY OF INDUSTRIAL WORKERS IN ARDABIL)." International Journal of Organizational Leadership 1, no. 2 (April 1, 2012): 60–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.33844/ijol.2012.60455.
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Widodo, Ageng. "IMPLEMENTASI NILAI DAN ETIKA PEKERJA SOSIAL DALAM PENANGANAN KLIEN KORBAN PENYALAHGUNAAN NAPZA DI CAMP ASSESMENT, YOGYAKARTA." KOMUNIKA 2, no. 2 (October 1, 2019): 1–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.24042/komunika.v2i2.6022.
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This journal describes the implementation of values and ethics of social workers in handling drugabuse clients at Camp Assessment, Yogyakarta. Social workers as professionals in to do helpingmust be guided by values and ethics. The implementation of values and ethics of social workersapplied in the assessment camp includes several things. First, the service that prioritizes the goalto help people in need and focus on social problems. Secondly, social justice is notdistinguishing between rich and poor clients. Third, attaching importance to human relationsconsiders the client as a partner for effective and efficient treatment. Fourth, integrity andcompetence, as social workers must have the skills, knowledge, and values to do helping.However, in applying values and ethics, social workers experience a dilemma including anan imbalance between clients and social workers and then inadequate facilities.
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Jay Miller, J., Jacquelyn Lee, Nada Shalash, and Zuzana Poklembova. "Self-compassion among social workers." Journal of Social Work 20, no. 4 (February 14, 2019): 448–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468017319829404.
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SummaryIn recent years, the practice of self-compassion has garnered increasing attention in the literature, yet little is known about self-compassion in the field of social work. The purpose of this cross-sectional exploratory study was to examine self-compassion among social workers (N = 1011) located in a state in the southeastern United States. Specifically, this study was guided by two distinct, yet interconnected research queries: (1) How self-compassionate are social workers and (2) what personal and professional factors contribute to self-compassion among social workers?FindingsFindings suggest social workers are fairly self-compassionate. Significant group differences in self-compassion exist by perceived health status (self-report), relationship status, social work licensing, and professional organization affiliation. Significant predictors of self-compassion included health status, educational level, and relationship status (in descending order of predictive power).ApplicationsAdept and ethical social work practice requires that practitioners engage in self-compassionate practices. This study offers pragmatic implications for social work practice, including training and apposite areas for research.
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Tam, Dora M. Y., Heather Coleman, and Kam-Wing Boey. "Professional Suitability for Social Work Practice." Research on Social Work Practice 22, no. 2 (September 22, 2011): 227–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049731511420264.
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the underlying dimensions of professional suitability. Method: Data were collected from a province-wide mail-out questionnaire surveying 341 participants from a random sample of registered social workers. Results: The use of an exploratory factor analysis identified a 5-factor solution on professional suitability: social consciousness suitability, ethical suitability, practice suitability, and personal suitability, and distractors. This factor solution accounted for 47.4% of variance and achieved strong internal consistency with an overall Cronbach’s α value of .89, and subscales values ranged between .89 and .72. Conclusion: The identified underlying dimensions of professional suitability provide groundwork for the development of a psychometrically sound instrument for assessing performance of social work students and/or practicing social workers.
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TONG, SILVIA THERESA. "WHO SHOULD BE THE CASE MANAGER FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS? SOCIAL WORKER, NURSE OR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST?" Hong Kong Journal of Social Work 52, no. 01n02 (January 2018): 101–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219246218000086.
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Case manager for persons with mental illness is a skilled professional who works directly with clients and administers specialized care to them. The ultimate goal is to facilitate clients to re-integrate into the community during their recovery process. In Hong Kong, professionals usually employed as case manager in the community setting are social workers, psychiatric nurses and occupational therapists. In principle, every member of the recovery team could be the case manager. However, who is the best fit for this role? This article discusses which professional would best fill the role of case manager. The role of case manager and their relationship with clients are examined. The article explores the core values, roles, functions and work practice of three disciplines in caring for the mentally ill. The code of ethics, training and characteristic of approaches employed from each discipline are reviewed and discussed. In conclusion, social workers, nurses and occupational therapists share similarities in philosophy and theoretical foundations. Expertise from each discipline complements one another and contributes to the symphony in the recovery journey.
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Archibald, Paul C., Kevin Daniels, and Michael Sinclair. "Social Work Analysis of Social Change Reflecting Renewed Plans for Effective Urban Community Policing in Baltimore City." Urban Social Work 1, no. 1 (2017): 5–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/2474-8684.1.1.5.
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Background: Despite the plethora of social ills which came to bear on the death of Freddie Gray, the charm of Baltimore City is being revitalized through social work liberation-collaborative efforts toward effective urban policing. Objective: Social workers, community leaders, faith-based groups, gang members, fraternities/sororities, and businesses united under the auspices of one banner to strengthen Baltimore’s promising future. Methods: Using the strengths, prevention, empowerment, and community conditions (SPECS) framework, an urban community policing agenda was developed. Findings: This United Baltimore adopted the slogan of “One Baltimore” and generated a comprehensive agenda with 9 specific endeavors. Conclusion: Social workers in particular are called to action given their justice-oriented professional ethics to assist in Baltimore City’s recovery and to become catalysts of positive social change.
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Korolovych, Oksana. "THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF THE STUDY OF CORPORATE ETHICS." MEST Journal 9, no. 1 (January 15, 2021): 54–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.12709/mest.09.09.01.07.
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The article examines some approaches to the understanding of the concept of corporate ethics. The author interprets corporate ethics as a set of moral principles and standards of corporate relations. Corporate ethics is the key element that unites all members of the corporation in a single social organism. Corporate ethics acts as a form of social consciousness inherent in both entrepreneurs and employees who share common goals of their professional activities. It is a non-economic factor having an effective impact on corporation activities. The author analyzes why large organizations characterized by anonymous relations (corporations) establish ethical regulation with all its structural elements (code, ethical committees, etc.). The author makes a distinction between the direct immediate duties of the employee and his/her discretionary duties. Corporate ethics does not hinder efficiency, and it can inspire workers to achieve the organization's main goal. Also, corporate ethics implements in the corporation such functions as the function of protecting the moral prestige of the corporation, the function of defending the interests of members of the corporation, the function of coordinating competing interests, the ambitions of the members of the corporation to ensure cohesion, unity of the group. The implementation of the above functions of corporate ethics can be a competitive advantage for the organization. The author concludes that it is important for the organization to create such a system of moral regulation (structures, institutions) that motivate employees to act morally, in which it would be beneficial to be socially responsible, but that would simultaneously take into account and protect the interests of workers
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MELKONYAN, Nelli. "Mechanisms of Overcoming Ethical Dilemmas in Nowadays Social Work." wisdom 2, no. 7 (December 9, 2016): 191. http://dx.doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v2i7.157.
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In social work, ethical principles have been important in several key respects, with regard to the nature of its mission; the relationships that social workers have with clients, colleagues, and members of the broader society; the methods of intervention that social workers use in their work.
So, social work is situated between moral choice and professional ethical behavior, which allows orientating among the variety of moral requirements, evaluating activities taking into consideration morality and in this way it contributes to the cohesion and stability of social relations. However, the implementation of professional duties is often hampered by objective circumstances, and as a result a social worker can’t always prevent the occurrence of ethical conflicts and facing ethical dilemmas.
In this article we'll discuss ethical conflicts of social work, which affect and determine the course of social assistance, social support at the present; it is also shown possible ways to overcome those ethical dilemmas.
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Stanfield, Deb. "A survey of social workers in Aotearoa New Zealand about their professional use of social media." Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work 31, no. 4 (December 22, 2019): 35–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.11157/anzswj-vol31iss4id677.
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INTRODUCTION: The aim of this article is to report findings from a survey which provides an overall beginning picture of how Aotearoa New Zealand social workers operate in their social media landscape, and an account of their opinions and attitudes about the professional social work use of social media.METHODS: A self-administered internet survey which sits within the context of a mixed methods research design, gathered broad, shallow, mainly quantitative data (QUAN-qual) from 342 Aotearoa New Zealand social workers about their professional participation in social media. Using Likert-type scales and multiple-choice questions, information was sought about the social work experience (behaviour, opinions/attitudes) of using social media for professional reasons, including motivations, limitations and challenges.FINDINGS: Fewer than half of the respondents reported using social media for professional reasons, and there was reticence amongst participants about the professional value of social media. Concerns about privacy, security and ethical issues were presented as primary limitations to the use of social media by both users and non-users—however, non-users were more likely to be prevented by their employers from using social media and, on average, maintained a more neutral stance regarding their interest in using it.CONCLUSION: The analysis of findings from this survey offer insight into areas of potential development, leadership and research regarding social worker use of social media in this country.
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Healy, Lynne M. "Universalism and cultural relativism in social work ethics." International Social Work 50, no. 1 (January 2007): 11–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020872807071479.
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English Given globalization and increasing multiculturalism, growing numbers of social workers face the challenges of respecting culture while upholding professional ethics. This article examines the perspectives of universalism and cultural relativism as applied to ethical decision-making in social work. A moderately universalist stance is recommended for social work, as valuing both diversity and human rights. French Face à la mondialisation et à l'augmentation du multiculturalisme, un nombre croissant de travailleurs sociaux font face à des défis dans un contexte qui demande de tenir compte à la fois du respect culturel et de l'éthique professionnelle. Cet article examine l'application de prises de décisions éthiques dans des perspectives universalistes et de relativisme culturel en travail social. Une position universaliste modérée est recommandée pour le travail social, valorisant à la fois la diversité culturelle et les droits humains. Spanish Dada la globalización y el multiculturalismo creciente, los trabajadores sociales se encuentran con el reto de respetar tanto la cultura como la ética profesional. Se examina la aplicación de las perspectivas universalistas y del relativismo cultural al proceso de decisión ética en trabajo social. Se recomienda una postura universalista moderada que respete tanto la diversidad como los derechos humanos.
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김용민. "The Influence of Professional Capability on Social Workers' Ethical Responsibility." Health and Social Welfare Review 31, no. 4 (December 2011): 125–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.15709/hswr.2011.31.4.125.
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Trappenburg, Margo, Thomas Kampen, and Evelien Tonkens. "Social Workers in a Modernising Welfare State: Professionals or Street-Level Bureaucrats?" British Journal of Social Work 50, no. 6 (October 23, 2019): 1669–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcz120.
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Abstract Social workers are often depicted as street-level bureaucrats (SLBs) or professionals interchangeably. However, to find out how social workers relate to new policy measures, a clear distinction between SLBs and professionals is helpful. Ideal–typical SLBs subscribe to new policies although they may diverge from them in practice, to accommodate clients. Ideal–typical professionals weigh new policies against their ethical code. If the new policy goes against their professional principles, they protest on behalf of their clients. In this article, we study Dutch social workers who have to implement a new policy that (i) obliges their clients to actively participate in society and (ii) obliges them to rely on family and friends when they need help. The data for this article are derived from two projects: interviews with twenty-nine experienced social workers and interviews with social workers in neighbourhood teams and observations of their interactions with clients in six municipalities. We found that Dutch social workers think as professionals: they weigh the new policy against their ethical code and have serious doubts about the second part of the new policy. Hence, they find ways to avoid implementation. However, they behave as SLBs, bending the rules in practice. They rarely confront policymakers or higher management.
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Swain, Phillip A. "Procedurally fair? Fairly procedural?: … ethics, fairness and welfare practice." Children Australia 24, no. 3 (1999): 34–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s103507720000924x.
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This paper examines the principles of procedural fairness and their application to welfare practice. The paper considers whether social workers ought to measure the adequacy of their practice, not just against those requirements ususally set out in the professional Codes of Ethics, but also against the procedural fairness expectations of decision-making more usually the province of courts and like bodies. The paper concludes that these expectations are not only in keeping with the Code of Ethics, but that competent practice demands no less of practitioners.