Social Work Values and Ethics

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If social workers' understanding of professional values and ethical behavior has matured in recent years as Dr. Reamer believes, he and a few other social work ethicists are responsible. . . . A sophisticated analysis of forms of malpractice and professional misconduct in both direct and indirect practice is richly illustrated by practice vignettes. Throughout, the growing complexity of ethical practice now and in the twenty-first century is clear and compelling. This is a book to be studied by all social work students and seasoned practitioners.


Book Description
In response to the new Code of Ethics adopted in 1997 by the National Association of Social Workers, Reamer has updated his classic work. Taking into account more than twice as many ethical guidelines (an increase from 70 to 160), this second edition includes a discussion of the conceptual foundations of each of six core values considered to be the basis of social work ethics; additional material on confidentiality and privacy; and an overview of social work misconduct and malpractice.


About the Author
Frederic G. Reamer is professor of social work at Rhode Island College and was chair of the NASW Code of Ethics Revision Committee. In 1995 he was the recipient of the Council on Social Work Education's award for recent distinguished contributions to social work. He is the author of Ethical Dilemmas in Social Service, The Philosophical Foundations of Social Work, Social Work Malpractice and Liability, and the editor of AIDS and Ethics and The Foundations of Social Work Knowledge.


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Synthesizes for social workers the knowledge and debates around work values and ethical dilemmas, and professional misconduct, that have grown throughout the history of the profession, emphasizing those that are most pressing in contemporary practice. Discusses such aspects as the nature of social work's mission, the process of ethical decision making, confidentiality, paternalism, labor-management disputes, termination of service, and the impaired social worker. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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