Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-340) and index.
Contents:
Introduction to ethical decision making: Ethical choice in the helping professions; Values and professional ethics; Guidelines for ethical decision making -- Ethical dilemmas in professional practice: Confidentiality and informed consent; Client rights and professional expertise; Value neutrality and imposing values; Equality, inequality, limited resources, and advocacy; Professional relationship, limits, dilemmas, and problems; Bureaucratic and work relationships; Private practice social work; Changing world/changing problems; Social work with selected client groups; Whose responsibility are professional ethics? -- Appendixes: Additional exemplars; Codes of Ethics; Glossary.
Summary:
This classic text is designed to help students recognize ethical issues and dilemma, reason carefully about ethical issues, clarify their ethical aspirations at the level demanded by the profession, and achieve a more ethical stance in their practice. It places ethical decision making within the context of professional ethicals and provides practical guidelines, including three ethical screens. Topics discussed include whether ethics can be taught, conflicts between law and ethics, child abuseand confidentiality, client self-determination, client-worker value gaps, dual relationships, end-of-life decisions, and concerns in dealing with the ill, the elderly, and clients with HIV and AIDS. -Back cover.
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