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Overview
Written with Banks' trademark accessibility and theoretical rigour, this updated edition continues to be a relevant and invaluable resource for all students taking Ethics and Values modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as educators and practitioners of social work.
New to this Edition:
- Revised and updated analyses of professional regulations and codes of practices
- Updated case studies with an increased number of global examples of social work practice
- More cases featuring adults
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781137607188 |
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| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publication date: | 11/04/2020 |
| Series: | Practical Social Work Series , #13 |
| Edition description: | 5th ed. 2021 |
| Pages: | 315 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.72(d) |
About the Author
Sarah Banks is Professor in the School of Applied Social Sciences and Co-Director of the Centre for Social Justice and Community Action at Durham University, UK. A qualified social worker, she is author of Ethics in Professional Life and Ethics, Accountability and the Social Professions and editor of Practising Social Work Ethics Around the World: Cases and Commentaries.
Table of Contents
List of figures, lists and tables xiv
List of practice focus boxes xvi
Preface to the fifth edition xix
Acknowledgements xxv
Introduction 1
The current context of social work 1
Terminology: 'social work', 'social workers' and 'service users' 2
Terminology: 'ethics' and 'values' 5
Ethics, religion and politics 9
Rationale and aims of the book 12
The structure of the book 16
The use of exercises, cases and further resources 17
Putting it into practice: Preliminary reflection on values 18
Practice focus: Case for discussion 18
Further resources 20
1 Ethical challenges in social work 21
Introduction 21
The ethical, the technical and the legal 22
Ethical issues, problems and dilemmas 23
What are the ethical challenges in social work? 25
Social work as a human services profession 31
Social work and state welfare systems 32
Blame and guilt in social work 34
Conclusions 38
Putting it into practice: Identifying ethical issues 38
Practice focus: Case for discussion 39
Further resources 41
2 Principle-based approaches to social work ethics 42
Introduction 42
The place of religious ethics 43
Principles 44
Respect and autonomy in the social work relationship: duty-based principles 45
Promoting welfare and justice in society: utilitarian principles 53
Commitments to emancipation, social and environmental justice: the challenge of radical, anti-oppressive and ecological principles 56
'Common morality' approaches to ethics 61
Conclusions 70
Putting it into practice: Reflecting on ethical principles 71
Practice focus: Case for discussion 72
Further resources 73
3 Character and relationship-based approaches to social work ethics 75
Introduction 75
The importance of character in the professional role: virtue-based approaches 77
The caring relationship between professional and service user: the ethics of care and non-western ethics 84
Responding to the call of the other: the ethics of proximity 91
Diversity, narrative and constructionism: postmodern ethics? 94
Unsettling humanity: posthuman ethics 96
The fragmentation of value 99
Elements of professional ethics: principles, character, care and relationships 101
Towards a situated ethics of social justice 104
Conclusions 107
Putting it into practice: Exploring character and emotion through a role-play and/or reflection 108
Practice focus: Case for discussion 109
Further resources 113
4 Principles into practice: professionalism and codes of ethics 114
Introduction 114
The traditional model of professionalism and trait theory 115
Democratic professionalism 116
Professional associations and regulatory bodies 117
Professional codes of ethics for social work 118
The components of codes of ethics 120
Differences and commonalities between codes of ethics 122
The functions of codes of ethics 123
Some limitations and critiques of codes of ethics 126
Conclusions 131
Putting it into practice: Analysing codes of ethics 132
Practice focus: Case for discussion 133
Further resources 135
5 Service users' rights: clienthood, citizenship, consumerism and activism 136
Introduction 136
Rights as valid claims 138
Human rights 140
Universal versus particular and absolute versus conditional rights 143
Relational rights and responsibilities 145
Service users as consumers and customers 156
Service users as activists, experts, co-producers and allies 159
Democratic professionalism, consumerism or radicalism? 162
Involvement and participation of service users in decision-making 164
Conclusions 171
Putting it into practice: Reflecting on rights in practice 172
Practice focus: Case for discussion 173
Further resources 174
6 Social workers' responsibilities: policies, procedures and managerialism 176
Introduction 176
Duties 177
'Relational duties' or responsibilities 178
Social work as a 'role-job' with specific duties 180
Conflicting responsibilities 181
The professional is personal: vocation and commitment in social work 183
The professional is political: challenging injustices and 'blowing the whistle' 186
The separation of personal, professional and agency values and life: issues of boundaries 190
Committed/radical, professional, technical-bureaucratic and quasi-business models of practice 195
The growth of managerialism, authoritarianism, marketization and digital governance: the case of the UK 204
Ethics in bureaucratic and quasi-business settings: defensive, reflective and reflexive practice 208
Conclusions 212
Putting it into practice: Reflecting on personal, agency and societal values 213
Practice focus: Case for discussion 214
Further resources 216
7 Ethical problems and dilemmas in practice 217
Introduction 217
Ethical judgements 218
Ethical judgements in context 221
Ethical decision-making frameworks and models 225
'Ethics work' in social work practice 227
Practitioners' accounts of ethical difficulties 230
Developing the reflective and reflexive practitioner: case examples from student social workers 232
When are blame and guilt justified? Case examples from experienced practitioners 246
Courage and commitment in multiprofessional working: analysing a team manager's case 256
Conclusions 264
Putting it into practice: Reflecting on your own practice 265
Practice focus: Case for discussion 265
Further resources 269
References 270
Index 304
What People are Saying About This
Reviews of the previous edition '...provides a comprehensive yet deep analysis on the ever changing context of social work practice... useful for academics teaching practical ethics, for social work students, and a real windfall for social work practitioners...' - British Journal of Social Work
'Excellent overview for social work students that comprehensively addresses key issues for consideration'
Kim Robinson, Lecturer in Social Work, School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent, UK
'...combines an easy to read style with key information around the subject.' - Dave Mason, Lecturer, Faculty of Health, Staffordshire University, UK
'Essential reading for social work students'
- Tanya Moore, School of Social, Community and Health Studies, University of Hertfordshire, UK