Essential Ethics for Social Work Practice Barsky

Important Ethical Considerations for Social Work Practice Barsky

1. ISBN-10

   0197585132
2. ISBN-13

   978-0197585139
3. Important Ethical Considerations for Social Work Practice is formulated to give social work students the fundamental knowledge, expertise, critical thinking, emotional self-awareness, and adaptability that they might require to “Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Conduct,” the primary skill in the Council on Social Work Education’s Instructional Policies and Academic Standards. Students will not only grasp the application of the National Association of Social Work’s Code of Ethics, but also how to employ various ethical theories and methodologies to critical thinking in identifying and tackling challenging social work dilemmas.

   Upon commencing their professional training, it is crucial for social work students to comprehend how to implement social work principles and ethics in practical settings. This educational material furnishes students with guidance on executing core ethical responsibilities including advocating for social justice, practicing in a proficient manner, nurturing human relationships, ensuring clients’ access to services, and upholding high standards of integrity and honesty. Students will also learn how to interact with supervisors, colleagues, clients, attorneys, and others to deliberate conflicting responsibilities and navigate ethical quandaries.

   This educational material integrates detailed case studies and instances of critical thinking utilizing a variety of practical scenarios. Specifically, students will be instructed on applying deontology (duty-based ethics), teleology (consequence-based ethics), virtue ethics, and narrative ethics to explore ethical quandaries and ascertain appropriate resolutions. Additionally, students will learn how to reinforce their moral courage, the capacity to act morally even when facing pressure or constraints from external sources that make it challenging to act ethically.