Values and Ethics in Social Work Practice
- Lester Parrott - Keele University, UK
Applying values and ethics to social work practice is taught widely across the qualifying degree programme, on both Masters and BA courses. This book is a clear introduction to this subject and will help students develop their understanding by showing social work students how ethics can have positive impacts on the lives of vulnerable people. There are chapters on how social workers can make good ethical and value-based decisions when working with risk, and how the role of the social worker as professional can impact on service users.
Above all the book is a timely and clear introduction to the subject, with an emphasis on advocacy and empowerment and how the beginning social worker can start to apply these concepts.
I have used this book especially at first year level of the under-graduate programme. A must read for those at this stage of study.
Good book- simple and straight forward. Easy for students to follow and great for them to consider. This is not an easy subject to teach but this book helps shed light on a few complex issues.
Provides a different perspective to ethical practice
This is an excellent introductory-level text to help social work students begin to understand the deeper philosophical foundations of social work ethics.
Dr Lesley Deacon, Senior Lecturer, University of Sunderland
Provides useful case examples around the ethical dilemmas faced in social work practice.
A straightforward, accessible text for students developing their understanding of values and their importance to the profession. Case studies and activities are well chosen, and support learning.
We are already recommending the previous edition of this text and are happy to recommend this updated addition
Values and Ethics in Social Work Practice is an excellent book to aid reflection on how ethics underpins decision making in social work, and develops an understanding of how values influence our approach to practice.
Easily readable for our students who do not have a background in welfare work.
This books provides a comprehensive overview of the subject of values and ethics. It is easy to read and understand without being too simplistic.
1. Updated with Professional Capability Framework
2. More material on the Welfare Reform Act 2012
3. A new Chapter on Global Ethics and Social Work
