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.
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
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.
Provides useful case examples around the ethical dilemmas faced in social work practice.
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.
A well constructed text that gives students a good grounding in values and ethnics in social work practice. it a easy read text which students have enjoyed using
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.
This is a well-structured and well-written book on values in relation to social work. It is pleasing to see chapters on values in relation to managing risk, professional accountability, working in an organisation and advocacy. The introduction comes from an AOP perspective and this is well-rationalised as a context for values in social work practice. The book is well-grounded by including an overview of traditional professional value conceptualisations such as Kant rationality and Mill's utilitarianism, as well as a brief overview of classic social work conceptualisations such as by Biestek and Timms. My only quibble is that I thought that there should have been a little more on the universal professional principle of 'at least - do no harm'. It is difficult to rival the book by Sarah Banks, but I think that this does so!
Helpful text which gives clear understanding of the issues faced in the context of Social care. Easily understandable by learners
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
