tailieunhanh - Ethical issues in social work

Applied Ethics is now acknowledged as a field of study in its own right. Much of its recent development has resulted from rethinking traditional medical ethics in the light of new moral problems arising out of advances in medical science and technology. Applied philosophers, ethicists and lawyers have devoted considerable energy to exploring the dilemmas emerging from modern health care practices and their effects on the practitioner–patient relationship. | Edited by RICHARD HUGMAN and DAVID SMITH PROFESS Also available as a printed book see title verso for ISBN details Ethical issues in social work It has always been recognised that the practice of social work raises ethical questions and dilemmas. Recently however traditional ways of addressing ethical issues in social work have come to seem inadequate as a result of developments both in philosophy and in social work theory and practice. This collection of thought-provoking essays explores the ethics of social work practice in the light of these changes. Ethical Issues in Social Work provides up-to-date critical analyses of the ethical implications of new legislation in community care and criminal justice and of trends in social work thought and policy such as managerialism user empowerment feminism and anti-oppressive practice. This book provides important and stimulating reading for social work students and their teachers and for all practitioners and managers who are concerned about the ethical dimensions of their work. Richard Hugman is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Lancaster University and was previously a social work practitioner. David Smith a former probation officer is Professor of Social Work at Lancaster University. They are j oint editors of The British Journal of Social Work. Professional Ethics General editors Andrew Belsey Centre for Applied Ethics University of Wales College of Cardiff and Ruth Chadwick Centre for Professional Ethics University of Central Lancashire Professionalism is a subject of interest to academics the general public and would-be professional groups. Traditional ideas of professions and professional conduct have been challenged by recent social political and technological changes. One result has been the development for almost every profession of an ethical code of conduct which attempts to formalise its values and standards. These codes of conduct raise a number of questions about the status of a profession and the .