Ethics and values in social work / Sarah Banks.

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With over 40,000 copies sold across its lifetime, this is social work classic from a leading international author. Synthesizing the complex ideas and concepts that characterize social work's value base, Sarah Banks expertly provides a clear and systematic account of professional ethics in relation to social work practice, framed within a global context. Ethics and Values in Social Work is co-published with the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) and this fifth edition provides revised and updated analysis of professional regulation and codes of practice.

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

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• List of figures, lists and tables (p. xiv)
• List of practice focus boxes (p. xvi)
• Preface to the fifth edition (p. xix)
• Acknowledgements (p. xxv)
• Introduction (p. 1)
• The current context of social work (p. 1)
• Terminology: 'social work', 'social workers' and 'service users' (p. 2)
• Terminology: 'ethics' and 'values' (p. 5)
• Ethics, religion and politics (p. 9)
• Rationale and aims of the book (p. 12)
• The structure of the book (p. 16)
• The use of exercises, cases and further resources (p. 17)
• Putting it into practice: Preliminary reflection on values (p. 18)
• Practice focus: Case for discussion (p. 18)
• Further resources (p. 20)
• 1 Ethical challenges in social work (p. 21)
• Introduction (p. 21)
• The ethical, the technical and the legal (p. 22)
• Ethical issues, problems and dilemmas (p. 23)
• What are the ethical challenges in social work? (p. 25)
• Social work as a human services profession (p. 31)
• Social work and state welfare systems (p. 32)
• Blame and guilt in social work (p. 34)
• Conclusions (p. 38)
• Putting it into practice: Identifying ethical issues (p. 38)
• Practice focus: Case for discussion (p. 39)
• Further resources (p. 41)
• 2 Principle-based approaches to social work ethics (p. 42)
• Introduction (p. 42)
• The place of religious ethics (p. 43)
• Principles (p. 44)
• Respect and autonomy in the social work relationship: duty-based principles (p. 45)
• Promoting welfare and justice in society: utilitarian principles (p. 53)
• Commitments to emancipation, social and environmental justice: the challenge of radical, anti-oppressive and ecological principles (p. 56)
• 'Common morality' approaches to ethics (p. 61)
• Conclusions (p. 70)
• Putting it into practice: Reflecting on ethical principles (p. 71)
• Practice focus: Case for discussion (p. 72)
• Further resources (p. 73)
• 3 Character and relationship-based approaches to social work ethics (p. 75)
• Introduction (p. 75)
• The importance of character in the professional role: virtue-based approaches (p. 77)
• The caring relationship between professional and service user: the ethics of care and non-western ethics (p. 84)
• Responding to the call of the other: the ethics of proximity (p. 91)
• Diversity, narrative and constructionism: postmodern ethics? (p. 94)
• Unsettling humanity: posthuman ethics (p. 96)
• The fragmentation of value (p. 99)
• Elements of professional ethics: principles, character, care and relationships (p. 101)
• Towards a situated ethics of social justice (p. 104)
• Conclusions (p. 107)
• Putting it into practice: Exploring character and emotion through a role-play and/or reflection (p. 108)
• Practice focus: Case for discussion (p. 109)
• Further resources (p. 113)
• 4 Principles into practice: professionalism and codes of ethics (p. 114)
• Introduction (p. 114)
• The traditional model of professionalism and trait theory (p. 115)
• Democratic professionalism (p. 116)
• Professional associations and regulatory bodies (p. 117)
• Professional codes of ethics for social work (p. 118)
• The components of codes of ethics (p. 120)
• Differences and commonalities between codes of ethics (p. 122)
• The functions of codes of ethics (p. 123)
• Some limitations and critiques of codes of ethics (p. 126)
• Conclusions (p. 131)
• Putting it into practice: Analysing codes of ethics (p. 132)
• Practice focus: Case for discussion (p. 133)
• Further resources (p. 135)
• 5 Service users' rights: clienthood, citizenship, consumerism and activism (p. 136)
• Introduction (p. 136)
• Rights as valid claims (p. 138)
• Human rights (p. 140)
• Universal versus particular and absolute versus conditional rights (p. 143)
• Relational rights and responsibilities (p. 145)
• Service users as consumers and customers (p. 156)
• Service users as activists, experts, co-producers and allies (p. 159)
• Democratic professionalism, consumerism or radicalism? (p. 162)
• Involvement and participation of service users in decision-making (p. 164)
• Conclusions (p. 171)
• Putting it into practice: Reflecting on rights in practice (p. 172)
• Practice focus: Case for discussion (p. 173)
• Further resources (p. 174)
• 6 Social workers' responsibilities: policies, procedures and managerialism (p. 176)
• Introduction (p. 176)
• Duties (p. 177)
• 'Relational duties' or responsibilities (p. 178)
• Social work as a 'role-job' with specific duties (p. 180)
• Conflicting responsibilities (p. 181)
• The professional is personal: vocation and commitment in social work (p. 183)
• The professional is political: challenging injustices and 'blowing the whistle' (p. 186)
• The separation of personal, professional and agency values and life: issues of boundaries (p. 190)
• Committed/radical, professional, technical-bureaucratic and quasi-business models of practice (p. 195)
• The growth of managerialism, authoritarianism, marketization and digital governance: the case of the UK (p. 204)
• Ethics in bureaucratic and quasi-business settings: defensive, reflective and reflexive practice (p. 208)
• Conclusions (p. 212)
• Putting it into practice: Reflecting on personal, agency and societal values (p. 213)
• Practice focus: Case for discussion (p. 214)
• Further resources (p. 216)
• 7 Ethical problems and dilemmas in practice (p. 217)
• Introduction (p. 217)
• Ethical judgements (p. 218)
• Ethical judgements in context (p. 221)
• Ethical decision-making frameworks and models (p. 225)
• 'Ethics work' in social work practice (p. 227)
• Practitioners' accounts of ethical difficulties (p. 230)
• Developing the reflective and reflexive practitioner: case examples from student social workers (p. 232)
• When are blame and guilt justified? Case examples from experienced practitioners (p. 246)
• Courage and commitment in multiprofessional working: analysing a team manager's case (p. 256)
• Conclusions (p. 264)
• Putting it into practice: Reflecting on your own practice (p. 265)
• Practice focus: Case for discussion (p. 265)
• Further resources (p. 269)
• References (p. 270)
• Index (p. 304)

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