Ethical Issues in Social Work

It has always been recognised that the practice of social work raises ethicalquestions and dilemmas. Recently however traditional ways of addressingethical issu... » 

It has always been recognised that the practice of social work raises ethicalquestions and dilemmas. Recently however traditional ways of addressingethical issues in social work have come to seem inadequate as a result ofdevelopments both in philosophy and in social work theory and practice. Thiscollection of thoughtprovoking essays explores the ethics of social workpractice on the light of these changes.Ethical Issues in Social Work provides up to date critical analyses of theethical implications of new legislation in community care and criminal justiceand of trends in social work thought and policy such as managerialism userempowerment feminism and antioppressive practice.This study provides important and stimulating reading for social work studentsand their teachers and for all practitioners and managers who are concernedabout the ethical dimensions of their work. «