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The social work ethics casebook : cases and commentary / Frederic G. Reamer.

by Reamer, Frederic G., 1953- author.

Washington, District of Columbia : NASW Press, [2018]

Social service -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States -- Case studies.

Social workers -- Professional ethics -- Case studies.

vi, 188 pages ; 26 cm

Second edition.

1. The nature of social work ethics: -- The evolution of social work ethics -- Codes of ethics -- 2. Ethical responsibilities to clients: -- Commitment to clients -- Self-determination and paternalism -- Informed consent -- Practitioner competence -- Cultural competence and social diversity; Conflicts of interest -- Privacy and confidentiality -- Access to records -- Sexual relationships -- Physical contact -- Payment for services -- Clients who lack decision-making capacity -- Referral for services -- Termination of services -- 3. Ethical responsibilities to colleagues: -- Interdisciplinary collaboration -- Consultation -- Sexual relationships -- Impairment of colleagues -- Incompetence of colleagues -- Unethical conduct of colleagues -- 4. Ethical responsibilities in practice settings: -- Supervision and consultation -- Education and training -- Client records -- Client transfer -- Administration -- Commitments to employers -- Labor-management disputes -- 5. Ethical responsibilities as professionals: -- Professional competence -- Private conduct -- Dishonesty, fraud, and deception -- Impairment -- Misrepresentation -- Solicitations -- Acknowledging credit -- 6. Ethical responsibilities to the social work profession and the broader society: -- Integrity of the profession -- Evaluation and research -- Social welfare -- Code of ethics of the National Association of Social Workers -- Relevant literature -- Index -- About the author.

Published in 2009, The Social Work Ethics Casebook was the first ethics casebook, including extensive cases and commentary, written exclusively for social workers. Now, following a revision of the NASW Code of Ethics that went into effect in January of 2018, this revised edition includes extensive discussion of new and updated ethics standards, especially pertaining to social workers use of digital and other technology to deliver services, communicate with clients, manage and store information, and provide information to the public. This book s realistic ethics cases provide a useful tool for discussing ethical dilemmas and ethical decision making. Following each set of cases, Reamer includes commentary highlighting key ethics concepts and references to relevant standards in the Code of Ethics. (Publisher)

Revised edition of the author's The social work ethics casebook, c2009.

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