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Book SynopsisJuliet Rothman, MSW, PhD.
Dr. Rothman received her MSW from Hunter College (CUNY) and her PhD. (in philosophy) from American University in Washington DC. She specialized in ethics, focusing especially on professional ethics. She taught at National Catholic School of Social Service (CUA) in Washington DC. At UC Berkeley, she has taught social work practice, diversity-competent social work practice, social work with people with disabilities, death and bereavement, aging, and law and ethics in gerontology in the Sc
Table of Contents
In this Section:
1. Brief Table of Contents
2. Full Table of Contents
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:
PART ONE
CHAPTER 1: FRAMING THE ETHICAL PROBLEM
CHAPTER 2: THEORETICAL CONCEPTS AND ETHICAL PRINCIPLES
CHAPTER 3: USING THE CODE OF ETHICS OF THE NATIONALASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS
CHAPTER 4: EXPLORING VALUE SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 5: CONSIDERING OPTIONS AND RESOLVING THE DILEMMA
PART TWO
CHAPTER 6: NASW ETHICAL STANDARD ONE
CHAPTER 7: NASW ETHICAL STANDARD TWO
CHAPTER 8: NASW ETHICAL STANDARD THREE
CHAPTER 9: NASW ETHICAL STANDARD FOUR
CHAPTER 10: NASW ETHICAL STANDARD FIVE
CHAPTER 11: NASW ETHICAL STANDARD SIX
FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS:
PART ONE
CHAPTER 1: FRAMING THE ETHICAL PROBLEM
Defining the Ethical Problem
Gathering Information
CHAPTER 2: THEORETICAL CONCEPTS AND ETHICAL PRINCIPLES
Theoretical Concepts
From Theories to Principles
Selecting an Appropriate Theory
CHAPTER 3: USING THE CODE OF ETHICS OF THE NATIONALASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS
Code Structure and Content
Legal Codes and Ethical Codes
Laws, Malpractice, and the NASW Code of Ethics
Laws and Personal Ethical Standards
Using the Code to Inform Legal/Ethical Decisions
CHAPTER 4: EXPLORING VALUE SYSTEMS
Real and Ideal Values
Value Terminology
VALUE SYSTEMS
Developing a Values Hierarchy
CHAPTER 5: CONSIDERING OPTIONS AND RESOLVING THE DILEMMA
Defining Options
Selecting A Resolution
PART TWO
CHAPTER 6: NASW ETHICAL STANDARD ONE
SOCIAL WORKERS’ ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO CLIENTS
Provisions of Code
The Cases
Case Study A: Protecting The Best Interests Of a Minor/Elena B. Glekas, MSW
Case Study B: When “Best Interests of Client” Harms a Third Party/ Karen Altenberg Libman, MSW, MBA
Case Study C: When Living Feels Like Dying: Ethical Decision making with a Depressed Dialysis Patient/Mary Kardauskas, SHCJ, MSW
Case Study D: Reading the Future: When “Best Interest” Must Last 20 Years/ Amy Craig-Van Grack, MSW
Case Study E: In the Client’s Interest: Self-Determination and Mental Disability/Jose Carlos Vera, MSW
Case Study F: Determining an Acceptable Risk for a Vulnerable Client: Where Protection Impacts Self-Determination /Mira Underwood, MSW
Case Study G: Permanency Placement for Very Young Children: What Happens To Family Preservation?/Amone Bounkhoun, MSW
CHAPTER 7: NASW ETHICAL STANDARD TWO
Social Workers’ Ethical Responsibilities to Colleagues
Provisions of Code
The Cases
Casey Study H : Interpreting for Limited English Proficiency Clients: Is “Some”
Really Enough?/ Sarah Thibault, MSW
Case Study I: Staff Safety and Patien Care: What is the Social Worker’s Role?/ Natalie Aragon, MSW
Case Study J: COLLEAGUE MISCONDUCT: IF NOTHING HARMFUL REALLY HAPPENED, DO I STILL HAVE TO REPORT?/Rosa Lutrario, MSW
CHAPTER 8: NASW ETHICAL STANDARD THREE
Social Workers’ Ethical Responsibilities to Practice Settings
Provisions of the Code
The Cases
Case Study K: .Can Limitation of Informed Consent by an Agency Ever Be Justified?/Diane Inselberg Spirer, MSW
Case Study L: .Meeting the Needs of Immigrants: Must Acculturation be A Condition of Agency Service / Thomas W. Gray, PhD., MSW
Case Study M: .An Employee Assistance Counselor’s Dilemma/ Mel Hall-Crawford, MSW
Case Study N: Group Therapy: Client Needs and Fiscal Viability/Thomas C. Bertone, MSW CSC
Case Study O: Supporting “Best Interest” in a Host Setting/ Kylie Pedersen, MSW
CHAPTER 9: NASW ETHICAL STANDARD FOUR
Social Workers’ Ethical Responsibilities as Professionals
Provisions of Code
The Cases
Case Study P: When a Client Threatens Suicide: Client Autonomy and Professional Obligation/Gigi Stowe, MSW
Case Study Q: Fidelity to a Client Unable to Communicate/ Marian D. Kaufman, MSW
Case Study R: Keeping Client Secrets: Where Does Professional Responsibility Lie?/Catherine Turnbull, MSW
CHAPTER 10: NASW ETHICAL STANDARD FIVE
Social Workers’ Ethical Responsibilities to the Social Work Profession
Provisions of Code
The Cases
Case Study S: “My Clients Are in a Hurry!”: Professional Integrity versus Client Self-Determination/ Shereen Rubenstein, MSW
Case Study T: Rape: When Professional Values Place Vulnerable Clients at Risk/ EILEEN DOMBO, MSW
Case Study U: DISCHARGE HER TO A HOSPICE NOW!”—A Conflict of Professional Loyalties/ Josephine Bulkley, J.D., MSW
CHAPTER 11: NASW ETHICAL STANDARD SIX
Social Workers’ Ethical Responsibilities to the Broader Society
Provisions of Code
The Cases
Case Study V: A Journey to Moral Action: Balancing Personal, Professional, and Legal Obligations/Penelope Nabakov, MSW
Case Study W: Dealing Drugs: Can Confidentiality Ever Be Justified?/Julie B. Goodale, MSW
Case Study X: Outpatient Commitment: Must Mental Disability Preclude Civil Liberty?/ Kimberly Platt, MSW
Case Study Y : Hoarding: Drawing the Line Between Personal and Public Rights/ Kari Kientzy, MSW
Case Study Z : Permanency Planning for Young Children: Are Brief Time Frames Always in the Child's Best Interests? /Maria Melendez, MSW
Case Study AA : Preparing a Child for Death: Medical and Religious Considerations/ Colette Hottinger, MSW
