Description
Book SynopsisSocial Work Values and Ethics is the leading introduction to ethical decision making and professional conduct. The fifth edition incorporates significant updates to the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics and new practice and model regulatory standards used by social service and licensing agencies around the world.
Trade ReviewThe oft-cited Rick Reamer has become a household name in social work education and practice. The fifth edition of
Social Work Values and Ethics will continue to influence academicians, students, and practitioners. Moreover, the timely book will address the 2018 changes in the NASW Code of Ethics, which will have a profound impact on practice and education. Well done! -- Stephen M. Marson, editor,
The Journal of Social Work Values and EthicsThis is a significant update of the most important textbook on general social work ethics of the last twenty-five years. Recently the NASW Code of Ethics was substantially updated and expanded with material related to technology and social media. This is the first textbook in the field incorporating that new material. -- Daniel Liechty, Illinois State University
Now in its fifth edition, Frederic Reamer’s
Social Work Values and Ethics has become the canonical text in social work ethics. Through theoretical and case-based analyses, this new edition presents students, practitioners, and researchers the opportunity to develop a solid foundation in ethical reasoning that is both sophisticated and practical. -- Dominic Sisti, University of Pennsylvania
As an attorney who advises and defends social workers, I am grateful for this fifth edition of Dr. Reamer’s
Social Work Values and Ethics. It provides practitioners in this digital age a needed roadmap showing the road home to the professions’ values and ethics. -- David C. Barry, former chair, NASW National Ethics Committee
The definitive guide to understanding and applying our profession’s core values and ethical standards,
Social Work Values and Ethics reflects Reamer’s instrumental role in revisions to the NASW Code and his clear-eyed view of the challenges in upholding ethical standards in a complex practice environment. No mere recitation of ethical obligations and risks, it equips readers with a deep understanding of the philosophical, legal, and moral underpinnings of the choices they make, as well as the tools to make those decisions. -- Kim Strom-Gottfried, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Table of ContentsPreface
1. Social Work Values and Ethics: An Overview
2. Social Work Values
3. Ethical Dilemmas and Decision Making: A Framework
4. Ethical Dilemmas in Social Work: Clinical Practice
5. Ethical Dilemmas in Social Work: Macropractice
6. Malpractice and Unethical Conduct: Strategies for Prevention
Afterword: A Future Agenda
References
Index
