From the Front Lines: Student Cases in Social Work Ethics - Couverture souple

Rothman, Juliet C.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0205274501 ISBN 13 : 9780205274505

Editeur : Pearson, 1997

Synopsis

This text can be used as a supplement in any course that includes consideration of social work ethics, whether in social work practice courses, introduction to social work courses, or courses or seminars on social work ethics. The author, Juliet Rothman, found that case material in current ethics texts is too brief to permit a thoughtful evaluation and decision-making process. Available ethics casebooks are from the medical field, and do not reflect many situations encountered by social workers. The text presents the elements of ethical decision-making, to provide students with a clear guide to ethical problem recognition and definition. It stresses the importance of gathering necessary information and presents three alternative, frequently-used systems of theories and principles (Gewirth's Ethical Principles Hierarchy, Loewenberg and Dolgoff's Ethical Principles Screen, and Beauchamp and Childress' Bioethics Model). The second part of the text includes 30 cases contributed by students from situations actually experienced during their field work practice. Students themselves had asked for a casebook that related directly to situations they were encountering in the field. Useful and practical examples of ethical problems, information necessary to their proper resolution, and the students' thought processes were edited, revised, and arranged to support and reflect the six Ethical Standards in the new NASW Code of Ethics, enacted in August of 1996. Clear and readable cases present examples drawn from child welfare, work with families, medical social work, social justice, and others. Each case is followed by five questions for thought and class discussion to stimulate ethical thinking. Two separate Tables of Contents allow instructors and students to find appropriate cases based on the Ethical Standards of the Code, or upon a field of practice.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Juliet 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 School of Social Welfare, aging, health and diversity in the School of Public Health, and interdisciplinary teams in the UCB/UCSF Medical School program.  Her professional publications include: From the Front Lines: Student Cases in Social Work Ethics, The Self-Awareness Workbook for Social Workers, Contracting in Clinical Social Work, Stepping Out into the Field: A Field Work Manual for Social Work Students,  Social Work Practice Across Disability, and  Cultural Competence in Process and Practice: Building Bridges. She authored the Social Work Desk Reference’s article on Therapeutic Contracting with Clients. Recent journal articles include Teaching Spirituality: What We Can Teach and How We Can Teach It, and The Challenge of Disability and Access: Reconceptualizing the Role of the Medical Model. She is a member of the Advisory Board of the Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work and the Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation. In the field of bereavement, she has written a child’s bibliotherapy book, A Birthday Present for Daniel, and a book for bereaved parents, The Bereaved Parents’ Survival Guide. 

Dr. Rothman has worked in the field of long-term care with elderly and people with severe disabilities for many years.  With the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Maryland, she has organized county-wide  programs, worked with support groups, and provided individual counseling and therapy, as well as developing guidelines for social work practice with people with multiple sclerosis. 

 

 

Présentation de l'éditeur

This text can be used as a supplement in any course that includes consideration of social work ethics, whether in social work practice courses, introduction to social work courses, or courses or seminars on social work ethics. The author, Juliet Rothman, found that case material in current ethics texts is too brief to permit a thoughtful evaluation and decision-making process. Available ethics casebooks are from the medical field, and do not reflect many situations encountered by social workers. The text presents the elements of ethical decision-making, to provide students with a clear guide to ethical problem recognition and definition. It stresses the importance of gathering necessary information and presents three alternative, frequently-used systems of theories and principles (Gewirth's Ethical Principles Hierarchy, Loewenberg and Dolgoff's Ethical Principles Screen, and Beauchamp and Childress' Bioethics Model). The second part of the text includes 30 cases contributed by students from situations actually experienced during their field work practice. Students themselves had asked for a casebook that related directly to situations they were encountering in the field. Useful and practical examples of ethical problems, information necessary to their proper resolution, and the students' thought processes were edited, revised, and arranged to support and reflect the six Ethical Standards in the new NASW Code of Ethics, enacted in August of 1996. Clear and readable cases present examples drawn from child welfare, work with families, medical social work, social justice, and others. Each case is followed by five questions for thought and class discussion to stimulate ethical thinking. Two separate Tables of Contents allow instructors and students to find appropriate cases based on the Ethical Standards of the Code, or upon a field of practice.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0205274501
• ISBN 13: 9780205274505
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 318
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible