Ethical Foundations of Social Work

Cowden, Stephen; Pullen-Sansfacon, Annie

• Part 1: What is Social Work?Chapter 1 Social Work HistoriesChapter 2 Ethics and Values in Social WorkPart 2: The Social Dimensions of Social Work EthicsChapter 3 Power in Social WorkChapter 4 The idea of Empowerment in Social WorkChapter 5 Bureaucracy and Social WorkPart 3: Theorising Ethical PracticeChapter 6 Respect for the Person, Self-Determination and idea of Universality: the Kantian perspectiveChapter 7 Social Justice: The Ethics of Mill and RawlsChapter 8 Professionalism in Social Work: Character and Relationship-based Approaches to Ethics

"This text provides an excellent grounding in ethics. While it is aimed primarily at students of social work, it is relevant to nurses and other practitioners in health and social care, especially in its exploration of concepts such as empowerment, human dignity and universalism, and in its examination of professional values." - Bashyr Aziz, associate clinical teacher, University of Warwick, in Nursing Standard, Vol 26 No 24, 2012"A thought-provoking text that masterfully draws on classic and contemporary theory to demonstrate the centrality of conscious ethical reasoning for social work practice today ... with currency for students at all levels of study, social work practitioners and those in academe." - Professor Sandra Drower, University of Winchester"A committed, accessible and timely text which deserves to be on the reading list of every social work programme. ... Pullen and Cowden remind us that social work is first and foremost an ethical profession." - Dr Iain Ferguson, University of Stirling