Social Work Values and Ethics

Following an overview and brief history of values and ethics, Reamer explores the many situations in which social workers are challenged by conflicting ethical duties and obligations and offers a practical outline and list of useful concepts to help social workers make difficult ethical decisions. The book concludes with a comprehensive chapter on professional misconduct, malpractice, and liability issues.

Politics & Social Sciences

Frederic G. Reamer

Philosophy

Columbia Univ. Pr.

Reamer demonstrates how case-workers, program directors, and administrators evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, conduct needs assessments, draw on empirically-based literature and findings to inform their practice, and, finally, create and disseminate information for use by other professionals.

Social Work Research and Evaluation Skills: a Case-based, User-friendly Approach (Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series)

Social Sciences

Columbia University Press

Long regarded as the standard text for classroom use and an invaluable reference for agency administrators, social work supervisors, line clinicians, and private practitioners, Social Work Malpractice and Liability has now been updated to include new material on the revised NASW Code of Ethics, recent court decisions related to social work malpractice and liability, boundary issues and dual relationships, and how social workers can conduct an "ethics audit" in the workplace. After introducing the concepts of negligence, malpractice, and liability, Frederic Reamer turns to the subject of risk management. Using recent cases, he describes a wide variety of problems related to privacy and confidentiality, improper treatment and delivery of services, impaired practitioners, supervision, consultation and referral, fraud and deception, and termination of service, concluding with practical suggestions for social workers named as defendants in lawsuits.

Social Work Malpractice and Liability: Strategies for Prevention

How well are you managing your social work practice with the inevitable conflicts between personal and professional values, duties and obligations, and decision-making and liability risks? If you're uncertain, you're not alone. The Social Work Ethics Audit provides practitioners with a practical and easy-to-use tool that helps assess the adequacy of ethics-related policies, practices, and procedures related to clients, staff, documentation, and decision-making. Designed to work seamlessly with the audit instrument, the accompanying volume provides a comprehensive overview of critical ethical issues covered in the audit. From client relationships, boundary issues, and conflicts of interest to records and staffing, this invaluable book provides clear, insightful direction about managing the inevitable ethical dilemmas and liability risks faced by today's social work practitioners. As the public and courts demand higher levels of accountability, the need for ethics-backed decisions and policies has never been more urgent. Special Features * Helps prevent ethics complaints and lawsuits * Presents an easy-to-use instrument for analyzing ethics-related policies and practices * Provides step-by-step directions for implementing an ethics audit * Offers latest knowledge to help social workers create ethically sound policies and procedures * Identifies pertinent ethical issues in social work settings
Also available:
Social Work Speaks, Eighth Edition: NASW Policy Statements, 2009-20012 - ISBN 0871013843 Prudent Practice: A Guide for Managing Malpractice Risk - ISBN 0871012677
NASW Press
 NASW Press, a division of National Association of Social Workers (NASW), is a leading scholarly press in the social sciences. We serve faculty, practitioners, agencies, libraries, clinicians, and researchers throughout the United States and abroad. 
Known for attracting expert authors, the NASW Press delivers professional information to hundreds of thousands of readers through its scholarly journals, books, and reference works.
Some of the areas we publish in include:
-Social work in the field of aging -Models of social work -Social work with children and adolescents -Ethics in social work -Community organization -Professional development

The Social Work Ethics Audit: A Risk Management Tool

NASW Press

Human services professionals and volunteers are often the first points of contact when individuals find themselves needing basic health care, housing assistance, food, employment, counseling, emergency funds, or other type of assistance. They must understand the full range of resources available. Equally important, they must understand the factors to consider when making a referral. This is no easy task. 
Until now! The brand new Pocket Guide to Essential Human Services is a handy, concise introduction and guide to essential human services, a first-of-its-kind, information-packed guidebook that makes the complex search for critical information and resources as easy as turning a page. 
Organized efficiently in sections according to types of needs that arise during a lifespan, the Pocket Guide provides a user-friendly, thorough look at a broad range of issues, including income support, housing, food, clothing, energy, and transportation assistance, health care services, mental health services, addictions, sexual orientation, family life education, children and adolescents, abuse and neglect, military personnel and veterans, immigrants and refugees, education and literacy, employment assistance, aging and retirement, and legal services and dispute resolution. 
SPECIAL FEATURES IN EACH SECTION: Overview of specific issue Available services or programs Typical benefits and services Typical eligibility criteria Sponsors and contact information Useful tips and information sources. 
At last, the struggle for finding help at a time of crisis is over. The Pocket Guide to Essential Human Services is a wealth of diverse resources compiled into a user-friendly, comprehensive guidebook, destined to become an indispensable tool for social workers, mental health counselors, health care professionals, clergy, law enforcement personnel, lawyers, students at all degree levels in the human services, volunteers, and consumers!
Also available:
Finding Help for Struggling Teens: A Guide for Parents And the Professionals Who Work With Them - ISBN 0871013738 Social Work Speaks, Eighth Edition: NASW Policy Statements, 2009-20012 - ISBN 0871013843
NASW Press
 NASW Press, a division of National Association of Social Workers (NASW), is a leading scholarly press in the social sciences. We serve faculty, practitioners, agencies, libraries, clinicians, and researchers throughout the United States and abroad. 
Known for attracting expert authors, the NASW Press delivers professional information to hundreds of thousands of readers through its scholarly journals, books, and reference works.
Some of the areas we publish in include:
-Social work in the field of aging -Models of social work -Social work with children and adolescents -Ethics in social work -Community organization -Professional development

Pocket Guide to Essential Human Services

The second edition of Ethical Standards in Social Work offers the social work profession the only in-depth analysis of the NASW Code of Ethics. The NASW code provides social workers with a comprehensive summary and analysis of ethical standards in the profession and an explicit statement of the profession's principal mission and core values. This is an updated overview of relevant literature with a new appendix that offers readers challenging ethics cases. This practical guide is designed to help social workers make sound ethical decisions and minimize malpractice risk. 
SPECIAL FEATURES: Essential ethics content that is a required element in social work education programs Extensive application of case examples to the NASW Code of Ethics Evolution of ethical issues in the social work profession Relevant curriculum content in the areas of clinical practice, social policy, social work administration, community practice, research and evaluation, and cultural, ethic, and social diversity
Also available:
Humane Managed Care? - ISBN 0871012944 School Social Work Worldwide - ISBN 0871013487
NASW Press
 NASW Press, a division of National Association of Social Workers (NASW), is a leading scholarly press in the social sciences. We serve faculty, practitioners, agencies, libraries, clinicians, and researchers throughout the United States and abroad. 
Known for attracting expert authors, the NASW Press delivers professional information to hundreds of thousands of readers through its scholarly journals, books, and reference works.
Some of the areas we publish in include:
-Social work in the field of aging -Models of social work -Social work with children and adolescents -Ethics in social work -Community organization -Professional development

Ethical Standards in Social Work: A Review of the NASW Code of Ethics

Struggling teen. Troubled teen. Problem child. Rebellious one. These terms are all too familiar in coping with or addressing youths who show signs of distress. Social relationships are strained and high-risk behaviors are demonstrated. Trying to provide the care and guidance that is needed is a major challenge for parents and other caregivers whose greatest desires for their teen are good mental and physical health and even more, self-confidence and happiness. This guide is designed to provide parents of struggling teens, along with the professionals who work with them, with a concise overview of issues they are likely to face, the range of available services and programs, practical strategies for finding the right services and programs, and advice about how to cope with a struggling teen.SPECIAL FEATURES: Description of common signs of distress Guide to locating and accessing programs and services Considerations before selecting a program or service Elements of a comprehensive needs assessmentAlso available:Pocket Guide to Essential Human Services - ISBN 0871013657Risk and Resilience in Childhood: An Ecological Perspective - ISBN 0871013568NASW Press NASW Press, a division of National Association of Social Workers (NASW), is a leading scholarly press in the social sciences. We serve faculty, practitioners, agencies, libraries, clinicians, and researchers throughout the United States and abroad. Known for attracting expert authors, the NASW Press delivers professional information to hundreds of thousands of readers through its scholarly journals, books, and reference works.Some of the areas we publish in include:-Social work in the field of aging-Models of social work-Social work with children and adolescents-Ethics in social work-Community organization-Professional development

Finding Help for Struggling Teens: A Guide for Parents And the Professionals Who Work With Them

Deborah H. Siegel

The Social Work Ethics Casebook-Cases and Commentary is the first ethics casebook, including extensive cases and commentary, published exclusively for social workers. The books realistic ethics cases provide a useful tool for rich discussion of 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 NASW Code of Ethics. 
 The release of Social Work Ethics Casebook highlights ethical issues related to confidentiality and privacy, informed consent, client self-determination, professional paternalism, boundary issues and dual relationships, conflicts of interest, cultural and ethnic diversity, termination of services, administration, collegial impairment, commitments to employers, social work education and training, and more. Each section of the book also includes discussion questions designed to enhance readers understanding and application of important ethics concepts.
 Special Features
 * Complex ethical dilemmas cited in diverse areas of social work practice [such as mental health, child welfare, family services, substances abuse treatment, elder services, school social work, social work administration, social work research and evaluation]
 * Relevant standards in the NASW Code of Ethics highlighted throughout
 * Ideal format for use by social workers involved with teaching, supervision, training, continuing education, and consultation
Also available:
Ethical Standards in Social Work: A Review of the NASW Code of Ethics - ISBN 0871013711 Social Work Ethics Audit: A Risk Management Tool - ISBN 0871013282
NASW Press
 NASW Press, a division of National Association of Social Workers (NASW), is a leading scholarly press in the social sciences. We serve faculty, practitioners, agencies, libraries, clinicians, and researchers throughout the United States and abroad. 
Known for attracting expert authors, the NASW Press delivers professional information to hundreds of thousands of readers through its scholarly journals, books, and reference works.
Some of the areas we publish in include:
-Social work in the field of aging -Models of social work -Social work with children and adolescents -Ethics in social work -Community organization -Professional development

The Social Work Ethics Casebook: Cases and Commentary

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Social Work Values and Ethics

Social Work Research and Evaluation Skills: a Case-based, User-friendly Approach (Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series)

Social Work Malpractice and Liability: Strategies for Prevention

Social Work Values and Ethics

The Social Work Ethics Audit: A Risk Management Tool

Pocket Guide to Essential Human Services

Ethical Standards in Social Work: A Review of the NASW Code of Ethics

Finding Help for Struggling Teens: A Guide for Parents And the Professionals Who Work With Them

The Social Work Ethics Casebook: Cases and Commentary

Ethical Standards in Social Work: A Review of the NASW Code of Ethics