WINTER 2007-08, V. 4, #3
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Data on usage of the Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics is presented in this editorial comment. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 23 March 2008 )
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These letters to the editor are in response to the video editorial published in the Fall 2007 edition of the Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 03 December 2007 )
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Recent contentious and, at times, radical positions dominate our societal debates. Within social work, these same value-based debates occur between Evangelical Christians and progressive writers. In both instances, these personal worldviews are the basis for their respective positions. To move the debate forward, the authors propose a six-stage model for addressing value conflicts between personal worldviews and the Code of Ethics. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 25 March 2008 )
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Social work students must gain the knowledge necessary to become critical consumers and producers of research. Research ethics is a core component of students’ learning. This study entailed interviewing 16 graduate social work research instructors to identify ethical content covered within the classroom and strategies used to engage students in thinking about ethics. The study findings provide curricular suggestions on how to promote ethical research. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 03 December 2007 )
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This article seeks to contribute to the knowledge base of social work in the area of ethics in nursing home settings. A case example is presented, outlining an ethical dilemma confronting a consultant to a nursing home, to illustrate an ethical reflection process. Literature relating to both sides of the dilemma is reviewed. Ethical perspectives are identified and refined, and ethical theories are employed in the analysis of options. The promotion of an ethics committee in the nursing home is set forth, drawing upon organizational ethics literature.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 25 March 2008 )
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As a profession that places values and ethics squarely in the center of its mission, social work must struggle with the criticisms and suggestions emerging in the last few decades under the inelegant moniker of postmodernism. This article unpacks taken-for-granted ideas about the development and performance of values and offers a framework for thinking about and enacting social work grounded in a postmodern values orientation. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 03 December 2007 )
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The purpose of this article is to encourage deeper consideration of the ethical standards of social work and, especially, to assist the reader with making quality decisions about ethical dilemmas. The difficulty of operationalizing values into actions is considered. Various philosophical foundations concerning ethics are reviewed and two of the better known decision-making processes from social work are presented. The article ends with a summary of various systematic critical thinking paradigms based on the assumption that no matter what philosophical view, written code, or social policy a social worker may use to assist in decision making, the final decision is the responsibility of the critical thinking of the worker. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 03 December 2007 )
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WINTER 2007-08, V. 4, #3 
