Controversial Issues in Social Work Ethics, Values, and Obligations [Paperback]

Eileen Gambrill (Author), Robert Pruger (Author)

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Publication Date: September 27, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0205190952 | ISBN-13: 978-0205190959 | Edition: 1

Part of the popular Controversial Issues series, this paperback text presents a series of debates on the most current issues and topics in the area of social work ethics, values, and obligations. This book will help students and instructors at every level to think through issues of ethics, values, and obligations that arise in everyday practice. The format stimulates discussion and critical thinking, and will help students appreciate the complexity of ethical issues that arise in practice and encourage them to think through these issues for themselves. Issues addressed include: Do clients have a right to information in their mental health files?; Should the findings of ethics hearings be released to the public?; Is the NASW Code of Ethics an effective guide for practitioners?; Should private practitioners have an obligation to serve clients who cannot afford their customary fees?; and many more.

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Part of the popular Controversial Issues series, this paperback book presents a series of debates on the most current issues and topics in the area of social work ethics, values and obligations. Brief, lively debate format presents key issues that arise in everyday practice in a short, affordable paperback. Issues addressed include: Do clients have a right to information in their mental health files?; Should the findings of ethics hearings be released to the public?; Is the NASW Code of Ethics an effective guide for practitioners?; Should private practitioners have an obligation to serve clients who cannot afford their customary fees?; and many more. For professionals working in the field of social work.

Product Details

Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon; 1 edition (September 27, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0205190952
ISBN-13: 978-0205190959
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,144,744 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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