Social Work Values and Ethics

Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series

by Frederic G. Reamer

For more than a decade, teachers and practitioners have turned to Frederic G. Reamer's "Social Work Values and Ethics" for its comprehensive introduction to ethical decision making and practical guidance regarding professional misconduct. This new edition incorporates the legal and technological realities now facing individuals in the field, featuring a discussion of the ethical issues that arise from practitioner use of online services and social networking sites, as well as an overview of ethical standards that protect confidential information transmitted electronically.

Reamer also adds a discussion on potential conflicts between ethical standards and legal guidelines and a section defining statutory law, regulatory law, case law, and constitutional law. He expands his coverage of boundary issues and dual relationships and includes new material exploring the complexities of practitioner self-disclosure and the challenges of living and working within small and rural communities. Revised content and case materials include an investigation into the ethics of practitioner engagement with social justice and advocacy, as well as updates to the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics. Reamer compares NASW's ethics to those of other human service professions, and he pursues an in-depth analysis of the relevance of cultural difference to ethical dilemmas and decision making.

Genres: Social Work, Nonfiction

352 pages, Hardcover

First published May 14, 2014

Reviews

[Jessica Buzzard]

Read for my Intro to Social Work course. Moderately interesting but incredibly dense and hard to chug through. I started falling asleep at certain points

[Julia Manzi]

Meeting this author was the highlight of my semester

[Nara]

“Social Work Values and Ethics” by Reamer is a useful book to understand how to target ambiguous ethical issues in social work practice. The book provides a number of cases and support the decision that practitioner should make based on NASW Code of Ethics. The first 100 pages is theoretical (i.e. philosophical explanation of ethical norms) with a couple of examples, while the rest of the book is mostly case studies.

[Shel]

This was a very good comprehensive book on social work code of ethics. I had to read it for class, the only thing I did not like, which had nothing to do with the book, is that it wasn't a social work course. Otherwise, very easy to read and understand. Gave great scenarios. And has a copy of the NASW Code of Ethics in the appendix.

[Hubert]

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