SOWK 1000 Lecture 6: Ethics in Social Work - Oct 16, 2015
18 Oct 2015
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Having code of ethics = 1 of the principle characteristics of profession: http://ranger. uta. edu/~carroll/cse4317/profession/tsld005. htm. Outlines basic principles for conducting research in social work. Used by regulatory bodies for determination of ethical misconduct. Common assumption: problems encountered by ppl were result of personal moral failure. Role of social workers during this time was to influence clients to better life by strengthening their morality. Profession became concerned about core values of profession. Social workers were increasingly interested in promoting social justice & anti-oppression. Canadian association of social workers: code of ethics 2005: History: casw (the canadian association of social workers) adopted its first code of ethics in 1983, 2nd edition adopted in 1994, last edition in 2005. 2005 edition: broken down into 6 value statements each of which include # of underlying principles. We regard our primary obligation to be the welfare of all human kind, across globe, not just those in our immediate vicinity.
