Social Work articles from May 2000

Social Work archives from May 2000

Ethics-R-Us.
May 1, 2000... It is hard to think about social work without also thinking about ethics. Our history, professional identity, and mission are grounded in moral principles. The people we serve, the issues we care about, and our own actions, are subject to and...

Ethical Decision Making: The Person in the Process.
May 1, 2000... Ethical decisions made by social workers are shaped by the decision maker and the process used to resolve ethical dilemmas. Although systematic guidelines for resolving ethical dilemmas offer social workers a logical approach to the...

Gandhian Principles in Social Work Practice: Ethics Revisited.
May 1, 2000... Social work as an expression of culture is a highly value-laden activity. The emergence of many new ethical issues resulting from technological and scientific advancements suggests a need for greater attention to values and ethics. In this...

Sexual Contact with Clients: Assessment of Social Workers' Attitudes and Educational Preparation.
May 1, 2000... The purpose of this study was to assess social work students' attitudes about sexual contact with clients and their perceptions about their training and education in this area. The sample included 349 social work students in their final...

Beyond Jones v. Clinton: Sexual Harassment Law and Social Work.(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2000... In the wake of the Jones v. Clinton case, there has been a renewed interest in sexual harassment issues, particularly the chaotic case law in this important field of practice. The author urges the social work profession to resurrect its...

Ensuring Ethical Practice: An Examination of NASW Code Violations, 1986-97.(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2000... The NASW Code of Ethics is intended to serve as a guide for practice and as a statement of professional standards that the public may use to hold social workers accountable for their actions. At times, however, the Code's proscriptions may seem...

Life after Death with Dignity: The Oregon Experience.(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2000... This article offers a framework for examination and overview of Oregon's Death with Dignity Act after its first year of implementation. This law became public policy on October 27, 1997, when all legal barriers were lifted. The law allows a...

Protecting the Confidentiality of the Therapeutic Relationship: Jaffee v. Redmond.
May 1, 2000... Virtually since its inception, the profession of social work has been regarded by many to be a "semi"-profession, hovering somewhere between the established professions of law, medicine, and psychology and less skilled occupations such as...

Advocating for the Elderly Hard-of-Hearing Population: The Deaf People We Ignore.
May 1, 2000... Case Study M is a 77-year-old woman who has been on hemodialysis for 10 years. In addition to her kidney failure, her other health problems include seizures (which are common in end-stage renal failure), arthritis, and strokes. She is...

Letters.
May 1, 2000... Economic Well-Being of Children and Elderly People Since the preparation of Dr. Martha Ozawa's important article ("The Economic Well-Being of Elderly People and Children in a Changing Society," January 1999, pp. 9-19) dealing with the...