An in-Depth Study of Ethics and Values Within Social Work; Domestic Violence
An in-depth study of ethics and values within social work; domestic violence | Social Work Report | Gavin Simpson |
Abstract:
Introduction:
Short term aim:
Raise awareness for current and future social workers about the ethical dilemmas they face whilst dealing with domestic abuse cases. I also aim to complete this assignment for the purposes of completing an Access to Social Work Diploma.
Long term aim:
Bring this subject to the attention of social workers who are likely to face at some point in their career; a client suffering domestic abuse and being faced with a dilemma of how to protect the service user whilst maintaining autonomy of the service user.
Definitions:
Ethics:
The science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn from this science; a particular system of principles and rules concerning duty, whether true or false; rules of practice in respect to a single class of human actions; as, political or social ethics; medical ethics. http://www.brainyquote.com/words/et/ethics161764.html#ixzz1LEwZbcwe Dictionary.com defines ethics as:
A theory or a system of moral values: “An ethic of service is at war with a craving for gain”; the rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession; Ethics of principled conviction asserts that intent is the most important factor. If you have good principles, then you will act ethically. http://changingminds.org/explanations//values/values_morals_ethics.htm Ethics can be explained in many different ways there are many philosophers who have developed ethics or had ethics developed around their views and ideas, such as Emmanuel Kant, Aristotle and Jeremy Bentham and many more.
Deontological
According to http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/158162/deontological-ethics; deontological ethics, in philosophy, ethical theories that place special emphasis on the relationship between duty and the morality of human actions. Deontology (Greek deon, “duty,”
Abstract:
Introduction:
Short term aim:
Raise awareness for current and future social workers about the ethical dilemmas they face whilst dealing with domestic abuse cases. I also aim to complete this assignment for the purposes of completing an Access to Social Work Diploma.
Long term aim:
Bring this subject to the attention of social workers who are likely to face at some point in their career; a client suffering domestic abuse and being faced with a dilemma of how to protect the service user whilst maintaining autonomy of the service user.
Definitions:
Ethics:
The science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn from this science; a particular system of principles and rules concerning duty, whether true or false; rules of practice in respect to a single class of human actions; as, political or social ethics; medical ethics. http://www.brainyquote.com/words/et/ethics161764.html#ixzz1LEwZbcwe Dictionary.com defines ethics as:
A theory or a system of moral values: “An ethic of service is at war with a craving for gain”; the rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession; Ethics of principled conviction asserts that intent is the most important factor. If you have good principles, then you will act ethically. http://changingminds.org/explanations//values/values_morals_ethics.htm Ethics can be explained in many different ways there are many philosophers who have developed ethics or had ethics developed around their views and ideas, such as Emmanuel Kant, Aristotle and Jeremy Bentham and many more.
Deontological
According to http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/158162/deontological-ethics; deontological ethics, in philosophy, ethical theories that place special emphasis on the relationship between duty and the morality of human actions. Deontology (Greek deon, “duty,”
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