Between professional ethics and bureaucratic rationality: the challenging ethical position of social workers who are faced with implementing a workfare policy Mellom profesjonsetikk og byråkratisk rasjonalitet: Sosialarbeideres utfordrende etiske posisjon ved iverksetting av arbeidslinjen

2005 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 381-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Kjørstad
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Ethical Position

Civil Servants Talk Back – Political Subjectivity and (Re) Constructions of the Nation

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 429-442
Author(s):  
Lena Martinsson ◽  
Eva Reimers
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Political Change ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Refugee Children ◽  
Nation State ◽  
Political Subjectivity ◽  
Unaccompanied Children ◽  
Politically Active

This article discusses the emergence of political subjectivity and politicization among social workers and teachers. We present situations that have induced teachers and social workers to become politically active and examine what their struggle might imply for these unaccompanied children. We also ask how the nation state is interpellated and transformed. Drawing on Laclau, Mouffe and Biesta, we find that political subjectivity emerges in situations with conflicting norms and contradictory interpellations. When Sweden deported unaccompanied refugee children, numerous social workers and teachers found themselves torn between acting as loyal civil servants or acting in accordance with their professional ethics. When representatives from this category emerge as political subjects directed at political change, the nation state becomes unstable and porous, creating possibilities for change.

FACTORS FOR THE FORMATION OF THE PROFESSIONAL ETHICS OF FUTURE SOCIAL WORKERS IN UNIVERSITIES

2018 ◽  
pp. 19-22
Author(s):  
Roksolyana Zozuliak-Sluchik
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Formal Approach ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Professional Duty ◽  
The Social ◽  
Ethical Component ◽  
High Level

Unlike other types of activities, social workers deal with special people, their complex problems associated with difficulties in the implementation of life.From qualified specialists requires no formal approach but understanding of the clients and ability to empathize him. All of this implies the organic unity of professional knowledge and skills of a social worker and personally individual sacred qualities, a sense of high moral responsibility, and a willingness to fulfill his professional duty to protect human rights. Formation of professional and ethical competence of future social workers at universities is a process of purposeful and systematic influence on the motivational, cognitive and emotional sphere of students. One goal are the formation of a person who understands the importance of the ethical component of his professional duties, has the developed moral and personal qualities and practical skills of a social worker in the field of professional ethics, which ensures the choice of conscious ethical behavior in accordance with professional and ethical standards. Formation of professional ethics for future social workers of universities is facilitated by two classification groups of factors.The first of these is those that affect the level of formation; the second is the conditions for ensuring this level. Yes, the factors directly convert the properties of raw materials, materials into a set of properties necessary to meet some needs. Conditions, however, indirectly affect the quality, contributing to a more complete and effective influence of factors on the formation of properties of the desired quality. Three groups of factors are described in detail: professional, pedagogical, person-oriented (psychological). From the following groups of factors are distinguished: psychological compliance with the requirements of the profession; focus on activities in the social sphere (the presence of stable interest and propensity to the profession); development of creative activity of the future specialist; high level of professionalism, competence.

Social workers in multi-cultural societies: Using a phenomenological lens to develop an integrative approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anat Freund ◽  
Tova Band-Winterstein
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Cultural Sensitivity ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
The Self ◽  
Orthodox Jewish ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Life World ◽  
Cultural Codes ◽  
Role Demands ◽  
Stock Of Knowledge

Multi-culturalism is a common reality, and is expected to become even more significant in the future. One of its challenges is the need for professionals, especially social workers, to accommodate their practice to clients of various cultures. Their role demands cultural sensitivity, acceptance, a non-judgmental containing attitude and professional skills. This article will show how phenomenology can shed new light on the concept of cultural sensitivity and its implications on future interventions. We demonstrate this approach by looking at social workers’ various encounters with social problems in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Israel. Several phenomenological categories will be discussed: The life-world; intentionality; the self with others; language; stock of knowledge at hand. Through the phenomenological lens, we will expose the inherent duality in the work of social workers in a multi-cultural society: awareness to cultural codes and professional ethics.

scholarly journals 25 anos do código de ética profissional dos assistentes sociais: apontamentos para reflexão / 25 years of the code of professional ethics of social workers: notes for reflection

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeria Forti
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Professional Ethics

O presente texto aborda aspectos referentes ao percurso da ética profissional no Serviço Social, sobrelevando o código de ética profissional em vigor e que este ano completou 25 anos, e, em consequência, suscita reflexões acerca de diferentes valores que atravessam a moral na sociedade brasileira, seja na vida social em geral seja no âmbito profissional. Além de tocar em aspectos que determinam a atual conjuntura, percorre os diferentes códigos elaborados pelos assistentes sociais, considerando algumas de suas marcas tendenciais e, em sua conclusão, traz aspectos do cotidiano de trabalho do profissional desta área que merecem atenção/reflexão especiais.

scholarly journals BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE SYSTEM OF FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL COMPETENCE OF FUTURE SPECIALISTS IN THE SOCIAL SPHERE

2021 ◽  
pp. 153-156
Author(s):  
Roksoliana Zozulyak-Sluchyk
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Scientific Reasoning ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Diagnostic Methods ◽  
General Level ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Ethical Competence ◽  
The Social

The problem of ethics is acute in the modern Ukraine.Its relevance is due to the general level of our society, the low level of social responsibility for what is done in society in all its spheres and what society does. We come across misunderstandings, disrespect for ethics all the time in the process of our lives. Higher education also does not pay due attention to the formation of professional ethics of future professionals. The relevance of the topic is due to the need of Ukrainian society for social workers with a high level of professional ethics and responsibility for performing professional duties and solving complex life problems of the social sphere, as well as updating the search for an effective pedagogical system of professional and ethical competence of future social workers. The aim of the article is a scientific reasoning and experimental verification of the effectiveness of the pedagogical system of formation of professional and ethical competence of future specialists in the social sphere to improve the quality of their professional training. The following research methods are used in the article: logical-structural analysis – to determine the essence and structure of the concept: «professional and ethical competence of future professionals in the social sphere»; structural-systematic analysis – to ensure the complexity of reasoning of the concept and structure of the pedagogical system of formation of professional and ethical competence; modeling – to develop a model for the formation of professional and ethical competence of future professionals in the social sphere; questionnaire-diagnostic methods (questionnaires, testing, interviews, diagnostics) – to establish the effectiveness of the pedagogical system of formation of professional and ethical competence of future specialists in the social sphere. As a result of our research, a pedagogical system of formation of professional and ethical competence of future social specialists was developed and experimentally tested that its effectiveness is ensured by the principles of systemic, humanistic, deontological, axiological, acmeological, personal-activity, subject-subject, competence, andragogical approaches, specific principles, pedagogical conditions and factors. It was based on the author's concept of formation of professional and ethical competence and a model aimed at the formation of moral and ethical values, professional and ethical knowledge, skills and personal-moral and professionally important qualities during training was designed. The obtained results allow us to state that the diagnosis of professional and ethical competence was carried out at the ascertaining and formative stages of the experiment, gave us the opportunity to compare the levels of professional ethics of students of the studied groups and draw conclusions about the effectiveness of the proposed author’s pedagogical system.

Social Workers for Rent: The Contingency Human Services Labor Force

2005 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
pp. 457-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Gibelman
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Human Services ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Vantage Point ◽  
Careful Monitoring ◽  
Cost Benefits ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages

This article explores the use of contingency employment arrangements in the human services within the larger context of the changing labor market. The author identifies and characterizes trends in the contingency market in social work and articulates the various advantages and disadvantages of these arrangements from the vantage point of employing organizations and the professional labor force. The author also raises questions about the accuracy of perceived cost-benefits of these arrangements as well as implications for professional ethics and values, service quality, accountability, and workplace environment. Careful monitoring and evaluation of the use of contingent workers are essential to ensure the quality, efficiency, and efficacy of these alternative arrangements on the provision of human services.

Professional Ethics for Social Workers

1962 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Eliane B. Brunner
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Professional Ethics

scholarly journals PEDAGOGICAL SYSTEM FOR FORMING PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN FUTURE SOCIAL WORKERS AT UNIVERSITIES

2019 ◽  
pp. 37-41
Author(s):  
Роксоляна Зозуляк-Случик
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Moral Consciousness ◽  
Ethical Training ◽  
Social Adaptability ◽  
Personal Qualities ◽  
Ethical Norms ◽  
Sense Of Justice

The article presents key components of a pedagogical system for professional and ethical training of future social workers, which contribute to increasing their level of professional ethics. It determines the essence of the pedagogical system, which unities the processes of forming, developing, education and learning with all forms, methods and terms of their occurrence. The pedagogical system for forming professional ethics in future social workers at universities is described. It is considered as the multiplicity of interrelated components necessary for anorganized and purposeful professional and pedagogical influence on the process of developing moral and ethical qualities in future specialists. The objectives of the pedagogical system for forming professional ethics in future social workers are determined. They are the following: professional and ideological (to form moral consciousness in students; to intensify their activities in professional and ethical training); behavioural and deontological (to facilitate the processes of decision-making in accordance with the requirements of professional ethics, to acquire skills in ethical modelling and predicting production situations, to follow moral and ethical norms); personally significant (to consolidate such personal qualities as humanism, ethical maturity, responsibility, sense of justice, dignity and respect for others, tolerance, politeness, decency, empathy, attentiveness, diligence, sincerity, sociability, social adaptability).The possible stages of forming professional ethics in future social workers at universities are outlined.

Sacred Connections: Using Faith-based Narratives to Create Matricentric Empowerment Spaces for Syrian Refugee Women

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 16-32
Author(s):  
Kayte Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Refugee Crisis ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Syrian Refugee ◽  
Biblical Women ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
Syrian Conflict

Christian social workers are called by both faith and professional ethics to welcome refugees. The Syrian conflict has created the largest refugee crisis the world has ever known, and while women and children are extremely vulnerable, the unique needs of refugee mothers are often overlooked in both policy and practice. Great importance is placed on motherhood roles in both Western and Arabic cultures, and providing targeted support to uplift refugee mothers can have significant positive ramifications as Syrian refugees resettle into their new lives. Guided by Brené Brown’s insights on empathy and drawing parallels from crossover stories of Biblical women in both Christian and Islamic traditions, the author uses sacred connections to build empathy and enact social change. This paper highlights ways that Christian social workers can adopt a matricentric (mother-focused) approach and provides a recommended interfaith model for intervention with Syrian refugee mothers.

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