The role of registration in ensuring ethical practice

2006 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan Orme ◽  
Gavin Rennie
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Codes Of Conduct ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Ethical Practice ◽  
The Uk

English This article compares the processes of registration of social workers in the UK and New Zealand. Its findings are that registration is linked, not to the development of codes of ethics, but to regulation based on codes of conduct. This leads to a discussion of the implications for ethical practice. French Cet article compare les processus d'inscription des travailleurs sociaux au Royaume Uni et en Nouvelle Zélande. Les résultats de la recherche démontrent que l'inscription n'est pas liée au développement d'un code d'éthique mais plutôt à des règles fondées sur un code de conduite. L'article discute des implications pour une pratique éthique. Spanish Se compara el proceso de colegiación de trabajadores sociales en el Reino Unido y en Nueva Zelanda. Se halla que la colegiación está ligada no al desarrollo de códigos éticos, sino a regulaciones basadas en códigos de conducta. De ahí se deriva una exploración de las implicaciones para la práctica ética.

scholarly journals Social Workers’ Reflections on Ethics in Relation to Adoption in the UK: Everywhere but Nowhere?

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 833-849 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brid Featherstone ◽  
Anna Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Moral Distress ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Adoption Process ◽  
Ethical Theories ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
The Uk

Abstract Empirical research with social workers exploring their understandings and use of codes or ethical theories in practice remain underdeveloped in the UK. This article, based on the British Association of Social Work commissioned Enquiry into the role of the social worker in adoption with a focus on ethics and human rights, provides an important contribution in this context. The Enquiry engaged with a range of stakeholders and explored their perspectives on the adoption process, but the primary focus of this article is on how ethics were understood and discussed by social workers. One hundred and five social workers participated in the Enquiry through questionnaires, interviews and group discussions, and a thematic analysis of their data revealed important findings. For example, the social workers made no explicit reference to codes of ethics or specific ethical theories. However, some of the themes that emerge from the analysis support discussions in what is now a substantial international literature on the importance of recognising ‘ethics work’ by social workers (Banks, 2016). Weinberg’s (2009) explorations of moral distress and ethical trespass are also important and underdeveloped concepts that resonate with themes from the Enquiry and could support more ethically enquiring cultures within organisations and more broadly.

Social Workers in Child Mental Health: Securing a Future

2000 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 102-107
Author(s):  
Philip Messent
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Child Mental Health ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
The Uk

A study was conducted to investigate reductions in the numbers of social work posts located within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the UK. Results suggested that reductions in posts noted in earlier studies are continuing. Interviewees' ideas about factors contributing to the survival of such posts are summarised. The significance of the loss of posts is discussed, with an account of changing ideas about the role of social workers within CAMHS teams, and of an audit undertaken of one service lacking such a post. Conclusions are drawn concerning ways of ensuring the preservation of such posts.

scholarly journals Supervision, support and professional development for newly qualified social workers in Aotearoa New Zealand

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Liz Beddoe ◽  
Neil Ballantyne ◽  
Jane Maidment ◽  
Kathryn Hay ◽  
Shayne Walker
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Social Work ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Great Variability ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Integrated Systems ◽  
Ethical Practice ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Recent Graduates

INTRODUCTION: Many social work professional bodies and regulators mandate regular supervision and professional development. Supervision is believed to support continuing development of professional skills, safeguarding of competent and ethical practice, oversight of the practitioner’s work for adherence to organisational expectations, and support for practitioner wellbeing.METHOD: Phase two of the Enhancing the Readiness to Practice of Newly Qualified Social Workers (Enhance R2P) project employed a mixed methods study (surveys and interviews) to explore how well prepared newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) are, in their first two years of practice, to enter professional social work. A survey of managers/supervisors and NQSWs in Aotearoa New Zealand about the readiness to practise of recent graduates was conducted.FINDINGS: Questions about supervision and professional development were included in the survey and in interviews with both NQSWs and supervisors/managers. Around half of NQSWs were supervised at least once every two weeks, but another half were supervised monthly or less frequently. Observation of practice by supervisors was either very infrequent or entirely absent from the professional development of NQSWs.IMPLICATIONS: Study findings revealed great variability in the formal supervision and other supports available for NQSWs which may impact on retention and practitioner wellbeing. More integrated systems of supervision, peer support and planned professional development are needed.

scholarly journals The professionalisation of domiciliary care workers in England following COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Imose Itua ◽  
Bruce Sheppy ◽  
Bryan McIntosh
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Adequate Explanation ◽  
Domiciliary Care ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Formal Recognition

The growing pressure of an ageing population has resulted in an increased focus and interest in home or domiciliary care. This, plus changing lifestyle trends and the COVID-19 pandemic, necessitates a review of care in the UK. The number of domiciliary carers has increased; of the 1.62 million social workers active in 2018, 685 000 were categorised as domiciliary carers. However, this group of carers are not recognised as healthcare professionals. Indeed, there is no formal recognition or definition of the role of the carer in the UK, and there seems to be an overlap between support workers and carers, without adequate explanation of what either of these roles mean in practice. This article highlights the need to pay particular attention to this care sector, particularly in light of both the COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit.

scholarly journals Exploring the experiences of practice teachers who are not social workers

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-56
Author(s):  
Chris Laycock ◽  
Laura Walker ◽  
Laura Heath
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
The Social ◽  
Practice Teaching ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Work Student ◽  
And Training

Professionals without a social work qualification have been involved in the practice teaching of social work students since the days of CCETSW (the former education and training body for social work in the UK). Historically this has always happened more in the voluntary sector. With the advent of the Social Work Degree in England, the 50% increase in demand for placements in a variety of settings has seen reliance on practice teachers who are not social workers.This raises some interesting questions about how professionals who are not social workers should be trained and supported in the role of practice teacher.We will attempt to explore these questions, drawing on responses to a questionnaire sent to a range of practice teachers in a county in northern England as well as feedback obtained from a focus group drawn from respondents to the questionnaire. The participants in the research came from a range of work backgrounds in the voluntary and statutory sectors. The experiences discussed in the research, in the main, relate to the Diploma in Social Work (the former UK qualification) as the degree only started in 2003- 2004. We will refer to research participants as Practice Teachers. The key criterion for involvement was that all participants in the study had had sole responsibility for at least one social work student.

scholarly journals Poverty as a Political Choice: a Comparative Analysis of Reports of the UN Rapporteur’s Visits to the UK and Spain

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Cummins ◽  
Emilio José Gómez-Ciriano
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThis paper presents a comparative analysis of two reports by the UN Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, one for Spain and one for the UK. In both countries, austerity policies were introduced following the banking crisis of 2008. The UN Rapporteur reports highlight the damage that was done by welfare retrenchment. In particular, the reports document the impact of austerity on the most vulnerable individuals and communities. The paper uses Somers' (2008) conceptual model of citizenship as the basis for a comparative analysis of two reports. Somers' (2008) model of citizenship is a triadic one which sees the state, market and civil society as competing elements. Each one can serve to regulate and limit the influence or excesses of the other two. Somers argues that neoliberalism has seen the dominance of the market at the expense of the role of the state and the institutions of civil society. Austerity policies saw the market dominating. Having examined the context of the two reports and their conclusions, the paper discussed the implications for individual social workers’ practice and the role of social work as a profession in tackling poverty and marginalisation.

Ethics and the bureaucratization of the psychotherapy professions

2021 ◽  
pp. 053331642110415
Author(s):  
Farhad Dalal
Keyword(s):  
Virtue Ethics ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Codes Of Conduct ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Scientific Activity ◽  
And Control

The paper investigates the role of ethics and codes of conduct within psychotherapy organizations. It is argued that managerialist bureaucracies have usurped codes of ethics and put them in the service of compliance and control. The paper begins with a critical delineation of the three ways that philosophers have approached ethics: deontology, consequentialism and virtue ethics. It asks the question: is psychotherapy a scientific activity? The answers to this question gives rise to different sorts of ethical requirements. The paper then moves onto the ways that power relations within and between institutions inform thinking about ethics. It is argued that psychotherapy organizations are becoming increasingly managerialist in their structure and ways of working, a consequence of which is that communication is controlled and constrained, and that this in itself is unethical.

Transnational social work: opportunities and challenges of a global profession

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allen Bartley ◽  
Liz Beddoe
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Labour Markets ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
The Uk

This introductory chapter, written by the editors of the book, introduces the concept of ‘transnational social work’, explaining factors that have lead to social work becoming a transnational profession, and impacts on social workers. The chapter then sets out the aims of the book, and how it brings together leading researchers to compare social work labour markets in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. It explains the structure and content of the book, and summarises the sections and chapters.

Older people, pensions and poverty: An issue for social workers?

2011 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 344-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liam Foster
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Eu

Poverty is encountered by the majority of users of social services but is often overlooked in social work practice. This article explores the relationship between poverty in older age, pension receipt and the role of social policy formulation in the UK with particular reference to New Labour governance. It also briefly explores the EU context before considering the implications for social work.

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: A Forum for the Development of Principles of International Environmental Law?

2004 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 515-536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gwenaele Rashbrooke
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Land Reclamation ◽  
Environmental Law ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
International Tribunal ◽  
International Environmental Law ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Uk

AbstractThis article examines the role of the ITLOS established by the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention. It considers the extent to which principles of international environmental law are reflected in the 1982 Convention. It then reviews the relevant jurisprudence of the tribunal including the Southern Blue-fin Tuna case between Japan and Australia and New Zealand, the MOX case between Ireland and the UK, and the Land Reclamation case between Malaysia and Singapore to determine the extent that the ITLOS case-law has indeed contributed to the development of certain key principles of international environmental law, including Stockholm Principle 21/Rio Principle 2, the principle of preventative action, cooperation and precaution.

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