Overview

This topic explores professional issues in social work practice, focussing particularly on the Australian Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics. It brings a critical reflective approach to exploring issues of the moral status of social work clients and decision-making in human services and community environments fraught with ethical complexity. … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Aims

This topic aims to:

  • Become familiar with relavant debates within moral philosophy and social theory
  • Build links between the AASW Code of Ethics and issues faced in professional practice
  • Develop perspectives and skills that will advance a critical, reflective and ethical approach to social work practice
  • Start building a philosophical and conceptual framework as part of their journey towards mature practice and integrity
  • Reflect on and generalise from their life and learning experiences
  • Experiment with some applications of their learnings
  • Prepare for practice, either in field education or employment Develop perspectives and skills that will advance an ethical approach to social work practice
  • Build a philosophical and conceptual framework as part of their journey towards integrity
  • Reflect on and generalise from their own life and learning experiences

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
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Develop a framework for ethical decision making through the evaluation of a wide range of materials about moral and social work philosophy, social theory and ethics; with particular focus on assessing their applicability to a range of practice issues
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Demonstrate a capacity to identify and critically explore dilemmas in a range of social work practice settings and to deliberate on these matters with their peers
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Assess the values, principles, and competing interests influencing professional practice
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Articulate a high level .of understanding of the AASW code of ethics

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