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The social work ethics audit: a risk-management strategy.

F G Reamer1

  • 1School of Social Work, Rhode Island College, Providence 02908, USA. freamer@ric.edu

Social Work
|August 10, 2000
PubMed
Summary

Social workers can enhance ethical practice by using a new social work ethics audit. This tool helps identify, assess, and improve ethics-related practices for better professional conduct.

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Area of Science:

  • Social Work
  • Professional Ethics
  • Continuing Education

Background:

  • The knowledge base for social work ethics has grown substantially.
  • Many current social workers were trained before ethics was a core curriculum component.
  • This gap necessitates updated ethical guidance for practitioners.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To integrate current social work ethics knowledge.
  • To introduce a social work ethics audit framework.
  • To assist social workers in ethical practice evaluation and enhancement.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of current social work ethics.
  • Conceptualization and introduction of the social work ethics audit.
  • Guidance on applying the audit for practice improvement.

Main Results:

  • The article provides a framework for a social work ethics audit.
  • The audit facilitates identification of ethical issues.
  • The audit supports review, modification, and monitoring of ethical practices.

Conclusions:

  • A social work ethics audit is a valuable tool for practitioners.
  • Implementing the audit can strengthen ethical decision-making and practice.
  • Continuous ethical assessment is crucial for professional social work.

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