For decades, teachers and practitioners have turned to Frederic G.
Reamer's Social Work Values and Ethics as the leading introduction to
ethical decision making, dilemmas, and professional conduct in practice.
A case-driven, concise, and comprehensive textbook for undergraduate and
graduate social work programs, this book surveys the most critical
issues for social work practitioners.
The fifth edition incorporates significant updates to the National
Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics and new practice and model
regulatory standards used by social service and licensing agencies
around the world. Reamer also focuses on how social workers should
navigate the digital world through discussion of the ethical issues that
arise from practitioner use of online services and social networking
sites to deliver services, communicate with clients, and provide
information to the public, and what standards will protect confidential
information transmitted electronically. He highlights potential
conflicts between professional ethics and legal guidelines and expands
discussions of informed consent, confidentiality and privileged
communication, boundaries and dual relationships, documentation,
conflicts of interest, and risk management. Conceptually rich and
attuned to the complexities of ethical decision making, Social Work
Values and Ethics is unique in striking the right balance among
history, theory, and practical application.
