Social Work Values and Ethics MORGAINE, CHAPTER 2 A New Perspective… Social justice ensures all living things; the individual or the organized group have the same advantage which is provided through equal rights, resources, and opportunities. Sharing of these advantages is the responsibility of all people which builds community and solidarity. Social injustice undermines all living things; the individual or the organized group is exploited or disadvantaged to ensure self-interest and solidifying oppression. ◦ Heather Moshier (9/5/2018) From Discussion Board Post Values vs. Ethics (Values Grid) Values = Beliefs Ethics = Behaviors Social work is “value laden.” – What does that mean? (Additional Questions to wrestle with on your own: Morgaine, p. 92) This man filmed a fatal car crash instead of helping. Then, Ohio police arrested him. When Paul Pelton saw the scene of a fatal car crash this week, he didn’t try to comfort the victims, who were both teenagers, and he didn’t help them, authorities say. Instead, according to police, Pelton started filming the scene on his cellphone. Thoughts? Contemporary Social Work Values – NASW Code to Ethics Ethical Principles Value: Service Ethical Principle: Social workers’ primary goal is to help people in need and to address social problems. Value: Social Justice Ethical Principle: Social workers challenge social injustice. Value: Dignity and Worth of the Person Ethical Principle: Social workers respect the inherent dignity and worth of the person. Ethical Principles Value: Importance of Human Relationships Ethical Principle: Social workers recognize the central importance of human relationships. Value: Integrity Ethical Principle: Social workers behave in a trustworthy manner. Value: Competence Ethical Principle: Social workers practice within their areas of competence and develop and enhance their professional expertise. Case Discussion: Child Neglect Claimed in Teen’s Plan to End Her Own Life ➢What are the values in this article (beliefs)? ➢What are the ethics in this article (behaviors)? Critical Reflexivity on Values Mary Ellen Kondrat’s model for practitioner self awareness Ethics Theory in Social Work •Discernment of “right” and “wrong” or “good” and “bad” •Ethics – guide professionals in the choices they make in their professional capacity What is your first ethical memory – what was your first choice about right or wrong, good or bad? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOpf6KcWYyw (The Trolley Problem) “Right” ---------------------------------------------------→ “Wrong” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPaSLyHxqSs Something Suddenly Came Up (The Brady Bunch) http://www.tubechop.com/watch/6866633 9/13/2018 12 How does an Ethical Dilemma Start? “Right” vs “Wrong” ◦Wrong = violation of the law, departure from the truth, deviation from generally accepted moral standards ◦Factors in decision making = experience, reason, tradition, religion ◦What is your definition of “Right?” 9/13/2018 13 Principle-Based Ethics •Identification of universal ethical principles Principles of Personal Ethics ▪Concern for the well-being of others ▪Respect for the autonomy of others ▪Trustworthiness & honesty ▪Willing compliance with the law (with the exception of civil disobedience) ▪Basic justice; being fair ▪Refusing to take unfair advantage ▪Benevolence: doing good ▪Preventing harm ▪ Bryn Williams-Jones at the U.B.C. Centre for Applied Ethics (http://ethics.ubc.ca/papers/invited/colero-html/) Principles of Professional Ethics ▪Impartiality; objectivity ▪Openness; full disclosure ▪ Confidentiality ▪Due diligence / duty of care ▪Fidelity to professional responsibilities ▪Avoiding potential or apparent conflict of interest ▪ Bryn Williams-Jones at the U.B.C. Centre for Applied Ethics (http://ethics.ubc.ca/papers/invited/colero-html/) Principles of Global Ethics Global justice (as reflected in international laws) Society before self / social responsibility Environmental stewardship Interdependence & responsibility for the ‘whole’ Reverence for place ◦ Bryn Williams-Jones at the U.B.C. Centre for Applied Ethics (http://ethics.ubc.ca/papers/invited/colero-html/) Normative Ethics – a set of guidelines that direct social workers in the US in ethical decision making (NASW) ➢The authoritative question—why should we consider ethical obligations, particularly given these obligations to others may conflict with our interest? ➢The substantive question—what actions and resources should we deem good and worthwhile and why? ➢The distributive question—whose interests should we consider and how should goods and resources be distributed among individuals? Positive Obligation vs. Negative Obligation (NASW) Positive Obligation – “to respect and promote the right of clients to self-determination” Negative Obligation – “social workers may limit clients’ right to self-determination when, in the social workers’ professional judgement, clients’ actions or potential actions pose a serious, foreseeable and imminent risk to themselves or others” Applied Ethics ➢A branch of ethical philosophy in which particular ethical dilemmas are analyzed to determine the “best” course of action ➢Use of ethical decision-making models can help develop judgment and perception but can also lead to a static, “cookie-cutter” approach ➢Always in the context of “who has the power?” Ethics in International and Cross-Cultural Social Work Refugees board buses that will take them to Austria after days of being stranded at a rail station in Budapest. Photograph: Antonio Olmos Let’s Discuss… ➢“In reviewing relevant ethics, a broad anti-oppressive framework calls for both awareness of personal values and beliefs and a pluralist approach which requires that practitioners refrain from imposing their value system on others.” ➢Why is this so important? ➢What are the dangers of the practitioner imposing their value systems on their clients? Pluralist Approach The pluralist approach to the study of power, states that nothing categorical about power can be assumed in any community. The question then is not who runs a community, but if any group in fact does. To determine this, pluralists study specific outcomes. Hallmarks of Anti-Oppressive Practice ➢Emphasis on Reflective Analysis – analysis of self, others, and institutions through the lens of context, history, and power (Sarah Grimke -The Invention of Wings) ➢Values and ethics are not static and require continual evaluation to engage in an anti-oppressive and emancipatory practice (Women Army Rangers) Case Discussion: Can I Lie to My Father About Being Gay So He Will Pay for My College Education? ➢What are the values in this article (beliefs)? ➢What are the ethics in this article (behaviors)?
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