ISBN: 1350312851 9781350312852

Category: Education / General

Page count: 315

With over 40,000 copies sold across its lifetime, this is social work classic from a leading international author. Synthesizing the complex ideas and concepts that characterize social work's value base, Sarah Banks expertly provides a clear and systematic account of professional ethics in relation to social work practice, framed within a global context. <i>Ethics and Values in Social Work </i>is co-published with the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) and this fifth edition provides revised and updated analysis of professional regulation and codes of practice. <br><br>Written with Banks' trademark accessibility and theoretical rigour, this updated edition continues to be a relevant and invaluable resource for all students taking Ethics and Values modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as educators and practitioners of social work.<br><br>New to this Edition:<br>- Revised and updated analyses of professional regulations and codes of practices<br>- Updated case studies with an increased number of global examples of social work practice<br>- More cases featuring adults