Banks, S. and Williams, R. (2005) 'Accounting for ethical difficulties in social welfare work : issues, problems and dilemmas.', British journal of social work., 35 (7). pp. 1005-1022.
Abstract
This paper is a preliminary exploration of social welfare practitioners’ accounts of ‘ethically difficult situations’. It describes variations in the ethical vocabulary and form of these accounts. Analysis of practitioners’ own accounts (as opposed to ‘textbook’ cases) draws attention to the ways they construct events, actions and qualities of character as ethically significant and highlights the qualitative distinctiveness of ethical dilemmas, where seemingly irresolvable choices leave a residue of moral loss, regret or guilt.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Ethics, Social welfare work, Accounts, Dilemmas. |
| Full text: | (AM) Accepted Manuscript Download PDF (353Kb) |
| Status: | Peer-reviewed |
| Publisher Web site: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bch199 |
| Publisher statement: | This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in British journal of social work following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version, Banks, S. and Williams, R. (2005) 'Accounting for ethical difficulties in social welfare work : issues, problems and dilemmas.' , British journal of social work., 35 (7), pp. 1005-1022, is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bch199 |
| Date accepted: | No date available |
| Date deposited: | 15 August 2008 |
| Date of first online publication: | 01 January 1970 |
| Date first made open access: | No date available |
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