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| Document Title: | Ethical Casework Practice [Webpage]. |
| Corporate Author: | Child Welfare Information Gateway. |
| Publication Year: | 2022 |
| Abstract: | This webpage explains child welfare caseworkers should be prepared to address a number of ethical dilemmas that may occur when working with children, youth, and families. Links to resources are then provided that can help caseworkers assess the context in which moral and ethical issues may arise and how to address those issues effectively. Resources address: ethics education and resources, the complexities of child neglect and ethical issues of child welfare practice, the benefit of reflective casework practice, examples of supervisor misconduct and strategies for addressing unethical behavior, and the strengths and limitations of the use of new technologies in macro...more |
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| Document Title: | Ethics in Adoption [Webpage]. |
| Corporate Author: | The North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC). |
| Publication Year: | 2022 |
| Abstract: | This webpage explains every child or youth, birth family member, and adoptive family has the right to ethical adoption practice focused on the best interests of the child or youth. It then presents ethical principles that should guide all adoptions: all adoption decisions should be made based on the child’s or youth’s best interests over his or her entire life; adoptions should never result in undue profit; in cases of voluntary adoption, all parties to the adoption must respect the legal and moral rights of both birth mothers and birth fathers to consent to the adoption; before adoption is pursued, diligent...more |
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| Document Title: | [North Carolina] Administrative Code: Title 21 Occupational Licensing Boards: Chapter 63 Certification Board For Social Work: Section .0500 Ethical Guidelines [Webpage]. |
| Corporate Author: | North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board. |
| Publication Year: | 2022 |
| Abstract: | The Rules in this Section serve as a standard for North Carolina social workers in their various professional roles, relationships and responsibilities. Social workers shall consider all the principles in the Rules in this Section that bear upon any situation in which ethical judgment is to be exercised, and shall select a course of action consistent with the Rules in this Section. |
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| Document Title: | NAA Standards & Ethics. Version 2021 |
| Corporate Author: | National Adoption Association. |
| Publication Year: | 2021 |
| Abstract: | The standards are written to provide guidance for the field, improve practice, evaluate agency performance, and demonstrate the value of specialized adoption services with a focus on practices that center racial equity in adoption work. “The overrepresentation of children of color in foster care has gone on for far too long, and the workforce continues to be led by those who do not reflect the communities served,” says Kamilah Bunn, Chief Executive Officer of the NAA. Bunn stated, “We must educate our workforce at all levels that ethical practice means doing our work without bias always centering and honoring youth first...more |
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| Document Title: | Building the Field of Ethical, Authentic, and Youth-Led Advocacy: Key Components of a Youth-Led Advocacy Program. |
| Personal Author: | Moffa, Cathy. |
| Publication Year: | 2021 |
| Abstract: | This report explains the importance of youth-led advocacy in creating knowledgeable, progressive reform policies, and describes key components for developing youth-driven programming that incorporates youth experience and expertise in systemic reform at the local, State, and national levels. The report begins with an overview of the Youth Advocacy Program at the Juvenile Law Center, the power of youth voice, the development of the components through on-going feedback and direction from youth advocates. Key components are then described include: support and retention strategies based on adolescent development, trauma informed practice, and equitable program management; sufficient staffing by highly trained individuals with a...more |
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| Document Title: | Establishing Ethical Standards for Online Family Mediation. |
| Personal Author: | Melamed, James C. |
| Publication Year: | 2021 |
| Abstract: | Leading national family mediation organizations have abided by generally common standards for family mediation for over two decades. Do these standards now need to be reconsidered and updated to address issues of online family mediation? If so, how do we best do this reconsideration and updating? In this article, Jim Melamed, Co-Founder, General Counsel, and Chairman of the Board of Mediate.com (as well as the past Executive Director of the Academy of Family Mediators) discusses the new challenges facing family mediation practice as a result of new technologies and suggests changes in ethical standards. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Researching Representations of Children and Childhood on Instagram: Ethical and Methodological Considerations (Chapter 20 in Young Children’s Rights in a Digital World: Play, Design and Practice). |
| Personal Author: | Dobson, Madeleine.,Jay, Jenny. |
| Publication Year: | 2021 |
| Abstract: | This chapter describes a study that is examining the representation of children on Instagram and how this compares/contrasts to early childhood educators’ image of children as significant and capable individuals. Information is provided on the first phase of the study, including the origins of the project, the navigation of ethics, and methodological considerations. 30 references. |
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| Document Title: | A Practitioner's Guide to the Ethical Conduct of Research on Child Marriage in Humanitarian Settings. |
| Personal Author: | Robinson W. Courtland.,Hunersen, Kara.,Leigh, J.,Elnakib, Shatha.,Metzler, Janna. |
| Publication Year: | 2021 |
| Abstract: | This guide is intended to offer practitioners a framework for decision-making considering whether and how to conduct research on child marriage in humanitarian settings. Our focus is on the ethical conduct of research among female and male adolescents and young people(10–24) who are at risk of or have experienced child marriage and are living in challenging, low-resource and often insecure environments. This guide is designed to help practitioners make decisions about whether or not human subject research on child marriage is needed in humanitarian settings, and, if it is needed, to help them examine the key concepts, elements and options that...more |
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| Document Title: | Ethical Child Custody Evaluations: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. |
| Personal Author: | Reiter, Elisa.,Pollack, Daniel. |
| Publication Year: | 2021 |
| Abstract: | Often, the greatest battle in a divorce is not about money, but about who will have custody of the children. If there is a custody dispute, a child custody evaluation may be an important aspect of the case. It is intrinsic to child custody disputes that one or both parties may be dissatisfied with the evaluator’s recommendation. Whatever those objections, hopefully, there should be no question concerning the evaluator’s ethics or objectivity. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | How to Integrate Multiculturalism and Diversity Sensitivity Into the Training and Ethical Skill Set of Behavior Analysts (Chapter 14 in Multiculturalism and Diversity in Applied Behavior Analysis: Bridging Theory and Application). |
| Personal Author: | Weiss, Mary Jane.,Gatzunis, Ksenia.,Aljohani, Wafa. |
| Publication Year: | 2021 |
| Abstract: | Current issues in the field of behavioral analysis in regard to cultural competence are explored, and the importance of understanding cultural sensitivity and diversity is emphasized. Resources available to guide ethical decision-making for behavior analysts are described, as well as resources from related professions for self-assessment for practitioners and organizations. Practice recommendations for cultural competency are then made and steps for increasing sensitivity toward a diverse workforce are reviewed. Discussion questions are included. 27 references. |
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| Document Title: | Research Ethics and Digitising Early Childhood (Chapter 24 in Young Children’s Rights in a Digital World: Play, Design and Practice). |
| Personal Author: | Dobson, Madeleine.,Murcia, Karen.,Gifkins, Kim.,Holloway, Donell. |
| Publication Year: | 2021 |
| Abstract: | This chapter explores potential pragmatic anchors for ethical decision-making in research on digital technologies in lives of young children, and analyzes vignettes through the Digital Child Ethical Research Framework. Topics include: negotiation of young children’s informed consent, their participation in digital data collection, respecting children’s rights, honoring their voices in research, data security, and managing anonymity when dissemination visual data. 17 references. |
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| Document Title: | Children as Research Consultants: The Ethics and Rights of No Research About Them Without Consulting With Them (Chapter 39 in The Routledge International Handbook of Young Children's Rights). |
| Personal Author: | Gaches, Sonya.,Gallagher, Megan. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Abstract: | This chapter discusses a research project that sought consultative advice from a group of children regarding future research that was being contemplated regarding younger children’s learning, community engagements, and hopes for their futures. It focuses on the ongoing ethnic dilemmas and processes that were present as this research consultation proceeded, including ethical issues of research with children that led to the consultation and then ethical processes that were experienced with the children through the consultation. 41 references. |
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| Document Title: | An Ethical Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. |
| Personal Author: | Howard, Brenda S.,Grove, Rebecca E. Argabrite,Bennett, Leslie.,Erler, Kimberly.,Keith, Jan.,Ritvo, Roger A.,Kennell, Brenda,Ewy, Donna. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Abstract: | In this article, the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Ethics Commission (EC) explores the literature on ethical problem solving during disasters in health care, the ethical issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic that occupational therapy practitioners have reported experiencing, and resources available to practitioners needing support during a time of crisis. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Predicting the Future in Child and Family Social Work: Theoretical, Ethical and Methodological Issues for a Proposed Research Programme (Article in Risk, Decision-making and Assessment in Child Welfare, Special Issue of Child Care in Practice). |
| Personal Author: | Wilkins, David.,Forrester, Donald. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Abstract: | Social workers are constantly predicting the future. In England and Wales there is a legal duty on them to do so, as the 1989 Children Act requires workers to assess not only whether children have suffered significant harm, but also whether they are likely to do so. Similarly, in Northern Ireland social workers are required by The Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 to do the same. On a more mundane level, social workers are constantly making predictions about whether a parent might use and benefit from a particular service, whether there will be a further incident of domestic violence or even...more |
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| Document Title: | Legal, Ethical, and Developmental Considerations Concerning Children in Prison Nursery Programs (In Special Issue: Dependency Courts). |
| Personal Author: | Beit, Caroline. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Abstract: | Prison nurseries are contentious both ethically and legally in the U.S. because of the tension between supporting the child's best interest and putting an innocent child in prison with their incarcerated parent. The majority of the research advocating for prison nurseries focuses primarily on justifying such programs through a utilitarian perspective of maximizing well‐being for society. Research has not focused on justifying prison nurseries as ethical from the perspective of the child. This research expands the purview of the Eighth amendment and argues that separating a child from his or her incarcerated parents represents a cruel and unusual punishment because of...more |
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| Document Title: | Using the UNCRC as a Frame of Reference for Ethical Research With Young Children (Chapter 40 in The Routledge International Handbook of Young Children's Rights). |
| Personal Author: | Cole-Albäck, Aline. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Abstract: | The premise of this chapter is that if we recognise children have rights, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) ought to inform childhood research. However, there is limited reference to the UNCRC in research ethics guidelines and how it can be used as a frame of reference to inform ethical practice in the field. Much of the debate to date has focused on jurisprudence and the legal implementation of the UNCRC, with limited discussions on how children’s rights are relevant outside of the legal and political sphere. This chapter will illustrate, with data from a research study,...more |
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| Document Title: | An Ethical Foundation For Social Good: Virtue Theory And Solidarity. |
| Personal Author: | Garlington, Sarah B.,Collins, Mary Elizabeth. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Abstract: | Purpose: Virtue theorists debate qualities of society leading to human flourishing. Thus, aspects of scholarship on virtue theory may refine conceptualization of social good. We focus on the virtue of solidarity and its contributions to the ethical foundations of social good, providing a core connection to macro-level social work interventions and settings. Methods: We first identify a theoretical gap in the conceptual framework of social good, then use virtue theory and the example of solidarity to connect the concept of social good to social work professional values and macro practice. Results: Our primary critique of the concept of social good is...more |
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| Document Title: | Ethics Review of Machine Learning in Children's Social Care. |
| Corporate Author: | What Works for Children's Social Care. Alan Turing Institute. Rees Centre for Research in Fostering and Education. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Abstract: | This report reviews the ethics of using machine learning (ML) in children’s social care (CSC) in the United Kingdom. This research is informed by a literature review, an examination of existing ethical frameworks in social care and ML, a stakeholder roundtable with 31 participants, and a workshop with 10 CSC family members. Findings are discussed in three tiers that address whether ML should be used, can ML be used in a responsible way, and the potential of data scientific insights to transform the future of CSC. An integrated ethical framework for the use of ML in CSC is presented and includes...more |
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| Document Title: | Caring Alone: The Boundaries of Teachers' Ethics of Care for Newly Arrived Immigrant and Refugee Learners in Denmark. |
| Personal Author: | Haggstrom, Felix.,Borsch, Anne S.,Skovdal, Morten. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Abstract: | Many teachers find themselves working with immigrant and refugee learners who have complex psychosocial needs. This study examines qualitatively how 11 teachers of preparatory classes in Danish public schools approach and respond to the care needs of newcomers. Through an ethics of care lens, we show, one, how teachers care for newcomers, and two, how external support structures and individual dispositions to go beyond their teaching duty determine their care responses. We find that some teachers feel ill-equipped to address the psychosocial needs of newcomers, which, in the absence of external support, translate into feelings of stress and guilt. (Author abstract)...more |
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| Document Title: | Unaccompanied (Chapter 1 in Unaccompanied Migrant Children: Social, Legal, and Ethical Perspectives). |
| Personal Author: | Zamora, Javier. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | This chapter presents a poem by a man who was at age 9 an unaccompanied minor when he crossed into the United States. The poem offers glimpses into the emotional world of a child adjusting in his new home in the United States, and as an adult still torn between his life in El Salvador and his life in the United States. 1 reference. |
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| Document Title: | Toward a Moral Response to Unaccompanied Minors in the US Context (Chapter 9 in Unaccompanied Migrant Children: Social, Legal, and Ethical Perspectives). |
| Personal Author: | Heyer, Kristin E. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | This chapter argues the United States must acknowledge its own responsibility for the immigrant crisis and that the recent increase of privatized shelters and detention centers turn immigration enforcement into a growth industry and blurs the lines between immigration policies and incarceration. Catholic migration ethics are then discussed, including the concepts of social sin, solidarity with the poor, the common good, and conscientization as a path toward conversion. 48 references. |
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| Document Title: | Unaccompanied Migrant Children: Social, Legal, and Ethical Perspectives. |
| Personal Author: | Haker, Hille.,Greening, Molly. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | This book counters many of the myths around migration, asylum, and refuge, and offers insights from professionals who work with and for migrant children in Central America, the United States, and Europe. Following an introduction, Part 1 offers insights into the personal experiences of unaccompanied minor children, told from the first-person perceptive as well as from the perspective of social workers from several countries. The chapters look at the ways unaccompanied migrant children experience their life as border crossers, how they are accompanied in the transition, and how they should be accompanied if their developmental needs were considered. Part 2 focuses...more |
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| Document Title: | Going It Alone: Political Ethics and the Rights of Unaccompanied Migrant Children (Chapter 11 in Unaccompanied Migrant Children: Social, Legal, and Ethical Perspectives). |
| Personal Author: | Haker, Hille. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | This chapter analyses the current shifts in the political ethics of migration and the crisis of responsibility that Western societies face. The shift from political realism to national populism is discussed, as well as the need for a cosmopolitan political approach that transcends the nation states and national interests in the name of universal human dignity and human rights. The plural roots of human rights and the case for religious ethics are explained. 46 references. |
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| Document Title: | Technology In Field Education: Managing Ethical Issues. |
| Personal Author: | Barsky, Allan. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | Given the growing importance of technology in social work practice, field educators need to prepare students for the competent and ethical use of technology. This article explores ethical concerns that field instructors should address with students, including confidentiality, professional boundaries, interjurisdictional practice, client safety, and the impact of private conduct on professional practice. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Betraying Children's Rights: Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in the United States (Chapter 5 in Unaccompanied Migrant Children: Social, Legal, and Ethical Perspectives). |
| Personal Author: | Walts, Katherine Kaufka. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | This chapter provides an overview of the systems that unaccompanied migrant children navigate when they are apprehended by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. With a focus on children’s human rights, U.S. immigration law, and the impact of the child’s best interests standard, the chapter describes the multiple barriers young people face when traversing complex and continuously changing legal systems alone. 34 references. |
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| Document Title: | Preventing Infant Maltreatment with Predictive Analytics: Applying Ethical Principles to Evidence-Based Child Welfare Policy. |
| Personal Author: | Lanier Paul.,Rodriguez Maria.,Verbiest Sarah.,Bryant Katherine.,Guan Ting.,Zolotor Adam. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | Infant maltreatment is a devastating social and public health problem. Birth Match is an innovative policy solution to prevent infant maltreatment that leverages existing data systems to rapidly predict future risk through linkage of birth certificate and child welfare data then initiate a child protection response. Birth Match is one example of child welfare policy that capitalizes on recent advances in computing technology, predictive analytics, and algorithmic decision making. We apply frameworks from business and computer science as a case study in ethical decision-making in child welfare policy. Current Birth Match policy applications appear to lack key aspects of transparency and...more |
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| Document Title: | Social Media Surveillance In Social Work: Practice Realities And Ethical Implications. |
| Personal Author: | Byrne, Julie.,Kirwan, Gloria.,Mc Guckin, Conor. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | This article reports on findings from a study with recently qualified social workers on the use of social media in their practice. The findings reported here are drawn from a broader study on the use of electronic communications conducted with both newly qualified teachers and social workers. The focus group data reported here provide an insight into the practice realities associated with the use of social media by clients and social workers. The qualitative methodology employed helps to reveal the richness and complexity of technology use in practice. This rich picture reveals multi-directional surveillance, by clients and social workers, facilitated by...more |
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| Document Title: | Holy Family or Holy Child?: Child Migrants as Vulnerable Agents (Chapter 8 in Unaccompanied Migrant Children: Social, Legal, and Ethical Perspectives). |
| Personal Author: | Traina, Cristina L.H. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | This chapter explains unaccompanied child migrants are children of God and that current U.S. immigration policy contradicts Catholic teachings and Jesus’s direct invitation to children. It describes child migrants as vulnerable agents and reviews modes of their vulnerability. The need for Christians to move beyond the Holy Family imagery to Jesus’s invitation to children is emphasized. 30 references. |
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| Document Title: | Ethical Implications For Providers Regarding Cannabis Use In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders. |
| Personal Author: | Duvall, Susanne W.,Lindly, Olivia.,Zuckerman, Katharine.,Msall, Michael E.,Weddle, Melissa. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at risk for self-injurious behaviors that can be difficult to treat in the context of co-occurring low IQ and adaptive skills. Increased prevalence and decriminalization of cannabis in some states have led to more frequent questions for pediatricians about the use of cannabis for difficult-to-treat developmental and behavioral conditions. What do we know about the possible benefits and risks of cannabis use in children with ASD? How should the clinician respond to a parent who expresses interest in cannabis to manage behavior in a child with ASD? Ethical analysis that includes harm reduction, health...more |
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| Document Title: | Justice as Responsibility to Child Migrants (Chapter 10 in Unaccompanied Migrant Children: Social, Legal, and Ethical Perspectives). |
| Personal Author: | Rajendra, Tisha M. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | This chapter uses Guatemala and El Salvador as case studies to focus on the responsibilities of U.S. citizens toward unaccompanied migrant children and youth seeking asylum from gang violence in their countries of origin. The chapter outlines the concept of justice as responsibility for relationships, narrates the history of the origins of gang violence in these two counties that highlights the impact of foreign and immigration polices of the United States, and reflects on how these historical injustices impact present-day relationships and thus responsibilities. 16 references. |
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| Document Title: | Policy Statement: Institutional Ethics Committees. |
| Personal Author: | Moon, Margaret. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | In hospitals throughout the United States, institutional ethics committees (IECs) have become a standard vehicle for the education of health professionals about biomedical ethics, for the drafting and review of hospital policy, and for clinical ethics case consultation. In addition, there is increasing interest in a role for the IEC in organizational ethics. Recommendations are made about the membership and structure of an IEC, and guidance is provided for those serving on an IEC. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Childhood, Violence, and Displacement: Experiences of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children from the Perspective of Human and Legal Service Providers in North and Central America (Chapter 2 in Unaccompanied Migrant Children: Social, Legal, and Ethical Perspectives). |
| Personal Author: | Vidal de Haymes, Maria.,Avrushin, Adam.,Sánchez, Celeste. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | A study conducted a secondary analysis of two primary qualitative data sets that entailed transcripts from 46 interviews with professionals working with unaccompanied immigrant children in Chicago and marginalized youth in situations of high vulnerability and violence in Guatemala and Honduras. Findings demonstrate the anger and despair professionals feel regarding the social and political response to the structural violence many of the unaccompanied migrant children encounter, and ways to support children and youth professionally in order to create spaces of social belonging are discussed. 35 references. |
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| Document Title: | Trauma, Detachment, and Non-Belonging: The Plight of Migrant and Refugee Children (Chapter 3 in Unaccompanied Migrant Children: Social, Legal, and Ethical Perspectives). |
| Personal Author: | Arel, Stephanie N. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | This chapter explores the psychological development and the impact of traumatic experiences on unaccompanied migrant children and youth. It provides an overview of attachment theory, discusses severed attachment and trauma, and the experience of non-belonging and the desire for the group. The importance of understanding the cumulative trauma experienced by migrant minors travelling alone and the need to provide secure attachment for these children is emphasized. 49 references. |
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| Document Title: | The Curious Case of Jane Doe (Chapter 6 in Unaccompanied Migrant Children: Social, Legal, and Ethical Perspectives). |
| Personal Author: | Terrio, Susan J. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | This chapter examines the contested case of “Jane Doe” , an unaccompanied youth who while in the custody of the U.S. Office of Refugee Settlement, was denied access to abortion services due to recent policy changes. Following up on her interviews with multiple actors in the case and an in-depth analysis of some of the newest policies, the chapter highlights the contradictions of this case. 21 references. |
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| Document Title: | Dealing With The Caretaker Whose Judgment Is Impaired By Alcohol Or Drugs: Legal And Ethical Considerations. |
| Personal Author: | Bondi, Steven A.,Scibilia, James. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | This article explains substance-using caretakers may have impaired judgment that can negatively affect their child’s well-being, including his or her ability to receive appropriate medical care. Although the physician-patient relationship exists between the pediatrician and the child, obligations related to safety and confidentiality should be considered as well. In managing encounters with impaired caretakers who may become disruptive or dangerous, It is recommended pediatricians not only fulfill the duty involved with an established physician-patient relationship, but also take reasonable care to safeguard patient confidentiality; protect the safety of their patient, other patients in the facility, visitors, and employees; and comply with...more |
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| Document Title: | Art in Social Work: Equivocation, Evidence, and Ethical Quandaries. |
| Personal Author: | Konrad, Shelley Cohen. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | The following commentary identifies arguments, or at the very least equivocation, about where or whether the arts belong in social work practice, research, and education. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Ethical Considerations in Adoption Research: Navigating Confidentiality and Privacy Across the Adoption Kinship Network. |
| Personal Author: | Lo, Albert Y. H.,Grotevant, Harold D.,McRoy, Ruth G. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | Adoption research often includes multiple members of the adoption network, each of whom has distinctive perspectives. Participants may include adopted individuals and their siblings as well as adoptive parents, birth parents, and adoption professionals. Due to these multiple informants and the sensitivity of the topics explored in adoption research, researchers encounter several unique ethical concerns when working with populations impacted by adoption. The current article addresses confidentiality and privacy issues that arise when conducting adoption research. Examples from a longitudinal study on openness in adoption are provided to highlight strategies that can be used to address these issues. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Compendium of Relevant Reference Materials and Resources on Ethical Sourcing and Prevention of Trafficking in Human Beings for Labour Exploitation in Supply Chains. |
| Corporate Author: | Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Office of the Special Representative and Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This compendium is designed to assist government officials involved in policy making, as well as businesses and other stakeholders interested in learning from current practices in order to further enhance their own measures on ethical sourcing and the prevention of human trafficking in supply chains. It is divided into three sections. The first chapter includes State initiatives, such as laws, policies, national action plans, and guidelines developed by national authorities to address forced labor and human trafficking in supply chains. Legislation and policies are highlighted in the countries of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, the European Union, France, Finland, Germany, Ireland,...more |
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| Document Title: | Ethical Evaluation of the Predict-Align-Prevent Program. |
| Personal Author: | Dare, Tim. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This report offers an ethical analysis of the Predict-Align-Prevent Program (PAP) to prevent child maltreatment. It begins by explaining the PAP has three phases: during a ‘predict’ phase, PAP uses geospatial predictive risk modeling to identify high-risk geographical locations based on environmental features; during an ‘align’ phase, PAP aims to use the predictive information about the relative locations of future child maltreatment events and proximate risk and protective factors to identify opportunities to work strategically with communities and providers to align services, education, and resources to locations where they are most likely to reach children at risk; and during a ‘prevent’...more |
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| Document Title: | Social Work With Groups’ Practice Ethics and Standards: Student Confidence and Competence. |
| Personal Author: | Lee, Cheryl D. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Objective: The purpose of this research was to (a) learn how confident social work students were with social work with groups’ ethics and standards, (b) explore strengths and challenges, (c) examine if group work experience impacts results, and (d) discover if confidence improved when the International Association of Social Work with Groups (IASWG) Standards became required class reading. Method: Social work students (n = 234) were given the Inventory of Foundation Competencies in Social Work with Groups (IC-SWG) at the beginning and end of 15-week group work classes. Descriptive statistics, analyses of variance, and t tests were conducted. Results: Students’ scores...more |
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| Document Title: | The Role of the Social Worker in Adoption – Ethics and Human Rights: An Enquiry. |
| Personal Author: | Featherstone, Brid.,Gupta, Anna.,Mills, Sue. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | In 2016, the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) commissioned an enquiry into the role of the social worker in adoption with a focus on ethics and human rights. The enquiry considered adoptions undertaken by local authorities across the four UK nations, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. A total of 105 social workers, 56 birth family members, 44 adoptive parents, 32 adopted people, 15 legal personnel, 24 academics, 24 related professionals, and 13 organizations participated in the enquiry. Following an introduction, Section 1 focuses on the current use of adoption, drawing together responses from participants across the stakeholder groups. Section...more |
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| Document Title: | Uncomfortable Knowledge and the Ethics of Good Practice in Australia's Offshore Refugee Detention Centers (Chapter 41 in Sage Handbook of Youth Work Practice). |
| Personal Author: | Bessant, Judith. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | A case study Is provided involving Australian youth workers who were engaged in providing child protection and youth work services to children and young people detained on Nauru, while knowing the camps breached international legal and human rights conventions. The youth workers opted to act as whistleblowers which led them to being forcibly removed from Nauru, some of the facing criminal prosecution. The implications for youth work practice and professional training are discussed. 50 references. |
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| Document Title: | Ethical and Legal Considerations in Crisis Counseling (Chapter 3 in Crisis Assessment, Intervention, and Prevention. 3rd Edition). |
| Personal Author: | Hard, Paul F.,Talbott-Forbes, Laura L.,Bartlett, Mary L. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This chapter explores ethical and legal considerations related to preventive measures, federal legislations, sentinel court findings, and best practices regarding privacy matters in crisis counseling. It addresses the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, application of the Tarasoff decision, negligence and malpractice, documentation and record keeping, informed consent, confidentiality, termination in crisis intervention, and spiritual and multicultural considerations. Case studies and learning activities are included. (Author abstract modified) |
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| Document Title: | Ethical Issues in Gender-Affirming Care for Youth. |
| Personal Author: | Limberly, Laura L.,Folkers, Kelly McBride.,Friesen, Phoebe.,Sultan, Darren.,Quinn, Gwendolyn P.,Bateman-House, Alison.,Parent, Brendan.,Kenneth, Craig.,Janssen, Aron.,Shah, Lesha D. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) youth who suffer from gender dysphoria are at a substantially elevated risk of numerous adverse physical and psychosocial outcomes compared with their cisgender peers. Innovative treatment options used to support and affirm an individual's preferred gender identity can help resolve gender dysphoria and avoid many negative sequelae of nontreatment. Yet, despite advances in these relatively novel treatment options, which appear to be highly effective in addressing gender dysphoria and mitigating associated adverse outcomes, ethical challenges abound in ensuring that young patients receive appropriate, safe, affordable treatment and that access to this treatment is fair and equitable. Ethical...more |
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| Document Title: | Child Protection Systems Between Professional Cooperation And Trustful Relationships: A Comparison Of Professional Practical And Ethical Dilemmas In England/Wales, Germany, Portugal, And Slovenia. |
| Personal Author: | Meysen, Thomas.,Kelly, Liz. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This paper explores practical and ethical dilemmas for professionals when securing the protection of children in the complex non‐clinical setting of individual families. It is based on a cross‐country study on cultural encounters in interventions against child physical abuse and neglect in four countries (England/Wales, Germany, Portugal, and Slovenia). Drawing on national reports of legal‐organizational frameworks and socio‐cultural backgrounds of European child protection systems, it also presents the results of a series of focus groups with professionals. Data were analysed to identify implicit and explicit discursive constructions as well as normative representations and from this deriving the key ethical issues and...more |
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| Document Title: | Ethical Concerns in Research on Human Trafficking. |
| Personal Author: | Siegel, Dina.,De Wildt, Roos. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This book explores ethical issues in human trafficking research involving children and adults, and highlights best practices and challenges. Following an introduction, Part 1 explores ethical dilemmas in research on sex trafficking and the sex industry at large. Chapters discuss the ethics of researching women trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation, researching the sex industry and trafficking, ethnographic research on the sex industry and the ambivalence of ethical guidelines, the triple taboo of ethnicity, crime, and sex work, and the ethical minefield in human trafficking research. Part 2 focuses on labor trafficking and includes chapters on negotiating anonymity, informed consent, and illegality...more |
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| Document Title: | Foster Care Stigma And Ethical Boundary Violations In The Rural Child Welfare Workplace (Chapter 16 in Rural Child Welfare Practice: Stories from the Field). |
| Personal Author: | Day, Angelique. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This chapter describes the phenomenon of living in a "goldfish bowl" when child welfare workers with their own histories of child abuse and neglect are recruited to serve in rural areas, and identifies the laws and administrative procedures for protecting the rights of foster children to confidentiality. A case vignette is presented to highlight the stigma former foster children can feel and how the system can retraumatize foster care alumni. Discussion questions and learning activities are included. 8 references. |
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| Document Title: | Work Ethic and Life Satisfaction among Social Workers in Massachusetts: The Moderating Effect of Gender. |
| Personal Author: | Fakunmoju, Sunday B. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | A study involving 194 social workers in Massachusetts explored the association between work ethnic and life satisfaction and the impact of gender. Findings indicate being female, being married, being employed full-time, and being satisfied with one’s job were associated with life satisfaction. For women, high levels of work ethnic were associated with high levels of life satisfaction, while there was a much smaller correlation for men. Implications are discussed. Numerous references. |
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| Document Title: | A Critical Race Perspective On An Empirical Review Of Asian American Parental Racial-Ethic Socialization (Chapter 2 in Asian American Parenting: Family Process And Intervention). |
| Personal Author: | Juang, Linda P.,Yoo, Hyung Chol.,Atkin, Annabelle. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This chapter reviews what we currently know about Asian American parental racial-ethnic socialization and provides historical context as well as an outlook for future directions. We first define racial-ethnic socialization and provide a brief history of immigration and racialized experiences of Asians in America. We then present a thorough review of empirical literature on Asian American parental racial-ethnic socialization with attention to measurement, highlighting key limitations of this literature. Finally, we conclude by offering directions for future research to advance scholarship on Asian American parental racial-ethnic socialization that is based on a Critical Race perspective. Understanding how Asian American parents socialize...more |
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| Document Title: | Financial Ethics in Intercountry Adoption: Navigating Four Areas of Risk. |
| Personal Author: | Mraz, Sarah. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This brief explains the responsibilities of adoption service providers (ASPs) in ensuring international adoptions are compliant with federal financial compliance regulations. It notes that while many of the fees and payments required in any intercountry adoption process are easily identifiable (foreign central authority dossier review and processing, USCIS, visas, etc.), there are other financial components in adoption processes that are harder to understand and manage. These include gift giving, travel expenses, compensation of staff or fees for services, and accounting and processing of third-party fees. Information for complying with regulations surrounding these financial components is provided and suggestions are made for...more |
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| Document Title: | Social Work With Groups’ Practice Ethics and Standards: Student Confidence and Competence. |
| Personal Author: | Lee, Cheryl D. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Abstract Objective: The purpose of this research was to (a) learn how confident social work students were with social work with groups’ ethics and standards, (b) explore strengths and challenges, (c) examine if group work experience impacts results, and (d) discover if confidence improved when the International Association of Social Work with Groups (IASWG) Standards became required class reading. Method: Social work students (n = 234) were given the Inventory of Foundation Competencies in Social Work with Groups (IC-SWG) at the beginning and end of 15-week group work classes. Descriptive statistics, analyses of variance, and t tests were conducted. Results: Students’...more |
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| Document Title: | Families and the Ethic of Globordered Markets. |
| Personal Author: | Hacker, Daphna. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This article examines the ethical implications of the impact of globordered markets, markets created by the intense interactions between national borders and globalization, on families. To explore the impact of bordered globalization on families, it analyzes the phenomenon of parents who leave for another country without their children to send remittances back home, and the impact of child labor common in many parts of the Global South. It is argued that parental emigration has a greater negative impact on children than child labor when child labor is shaped as a non-abusive addition to effective schooling. 158 references. |
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| Document Title: | An Ethics of Caring in Youth Work Practice (Chapter 24 in Sage Handbook of Youth Work Practice). |
| Personal Author: | Spier, Joshua. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This chapter discusses the findings of a study that explored the lived experience of 12 experienced Australian youth workers and researchers in university-based youth work education. It illustrates how hermeneutic-ontological phenomenology can be useful for youth workers by giving them a way to reflect on and enrich their understanding of caring as an essential aspect of being ethical in the world. 39 references. |
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| Document Title: | The Ethical Foundations of Youth Work as an International Profession (Chapter 34 in Sage Handbook of Youth Work Practice). |
| Personal Author: | Sercombe, Howard. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This chapter explains youth work is a professional practice in which clients, at a point of vulnerability, are engaged in an intentionally limited relationship directed towards the transformation of their situation. The chapter then examines who the client is, the vulnerabilities of the client, the sphere of action, the transformation, and codes of ethics. An international code of ethics for youth work is then presented. 62 references. |
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| Document Title: | Faith-Based Youth Work: Education, Engagement and Ethics (Chapter 15 in Sage Handbook of Youth Work Practice). |
| Personal Author: | Bright, Graham. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | A study involving nine youth work practitioners in the United Kingdom explored the role faith-based youth work plays in extending inclusion. Findings indicate faith-based youth workers facilitate different forms of inclusive practice, both aimed at young people of particular faith traditions to enhance their sense of inclusion, as well as open access provision for young people more broadly. 1 figure, 1 table, and 46 references. (Author abstract modified) |
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| Document Title: | Ethical issues in counseling: a trend analysis. |
| Personal Author: | Çerkez, Yağmur.,Manyeruke, Gloria.,Oduwaye, Omotoyosi.,Shimave, Stella. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to examine research about Ethical Issues in Counseling published in selected professional sources and databases between the period of 1986–2017. The data on documents relating ethical issues contained in the Web of Science, EBSCO, Scopus, Taylor & Francis collected were analyzed using content analysis. Ethical issues, Ethical dilemmas and counseling psychology related keywords and phrases were employed together in the analysis of the documents. In total 157 documents were categorized among be relevant to Ethical issues and counseling and they were analyzed. The results reveal that 2010 was the year the most articles on counselling...more |
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| Document Title: | Evaluating a Teaching Module on Ethically Responsible Evidence-Based Practice Decision Making in an Advanced Micro Practice Course. |
| Personal Author: | Wong, Rose. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This article adds to the growing body of literature on the use of evidence-based practice (EBP) in social work. Specifically, it examines a 9-hour EBP educational model designed to prepare MSW students for appropriate decision-making strategies in working with multicultural client populations. The model places emphasis on identification and application of critical thinking skills for micro- and mezzo-level practice in urban social work systems. It moves beyond traditional research approaches and emphasizes community-based and emic approaches for generating evidence appropriate for ethnic minority populations. Students’ written assignments (N = 80) demonstrated the model’s pedagogical value as a learning strategy for applying...more |
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| Document Title: | Race, Equity, and Ethics: Questions on Child Welfare and Predictive Analytics [Youtube video]. |
| Personal Author: | Russell, Jesse.,Halyard, Tashira. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | In this 1-hour webinar, Dr. Jesse Russell discusses the structural factors that bring families to the attention of child welfare agencies and how to consider these factors when implementing predictive modeling tools. The webinar is the third in a series on predictive analytics and child welfare. This webinar discusses the use of predictive analytics in different fields, key components of good decision making in child welfare, considerations when using predictive analytics at critical decision points, racial equity and predictive analytics, the ethics of using predictive analytics, and the effectiveness of predictive analytics in child welfare. |
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| Document Title: | Code of Ethics for Foster Parents. |
| Corporate Author: | National Foster Parent Association (NFPA). |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This National Foster Parent Association’s Code of Ethics lists principles for successful family foster parenting, including: providing a safe and secure environment, providing a loving and stable family care environment, modeling healthy family living, providing positive guidance, promoting and supporting positive relationships, meeting physical and mental health care needs, promoting educational attainment and success, promoting social and emotional development, supporting permanency plans, growing as a foster parent, preparing youth for self-sufficiency, and advocating for resources. |
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| Document Title: | Interventions to Improve Foster Children’s Mental and Physical Health: A Systematic Review and Assessment of the Economic, Social and Ethical Aspects. |
| Corporate Author: | Swedish Health Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services (SBU). |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This brief discusses findings from a systematic review of 23 studies that included 18 supportive interventions for children in foster care and their foster parents. The review included controlled trials with high or medium quality, published between 1990 and 2017 that included at least 40 participants. Follow-up time was at minimum three months or more for children two years or older, and one month or more for children younger than two years. The systematic review also included economic aspects, an inventory of the interventions used in Sweden, and expressed experiences of foster care by representatives of non-profit organizations for individuals with...more |
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| Document Title: | Children with Psychiatric Disabilities: Bioethical and Genomic Dilemmas (Chapter 20 in Handbook of Children's Rights: Global and Multidisciplinary Perspectives). |
| Personal Author: | Sabatello, Maya. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This chapter addresses the bioethics and genomic dilemmas that arise for children with psychiatric disorders. It being with a history of the abuses of children deemed unfit under the Nazi regime, and then draws on past and contemporary lessons to inform emerging debates concerning the geneticization of psychiatric disorders in children with respect to reproduction and precision medicine. The chapter concludes by highlighting the potential benefits of a rights-based approach to better advance informed genomic-based decisions. Numerous references. |
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| Document Title: | Ethics at the End of Life: A Teaching Tool. |
| Personal Author: | Wallace, Cara L.,Thielman, Kara J.,Cimino, Andrea N.,Rueda, Heidi L. A. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Social workers rarely receive education and training in the areas of grief, bereavement, and death and dying, which may lead to difficulties in compassionately and ethically addressing concerns in end-of-life or grief-related contexts. This article presents actual and potential outcomes from three challenging end-of-life case studies using Mattison’s ethical decision-making model as a framework. The case studies were drawn from student interviews with experienced master’s-level social workers. This pedagogical article helps to promote self-reflection and consideration of ethical issues in grief and death-related situations as well as supplement death education and ethics curricula to include end-of-life content. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Prenatal Child Protection: Ethics of Pressure and Coercion in Prenatal Care for Addicted Pregnant Women (Chapter 8 in Parental Responsibility in the Context of Neuroscience and Genetics). |
| Personal Author: | Dondorp, Wybo.,de Wert, Guido. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This chapter discusses the case of pregnant addicted women and the responsibilities that they may have towards their future children. It is argued that while prenatal child protection is a morally important good, it is not enough to justify pressure and coercion against pregnant women. The tension between the protection of the fetus and a woman’s right to abortion is examined in court cases in the Netherlands, and the need to focus protection measures on the future child rather than the fetus is emphasized. 25 references. |
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| Document Title: | Beyond Ethics And Evidence: Learning To Look At The Intended And Unintended Consequences Of Our Actions. |
| Personal Author: | Charles, Grant. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | The human service professions have traditionally taken a narrow perspective on what constitutes ethical and effective practice. We are taught to use simplistic code-based models to judge whether our actions are ethical and in-the-moment measures to determine if we are being effective. If we observe no harm in the period of our intervention, then we believe our actions are ethical. Similarly, if we observe some positive change, then we believe our interventions are effective. However, when we examine our work within a broader context and over a longer period of time we can come to different conclusions. This article illustrates several...more |
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| Document Title: | Ethical Treatment Of Youthful Offenders: Issues For Psychologists. |
| Personal Author: | Hofmann, Sara Ashline., |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | The treatment of youthful offenders in correctional settings presents psychologists with a range of challenging ethical concerns. The inherent discord between psychologically based goals and correctional objectives yields a complicated ethical landscape for clinicians. These concerns can be partially addressed through the APA's revised Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (2010) and field-specific practice guidelines but also require extensive further guidance to ensure competent and ethical practice. This article analyzes current information about youthful offenders, outlines disparities in stakeholder goals, provides an overview of ethical considerations of treating youthful offenders in correctional settings, and offers recommendations for education and...more |
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| Document Title: | Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling Children and Adolescents. |
| Personal Author: | Sartor, Teri Ann.,McHenry, Bill.,McHenry, Jim. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This book provides counselors and other professionals with clinical cases and accurate, up-to-date information on both ethical standards and case law. Chapters take a comprehensive, developmental approach to legal and ethical decision making when counseling children and adolescents, one that presents each chapter topic from the perspective of an adult and then explores accommodations important to children and adolescents. The book is intended to help practitioners to better understand the legal and ethical concerns around working with young people. (Author abstract modified) |
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| Document Title: | Adolescent Mothers in Foster Care: Relational Ethics, Depressive Symptoms and Health Problems Through a Contextual Therapy Lens. |
| Personal Author: | Wilson, Katherine L.,Glebova, Tatiana.,Davis, Sean.,Seshadri, Gita. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This is the first study that provides empirical support for the importance of contextual theory notions of relational ethics for the well-being of adolescent mothers in the foster care system. Data came from a sample of 42 adolescent mothers in kinship and non-kinship foster families and included self-reports on the Relational Ethics Scale. As it was hypothesized, adolescent mothers in kinship placement reported a significantly higher degree of relational ethics (perception of trust, fairness and loyalty) in their foster family and lower levels of depressive symptoms than adolescent mothers in non-kinship placement. Regardless of the placement type, family relational ethics correlated...more |
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| Document Title: | Ethical Analysis: Predictive Risk Models at Call Screening for Allegheny County. |
| Personal Author: | Dare, Tim.,Gambrill, Eileen. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This report comments on two linked papers produced by Rhema Vaithianathan, Nan Jiang, Tim Maloney and Emily Putnam-Hornstein as part of the development of a predictive risk modeling tool to improve child protection decisions being made by the Allegheny County Department of Human Service. In our assessment, subject to the recommendations in this report, the implementation of the AFST is ethically appropriate. Indeed, we believe that there are significant ethical issues in not using the most accurate risk prediction measure. Instruments that are more accurate will result in fewer false positives and false negatives, thus reducing stigmatization (false positives) and more...more |
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| Document Title: | The Reality Of Relationships With Young People In Caring Professions: A Qualitative Approach To Professional Boundaries Rooted In Virtue Ethics. |
| Personal Author: | Hart, Peter. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | The rigidity of professional boundaries have been critiqued in previous work and alternative models and metaphors have been offered, however few are rooted in empirical research that highlights normative practices. In this article, professional boundaries are examined in light of an ethnographic study into youth work practice in the UK. The quasi-quantitative language around boundaries (e.g. someone is ‘too close’ to a client) can be considered unhelpful and fail to reflect the complex reality of youth workers' practice (and those of wider caring professions), where relationships between youth worker and young person are based on multiple interrelated aspects. It is suggested,...more |
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| Document Title: | A Model of Comparative Ethics Education for Social Workers. |
| Personal Author: | Pugh, Greg L. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Social work ethics education models have not effectively engaged social workers in practice in formal ethical reasoning processes, potentially allowing personal bias to affect ethical decisions.1 Using two of the primary ethical models from medicine, a new social work ethics model for education and practical application is proposed. The strengths and weaknesses of specific extant social work and medical models are reviewed and addressed by the new model and its educational process. The development, components, and use of the social work model are detailed, and an education process example is provided. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Social Work Practice and Technology: Ethical Issues and Policy Responses (Special Issue: Select Papers from the husITa16 Conference). |
| Personal Author: | Barsky, Allan Edward. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | With the growing use of technology in social work practice, social workers and their agencies need to update and enhance their policies to promote the highest standards of practice and to manage risks associated with the use of technology. This article provides guidance on developing policies in relation to the potential benefits of technology, confidentiality, informed consent, social worker–client boundaries, client safety, respect, and cross-jurisdictional practice. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | What Causes Unethical Behavior? A Meta-Analysis to Set an Agenda for Public Administration Research. |
| Personal Author: | Belle, Nicola.,Cantarelli, Paola. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This article uses meta-analysis to synthesize 137 experiments in 73 articles on the causes of unethical behavior. Results show that exposure to in-group members who misbehave or to others who benefit from unethical actions, greed, egocentrism, self-justification, exposure to incremental dishonesty, loss aversion, challenging performance goals, or time pressure increase unethical behavior. In contrast, monitoring of employees, moral reminders, and individuals’ willingness to maintain a positive self-view decrease unethical conduct. Findings on the effect of self-control depletion on unethical behavior are mixed. Results also present subgroup analyses and several measures of study heterogeneity and likelihood of publication bias. The implications are...more |
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| Document Title: | Delivering Social Work Services in Collaboration with the Legal Representation for Individual Clients: An Effective, Ethical and Economical Approach to Supporting Families in Child Abuse and Neglect Legal Proceedings. |
| Personal Author: | Pott, Robbin. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This article discusses the need to improve the quality of helping relationships between families and social workers in the child protection system and the growing body of evidence that teams of social workers and lawyers are effective at improving outcomes in child protection legal proceedings. The author presents an alternative structure of delivering social work services within the child protection systems once a court gets involved with a family, proposing that social workers should focus on individual clients in collaboration with their legal representation, rather than the traditional model of a governmental agency social worker serving the family as a unit...more |
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| Document Title: | A New Era of Ethics: The Use of Virtual Reality Interventions in Social Work Ethics. |
| Personal Author: | Trahan, Mark.,Smith, Scott.,Benton, Amy D. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Social work practice is embracing the use of technology for the purpose of providing clients with the most efficacious interventions. Virtual technology, another significant wave in technological advancement, is commercially available to the public and social work practitioners. While social work has been researching the efficacy and impact of virtual reality interventions, social work macro and micro practitioners are not equipped with ethical standards for best practices that maximize client outcomes and reduce risk. The article reviews the national Association of Social Workers (NASW) code of ethics and new standards published by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to review...more |
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| Document Title: | A "Code of Ethics" For Foster Parents: Ask Us About Our Principles! |
| Personal Author: | Mayers Pasztor, Eileen.,Kriby, Peggy.,Clements, Irene. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | The implementation of the National Foster Parent Association’s Code of Ethics by the Louisiana Foster and Adoptive Parent Association is discussed, and steps for implementing the Code of Ethics in other agencies are suggested. The preamble of the NFPA Code of Ethics, principles, and key definitions are provided. |
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| Document Title: | Moral Injury Among Child Protection Professionals: Implications for the Ethical Treatment and Retention of Workers. |
| Personal Author: | Haight, Wendy.,Sugrue, Erin P.,Calhoun, Molly. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This study considers any “moral injury” occurring among professionals working within the Child Protection System (CPS). Moral injury refers to the lasting psychological, spiritual and social harm caused by one's own or another's actions in high-stakes situations that transgress deeply held moral beliefs and expectations. We administered a modified version of the Moral Injury Events Scale (MIES) (Nash et al., 2013) to 38 CPS professionals. We then conducted in-depth, semi-structured, audio-recorded individual interviews with them to elaborate their responses to the MIES. Professionals' MIES scores and descriptions of their responses suggest that some professionals do experience moral injury as a result...more |
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| Document Title: | Neurological Diversity and Epigenetic Influences in Utero: An Ethical Investigation of Maternal Responsibility Towards the Future (Chapter 7 in Parental Responsibility in the Context of Neuroscience and Genetics). |
| Personal Author: | Hens, Kristien. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This chapter investigates whether and how epigenetics complicates the question of maternal responsibility if maternal behavior years before conception has consequences for the well-being of the future child. Examples of autism and high intelligences are then used to consider the distinction between prevention and enhancement and the classification of neurological difference as an identity rather than an affliction. The need for a new framework for maternal, parental, and collective responsibility is highlighted. 57 references. |
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| Document Title: | Ethics and the Endangerment of Children's Bodies. |
| Personal Author: | Graf, Gunter.,Schweiger, Gottfried. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This book addresses the endangerment of children’s bodies in affluent societies and uses an ethical point of view to examine the violation of bodily integrity of children with a focus on the issues of eating, sexuality, and violence. The capability approach is applied to all of these issues to examine the cases, extent, and depth of the problem, ethical issues that are involved and how the threats in question violate children’s bodily integrity in the three dimensions of health, agency, and self-relations. It also considers how certain agencies of justice should respond. Following an introduction, Chapter 2 introduces and argues for...more |
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| Document Title: | A Call for a More Ethical and Professional Adoption Practice. |
| Personal Author: | Johnson, Chuck. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This brief discusses the challenges facing the adoption field, the public perception that adoption often fails those it serves, and unethical adoption practice. Five recommendations for adoption professionals are made and include: a commitment to engage in hyper-diligence to ensure that best practices are used and the integrity of the field is beyond reproach; a commitment to serve every individual touched by adoption before, during, and after placement; a commitment to lifelong education and support of members of the adoption triad; the development and implementation of a uniform standard of practice in adoption; and a commitment to greater collaboration in the...more |
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| Document Title: | Aligning Practice, Ethics, and Policy: Adopting a Harm Reduction Approach in Working With High-Risk Children and Youth (Chapter 6 in Transforming Child Welfare: Interdisciplinary Practices, Field Education, and Research). |
| Personal Author: | Smyth, Peter. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This chapter will examine the application of a harm reduction approach in child welfare practice with high-risk children and youth. It will address questions about how and why this approach can help engage and empower such a challenging population. This chapter defines harm reduction through drawing on contemporary literature that is relevant to child protection and highlights the High Risk Youth Initiative in Edmonton, Alberta. This chapter offers a case example that supports the unique application of a harm reduction approach to a traditionally risk-averse system. This chapter offers a sound argument for harm reduction approaches as a foundation for strengths-based...more |
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| Document Title: | Conflicted Over Confidentiality: Indiana Ethics Opinion Says Lawyers Not Always Obligated to Report Child Abuse. |
| Personal Author: | Hudson, Jr., David L. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This article explains that Indiana law requires anyone who has reason to believe that a child is a victim of abuse or neglect to immediately make a report to the State department of child services or a local law enforcement agency, however, the Indiana State bar Association has concluded that the obligation of lawyers to report cases of child abuse or neglect is not absolute. The dilemma between the mandatory reporting statute and the duty of confidentiality under professional conduct rules is discussed. |
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| Document Title: | Raising Caring, Respectful, Ethical Children. |
| Corporate Author: | Making Caring Common Project. Harvard Graduate School of Education. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Research in human development clearly shows that the seeds of empathy, caring, and compassion are present from early in life, but that to become caring, ethical people, children need adults to help them at every stage of childhood to nurture these seeds into full development.This set of guideposts to raising caring, respectful, and ethical children, along with tips for putting them into action and are supported by many studies and by the work that our various organizations have conducted over several decades with families across America. (Modified Author Abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Ethical and Child Protection Recommendations for Researching, Documenting and Monitoring Violence Against Children with Disabilities (Chapter 5 in Child Protection and Disability: Practical Challenges for Research). |
| Personal Author: | Fry, Deborah. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This chapter explores ethical issues arising from conducting research on child protection and disability and provides guidance for researching, documenting, and monitoring violence against children with disabilities. Key considerations include the need to balance respondents’ right to participation in research while maintaining the highest level of ethical standards and ensuring the benefits to respondents or communities of documenting violence against children with disabilities are greater than the risks to respondents and communities. 5 figures. |
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| Document Title: | Eating Disorders in Minors and the Role of the Media. An Ethical Investigation (Chapter 5 in Justice, Education And The Politics of Childhood: Challenges And Perspectives.) |
| Personal Author: | Schickhardt, Christoph. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | In his paper, Christoph Schickhardt proposes an ethical analysis of the role of the media for the development of eating disorders such as Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa and related issues such as unhealthy weight control behavior in children and adolescents. Eating disorders are highly severe mental diseases and relatively common among minors. Although their pathogenesis is complex, there is considerable evidence suggesting that the idealizing presentation of very slim bodies in the media, to which many children are exposed intensively for years since early childhood, might contribute to minors’ risk of developing eating disorders. This raises ethical questions concerning the...more |
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| Document Title: | Biopolitics, Ethics and the Culture of Lawfulness, Implications for the Next Generation? (Chapter 29 in Women and Children as Victims and Offenders: Background, Prevention, Reintegration: Suggestions for Succeeding Generations (Volume 2) 1st ed. 2016 Edition). |
| Personal Author: | Breczko, Anetta.,Oliwniak, Slawomir. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This chapter shows how the schools of pronatalism, antinatalism, and environmental ethics have shaped the policies of European countries with regard to procreation, as well as people’s behavior in that area. It also describes how demographic policy has evolved under the influence of progress in biotechnology, and considers the problem of the replacement of generations as a challenge for the culture of lawfulness. Numerous references. (Author abstract modified) |
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| Document Title: | Biopolitics, Ethics and the Culture of Lawfulness. Implications for the Next Generation? (Chapter 29 in Women and Children as Victims and Offenders: Background, Prevention, Reintegration: Suggestions for Succeeding Generations (Volume 2) 1st ed. 2016 Edition). |
| Personal Author: | Breczko, Anetta.,Oliwniak, Slawomir. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This chapter describes the process of the formation of pastoral biopower (Foucault’s concept of biopolitics) within the framework of the European culture of lawfulness. It shows how the schools of pronatalism, antinatalism, and environmental ethics have shaped the policies of European countries with regard to pro creation, as well as people’s behaviors. It also describes how demographic policy has evolved under the influence of progress in biotechnology. Discussion questions are included. Numerous references. (Author abstract modified) |
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| Document Title: | Using Data to Make Violence Against Children with Disabilities Visible: An Overview of Data Sources, Methodological Challenges and Ethical Considerations (Chapter 2 in Child Protection and Disability: Practical Challenges for Research). |
| Personal Author: | Vanderminden, Jennifer. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This chapter provides an overview of data sources on violence against children with disabilities and specific methodological and ethical challenges associated with research on child protection and disability. Challenges to drawing inferences are discussed, as well as deciding who is counted in research and the reliability of the account. |
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| Document Title: | Evidence, Expertise, and Ethics: The Making of an Influential in American Social Work. |
| Personal Author: | Burnette, Denise. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | The extent to which people choose their professions and professions choose their practitioners is not always clear; it is in all likelihood a simpatico process. But, growing attention to the study of careers can help elucidate the nexus of personal and professional forces that underpins this complex dynamic. This line of inquiry can also advance knowledge of how it is that individual scholars come to shape the essential features and directions of a profession at a particular point in its history. I use oral life history methods to develop an account of Eileen Gambrill’s emergence as an “influential” in the course...more |
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| Document Title: | The Issue of Ethics and Authority for Licensed Mental Health Professionals involved in Parenting Coordination. |
| Personal Author: | Amundson, Jon K.,Lux, Glenda M. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | We examine the ethics of licensed mental health professionals accepting the authority inherent in binding arbitration when acting as parenting coordinators (PCs). PCs execute their duties under the umbrella of their professional identity and standards of practice. Fundamental differences exist in how the law and the behavioral sciences conceive human behavior and authority, in particular, authority by role and authority by status. Ethical concerns arise when licensed mental health professionals accept the authority to render binding judgments and ask clients to surrender their autonomy through informed consent. We offer recommendations for PCs to avoid these ethical complications. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Evaluating Programmes for Violent Fathers: Challenges and Ethical Review. |
| Personal Author: | McConnell, Nicola.,Taylor, Julie. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | A range of challenges exist when evaluating programmes for violent men about domestic abuse. Delivered in five UK sites, the Caring Dads Safer Children programme is designed to enhance the parenting behaviour of violent men. At the end of the first delivery programme in each site, a review was undertaken at the request of the ethics committee: to ensure that the evaluation was not raising further ethical issues; to check on the wellbeing of service users and their families; to scrutinise the evaluation process in terms of data quality and quantity; and to inform service and evaluation changes as necessary. In-depth...more |
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| Document Title: | Ethics and the identification and Response to Child Abuse and Neglect (Chapter 8 in Mandatory Reporting Laws and the Identification of Severe Child Abuse and Neglect). |
| Personal Author: | Glover, Jacqueline J.,Justis, Lisa M. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | This chapter presents an ethical framework related to child maltreatment and applies it to clinical issues involving the thresholds of mandatory reporting, family as decision makers, end-of-life decision making, visitation and placement, funding priorities, research, and the two emerging controversial issues of reporting pregnant women whose substance use behaviors put their infants at risk and obesity as medical neglect. 33 references. |
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| Document Title: | Guerrilla Statesmanship: Constitutionalizing an Ethic of Dissent. |
| Personal Author: | Newswander, Chad B. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | According to judicial precedents, administrators informed by their expertise can speak on issues of public concern under First Amendment protections. In one sense, they could dissent by working against their employers in an attempt to direct issues of public concern through an educational function. The power to act like a statesman in raising such issues allows administrators to lead from behind and in front, as long as certain judicial thresholds are met. However, the U.S. Supreme Court recently moved to tighten the scope of such activity. This article assesses how an ethic of dissent has been translated into a constitutional perspective...more |
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| Document Title: | Social Media & Social Work Ethics: Determining Best Practices in an Ambiguous Reality. |
| Personal Author: | Voshel, Elizabeth H.,Wesala, Alia. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | With the rapid evolution of social media today; social workers must be proactive regarding their ethical and professional responsibilities. Professional standards and the NASW Code of Ethics help keep us accountable, but in this fast paced world they are not enough. This article discusses the importance of developing risk management strategies and contains recommendations for the ethical use of social media. In the Internet age, social workers must stay focused on maintaining client privacy while simultaneously establishing and maintaining their professional and personal boundaries. In many settings, ethical coherence may be best achieved through the development of comprehensive social media guidelines/policies...more |
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| Document Title: | Trauma Recovery in Interprofessional Cross-Cultural Contexts: Application of an Ethical Framework. |
| Personal Author: | Barron, Ian G.,Abdallah, Ghassan. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | Research into the complex interactions of personal, professional, and interprofessional ethics is in its infancy. Where interprofessional decision making is made in cross-cultural contexts, ethical dilemmas multiply; inversely, research to guide judgments is sparse. This study sought to explore interprofessional ethical decision making within a project, which delivered Western trauma-recovery training to counselors in Palestine. A cross-cultural interprofessional ethical framework was adapted and later applied to project decision making. A case study is presented based on field note reflections. Researchers perceived the following to be important in addressing ethical decision-making dilemmas: defining interprofessional and cross-cultural language; long-standing relationships of trust; workers...more |
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| Document Title: | Predicting Political Influence on State Ethics Commissions: Of Course We Are Ethical -- Nudge Nudge, Wink Wink. |
| Personal Author: | Rauh, Jonathan. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | This article explores the ability of elected officials to affect the autonomy of state ethics commissions. The author examines autonomy as a function of the capacity of ethics commissions to control their finances and personnel decisions and how the presence or absence of that capacity affects whether bureaucratic structures can function independently of politics. Using data from the 2011 State Integrity Investigation, the analysis extends previous arguments concerning political actors’ desire to affect ethics commissions. Findings suggest that elected officials use their positions to control the makeup of commission leadership and financial resources, with the goal of decreasing commissions’ ability to...more |
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| Document Title: | Working Ethically in Child Protection. |
| Personal Author: | Lonne, Bob.,Harries, Maria.,Featherstone, Brid.,Gray, Mel. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | Intended to prepare students and early career professionals for roles in the complex and challenging work of child protection and family support in the United Kingdom, this book explores the ethical issues surrounding child protection interventions and offers a process-oriented approach to ethical practice and decision making in child protection and family welfare practice. Following an introduction, Part 1 explores frameworks for ethical practice and provides an overview of the DECIDE (Define the problem, Ethical review, Consider options, Investigate outcomes, Decide on action, and Evaluate results) model. Chapters discuss the foundations of moral and ethical theory that inform ethical decision making,...more |
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| Document Title: | Vulnerable Birth Mothers and Repeat Losses of Infants to Public Care: is Targeted Reproductive Health Care Ethically Defensible? |
| Personal Author: | Broadhurst, Karen.,Shaw, Mike.,Kershaw, Sophie.,Harwin, Judith.,Alrouh, Bachar.,Mason, Claire.,Pilling, Mark. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | This article aims to advance debate about the ethics of targeted reproductive health care for birth mothers who have experienced recurrent care proceedings.Making reference to new research evidence that reports the scale of the problem of repeat care proceedings in England, the article considers the role that enhanced reproductive health care might play in helping mothers exit a cycle of care proceedings. Emerging practice initiatives are introduced which are all stretching the boundaries of statutory intervention, by working intensively with mothers following removal of children to public care. The central argument of this paper is that a positive interpretation of rights...more |
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| Document Title: | Teaching Note: Conceptualization of a Contemporary Social Work Ethics Course. |
| Personal Author: | Groessl, Joan. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | This article outlines the conceptualization of a contemporary social work course for the foundation level of a midwestern U.S. master’s of social work program. The conceptualization uses problem-based and applied learning and reflective thinking with attention to the developmental level of students. A brief review of factors to be considered in teaching social work ethics is included. Student learning beyond the National Association of Social Workers’ Code of Ethics is described as well as the use of an ethical decision-making model. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Medical Perspectives: Bioethics / Ethics and the Duties of Medical Professionals and the Nature, Advantages, and Limits of Public Health Approaches (Chapter 9 in Mandatory Reporting Laws and the Identification of Severe Child Abuse and Neglect). |
| Personal Author: | Woodhouse, Donald. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | This chapter presents a practical law and public health ethics view of child abuse reporting as an an activity completely consistent with classic public health law tradition. It explains the interception of clinical medicine and public health, the role of public health in preventing violence and child maltreatment, limitations of public health, and ethic considerations. Professional codes and the law are discussed, as well as bioethics and applying values and ethical principles in practice. Finally, challenges for mental health providers are considered. 32 references. |
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| Document Title: | Straight Talk About Professional Ethics. |
| Personal Author: | Strom-Gottfried, Kim. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | Intended for social service professionals, this book examines the ethical standards governing social workers. A framework is offered for considering ethical dilemmas and is designed to help social workers develop their own capacity for critical thinking in arriving at ethically sound decisions. The book begins with a discussion on what ethics mean and what it means to be ethical. Chapter 2 describes the formwork for examining ethical dilemmas and offers guidelines for weighing options for addressing the dilemmas. Each of the following eight chapters focuses on a particular area of ethics: self-determination, informed consent, competence, confidentiality and privacy, attention to conflicts...more |
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| Document Title: | Ethics, Evidence, Trauma-Informed Practice, and Cultural Sensitivity (Chapter 2 in Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children. 2nd Ed.). |
| Personal Author: | Malchiodi, Cathy A. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | This chapter provides an overview of ethical issues related to the use of creative interventions, trauma-informed principles, and cultural sensitivity about play, toys, music, props, and art materials in the use of creative arts therapies and expressive therapies with traumatized children. 27 references. |
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| Document Title: | Creating a Mobile App to Teach Ethical SocialMedia Practices |
| Personal Author: | Cooner, Tarsem S.,Knowles, Alan.,Stout, Brian. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | Social media has transformed the way individuals and communities interact. The number of mobile devices connected to social media networks has increased exponentially over the last few years. These devices tend never to leave the sides of their owners and offer potentially limitless flexible opportunities for communication and learning. This article initially outlines how an individual social work academic created a mobile phone and tablet app to help students explore the ethical uses of social media in social work. The aim was to encourage discussion around the theoretical and technical challenges posed when seeking to ensure an educational mobile app was...more |
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| Document Title: | Risky Business: Applying Ethical Standards to Social Media Use With Vulnerable Populations. |
| Personal Author: | Dolinsky, Hillary Rose.,Helbig, Natalie. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | Social media is changing how those in the helping professions offer clinical, medical, or educational services, provide referrals, administer therapeutic interventions, and conduct research. Non-profits and government organizations working with vulnerable populations need to consider the possibility of ethical mistakes when using social media. A comparison of Facebook strategies used with the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) mandate to engage and locate current and former youth in the child welfare system was conducted. Facebook practices and strategies were examined based on the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Standards...more |
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| Document Title: | The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically. |
| Personal Author: | Singer, Peter. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | This book explains the concept of effective altruism as making philanthropic decisions based on doing the most good that can be done. It explains that living a fully ethical life requires a rigorously unsentimental view of charitable giving that necessitates organizations demonstrating that they will do more good with donations than other charity options. The book begins by discussing reasons for effective altruism and then includes chapters that discuss living modestly to give more, earning to give, ethical careers, giving a part of yourself, motivation and justification, and altruism and happiness. The last part of the book provides guidance on choosing...more |
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| Document Title: | Steps to Strengthen Ethics in Organizations: Research Findings, Ethics Placebos, and What Works. |
| Personal Author: | Pope, Kenneth S. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | Research shows that many organizations overlook needs and opportunities to strengthen ethics. Barriers can make it hard to see the need for stronger ethics and even harder to take effective action. These barriers include the organization’s misleading use of language, misuse of an ethics code, culture of silence, strategies of justification, institutional betrayal, and ethical fallacies. Ethics placebos tend to take the place of steps to see, solve, and prevent problems. This article reviews relevant research and specific steps that create change. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Young People's Perspectives on Participatory Ethics: Agency, Power and Impact in Domestic Abuse Research and Policy-Making. |
| Personal Author: | Houghton, Claire. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | Children's perspectives literature repositions children and young people as active participants in surviving domestic abuse, protecting their family, opposing the violence and recovering from abuse. However, key tenets of safeguarding in relation to domestic abuse, both in practice and childhood research ethics, struggle to fully recognise children's agency and the need to empower children and young people as well as women. Children's right to participation now extends to national policy-making in many countries, yet has not been explored in relation to the interdependency of women and children's rights, safety and wellbeing where both have been subject to abuse.This paper challenges the...more |
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| Document Title: | “She Offered Me a Place and a Future”: Change is an Event of Becoming Through Movement in Ethical Time and Space. |
| Personal Author: | Bøe, Tore Dag.,Kristoffersen, Kjell.,Lidbom, Per Arne.,Lindvig, Gunnhild Ruud.,Seikkula, Jaakko.,Ulland, Dagfinn.,Zachariassen, Karianne. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | Within mental health research, the promise of exploring the lived experience of those affected is increasingly acknowledged. This research points to the significance of social aspects. The present study is part of a series of qualitative studies exploring network-oriented practices in southern Norway. The aim of this study was to explore the social dynamics of change related to adolescents in psychosocial crises. From the perspective of lived experience the study focused changes related to the adolescents’ ways of existing in various social arenas. Data from qualitative interviews with adolescents receiving help from a mental health service, persons in their social network,...more |
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| Document Title: | Ethical Issues When Working With Abused Children (Chapter 20 in Mental Health Issues of Child Maltreatment). |
| Personal Author: | Clements, Paul Thomas.,Seedat, Soraya.,Gibbings, Elisabeth N. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | This chapter focuses on practicing ethically with children who have experienced abuse in providing both intervention and assessment. The issues of competence, consent to treatment, informed consent, confidentiality, mandated reporting, recordkeeping, and boundaries are explored. Strategies for ethical child sexual abuse assessment are also discussed. 96 references. (Author abstract modified) |
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| Document Title: | Addressing Ethical Issues (Chapter 26 in Representing the Domestic Violence Survivor). |
| Personal Author: | Goldstein, Barry.,Liu, Elizabeth. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | Intended for domestic violence attorneys, this chapter explains the need for attorneys to reveal any conflicts to their clients, their obligations to represent their clients zealously, and their relationships with other professionals in cases. Strategies are discussed for challenging judges’ mistakes, dealing with financial issues, keeping informed of domestic violence issues, and being open to consulting with domestic violence experts. |
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| Document Title: | Ethics Update: The Duty of Competence in the 21st Century. |
| Corporate Author: | American Bar Association. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | This article highlights a conversation by legal ethics expert during an ABA program on technology changes the legal profession has seen in the past 15 years, how those changes affect the ethical duties of lawyers, and how competence can be fulfilled in the digital age. The need for layers to keep up to date on the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology is emphasized. (Author abstract modified) |
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| Document Title: | Ethical Considerations Involved in Seeking the Views of Young People and Their Parents on Medical Reports Received Following a Child Protection Medical Examination. |
| Personal Author: | Higgs, Sarah.,Finlay, Fiona. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | This article discusses a study that examined the views of parents (n=7 families) about medical reports sent to them following a child protection medical examination. Ethical considerations in conducting the study are addressed, as well as the need for clear communication with parents and their families for effective care, to enhance patient satisfaction, and to help build a relationship of trust. 1 table and 13 references. |
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| Document Title: | Ethical Dilemmas: Marketing Yourself on Social Media: California Ethics Opinion Gives Guidance. |
| Personal Author: | Chiamulera, Claire. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | This article discusses findings from the State Bar of California Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct that explores the circumstances under which an attorney's social media postings would be subject to professional responsibility rules and standards governing attorney advertising. The committee concluded any posting relating to the availability for professional employment of an attorney is subject to the rules. |
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| Document Title: | 'The Researcher and the Researched': Ethical Research in Children's and Young People's Services (Chapter 4 in Empowering the Children's and Young People's Workforce: Practice Based Knowledge, Skills and Understanding). |
| Personal Author: | Brownhill, Simon. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | This chapter explores select ethical concepts surrounding the way that ethical research is undertaken across the 0-19 age sector, including privacy, incentives, and the right to withdraw. It highlighted research legislation which underpins and informs quality ethical practice with children, young people, families, and communities. Activities and case studies are included. 51 references. |
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| Document Title: | A Competency-Based Approach to Teaching Professional Self-Care: An Ethical Consideration for Social Work Educators. |
| Personal Author: | Newell, Jason M.,Nelson-Gardell, Debra. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | Incorporating material on professional self-care into social work course content is valuable to the education of neophyte social work practitioners. This article presents a review of the literature on professional burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and compassion fatigue, including the risk factors associated with the experience of these conditions. The literature suggests that students are particularly vulnerable to these conditions as they enter their field placements due to their lack of professional practice experience. To address this educational need among social work students, this article provides suggestions for incorporating material on professional self-care into both micro and macro course offerings and includes...more |
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| Document Title: | Medical Ethics Concerns in Physical Child Abuse Investigations: A Critical Perspective. |
| Personal Author: | Barry, George J.,Redleaf, Diane L. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | Beginning in the fall of 2011, the Family Defense Center undertook a major research project to explore the ethical obligations of physicians who become involved in cases of suspected child abuse or neglect. Physicians typically become involved in such cases either as treating physicians or as investigative/forensic medical experts giving reports used in legal proceedings involving child protection issues. This Paper is the result of that research and contains our efforts to present the ethical concerns that have arisen in cases we have handled at the Family Defense Center. The Paper contains four parts. First, in this Introduction, Part I of...more |
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| Document Title: | Issues in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology: Ethical Issues in Research and Practice (Chapter 2 in Essentials of Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 2nd Edition). |
| Personal Author: | Wilmshurst, Linda. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | This chapter explores ethical issues and challenges practitioners face in their work with young children and adolescents in the areas of assessment, treatment, and conducting research. Common risks and protective factors that can influence the trajectory of child development are then discussed. A short comprehension quiz is included. |
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| Document Title: | Codes of Ethical Conduct (Chapter 15 in Essentials of Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 2nd Edition). |
| Personal Author: | Wilmshurst, Linda. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | The appendix describes the codes of ethical conduct produced by the American Counseling Association, the American Psychological Association, the American School Counselors Association, and the National Association of School Psychologists. |
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| Document Title: | Ethical Considerations in Mental Health Treatment and Interventions with School-Age Children and Adolescents (Chapter 2 in Comprehensive Evidence-Based Interventions for Children and Adolescents). |
| Personal Author: | Fried, Adam L.,Fisher, Celia B. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | The ethical responsibilities of mental health professionals in the selection and implementation of evidence-based interventions are discussed, as well as the types of competence required to perform psychological treatment with children and adolescents, procedures for gaining informed consent and assent, and strategies for navigating confidentiality and privacy procedures. Numerous references. |
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| Document Title: | Ethics and Family Recruitment. |
| Personal Author: | Freundlich, Madelyn.,Gerstenzang, Sarah. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | This paper explores the ethics involved in photolisting a child to promote his or her adoption. It reviews the goals of photolisting and other child-specific recruitment strategies and the challenges social workers face when prospective parents request a specific child and then are disillusioned. Social workers are urged to see information sharing as a continuum that begins with an initial introduction with limited information and continues through full disclosure of all obtainable materials before the final decision to adopt. Guidelines are discussed for developing recruitment materials that introduce the child in a manner that conveys her uniqueness without divulging personal facts...more |
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| Document Title: | Ethical Dilemmas in Management (Chapter 18 in Effectively Managing and Leading Human Service Organizations. Fourth Edition). |
| Personal Author: | Brody, Ralph.,Nair, Murali. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | This chapter explains the National Association of Social Workers has its own code of ethics, reviews common ethical dilemmas faced by those working in the human services field, and discusses ethical principles of social workers. The need for social workers to treat all clients with respect and dignity and take into consideration their clients’ race/ethnicity, culture, religion, gender, and sexual orientation is emphasized. Discussion questions are included. 18 references. |
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| Document Title: | Our Tiniest Patients, Ethical Considerations of Embryo Adoption. |
| Personal Author: | Fabian, Megan. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | This article profiles the Snowflakes Embryo Adoption Program that finds adoptive families for cryopreserved embryos and has successfully found adoptive parents for 3,000 embryos. The decision to place embryos for adoption is discussed, as well as the ethics involved in embryo adoption, and the program's focus on the best interest of the embryo. |
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| Document Title: | Child Abuse, Family Rights, and the Child Protective System: A Critical Analysis from Law, Ethics, and Catholic Social Teaching. |
| Personal Author: | Krason, Stephen M. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | Part of a series that explores Catholic social thought and its application to current issues, this text explores the plight afflicting American families and the role of the child protective system (CPS). It includes six papers presented at a conference held in April of 2012. The first paper examines the deleterious effect of the 1974 passage of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. It is argued that the Act helped create a runaway, abusive system in which 66-80% of reports are unfounded and have involved millions of families causing untold devastation. The following paper discusses human rights law and Catholic...more |
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| Document Title: | Involving Parents and Practitioners Together in Ethical Challenges [Webinar and Handouts]. |
| Corporate Author: | FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | Many states are involving parent leaders in their agencies and communities in successful, state-based, parent-led and parent-run organizing models. However, both parents and practitioners often grapple with issues such as providing the skills and training needed to ensure ethical and appropriate political action, and community and agency involvement. This webinar discussed issues surrounding these topics, along with organizing parents in grassroots policy change efforts. One state, Kentucky, talked about the challenges they have faced and the solutions they are currently working through to prepare parents in their leadership roles. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Social Justice and the Ethics of Organizational Change from Below (Chapter 4 in Empowering Workers and Clients for Organizational Change). |
| Personal Author: | Cohen, Marcia B.,Hyde, Cheryl A.,Seabury, Brett A. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | This chapter addresses the ethical principles underlying organizational change practice, particularly where change agents are social workers in low-power positions. The ethics of micro and macro social work practice are delineated, and basic strategies, tactics, and counter-tactics of organizational change from below are described. Discussion questions are included. 2 figures and 30 references. |
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| Document Title: | Holding Therapy in Britain: Historical Background, Recent Events, and Ethical Concerns. |
| Personal Author: | Mercer, Jean. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | Holding therapy, an intervention often used in the treatment of foster and adopted children, has been rejected by professional groups on grounds of lack of evidentiary support and of potential harmfulness. Nevertheless, some British proponents have continued to advocate its use. Is this support brought about by the familiarity of concepts used in this treatment? This article reviews the history of related concepts and methods in Britain. It is concluded that a long history of British involvement with related ideas may have encouraged approval of holding therapy, but that ethical concerns argue against its use. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Exploring the Ethical Implications of the Late Discovery of Adoptive and Donor-Insemination Offspring Status. |
| Personal Author: | Riley, Helen. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | Some children adopted under the now discredited period of closed adoption were never told of their adoptive status until it was revealed to them in adulthood. Yet to date, this 'late-discovery' experience has received little research attention. Now a new generation of ?late discoverers? is emerging as a result of (heterosexual couple) donor insemination (DI) practices. This study of 25 late-discovery participants of either adoptive or (heterosexual couple) DI offspring status reveals ethical concerns particular to the lateness of discovery. Most of the participants were Australian, with the remainder from the UK, USA and Canada. All were asked to give an...more |
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| Document Title: | Caring for Your Clients While Caring for Your Baby: Responsible and Ethical Planning for Parental Leave. |
| Personal Author: | Dombo, Eileen A.,Bass, Ami. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | The current literature on "maternity leave" is dated, reflecting a traditional view of childbearing that is not relevant to those who are adopting, about to become fathers, or are single parents. The guidance given to professionals must reflect the changing composition of family. This article offers a review of the literature on planning for the arrival of a child, and explores ethical issues for consideration in developing a plan to take leave for welcoming a new child into their family. Case vignettes of four therapists are presented and utilized to formulate of a set of practice guidelines and discuss implications for...more |
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| Document Title: | Rules of Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists: Chapter 135-7, Code of Ethics. |
| Corporate Author: | Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | Code of ethics for Georgia counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists. |
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| Document Title: | The Ethics of Pay for Success [from Pay for Success Financing issue of Community Development Investment Review]. |
| Personal Author: | Halpern, Jodi.,Jutte, Douglas. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | This article evaluates the ethics of using Pay for Success (PFS) financing models to pay for social services. It explores whether or not there is a hidden human toll, whether society is taking the easy money rather than doing what is important, and whether society is using problematic means to achieve a given end. Lessons learned from HMOs in the health sector are considered. 9 references. |
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| Document Title: | [West Virginia] Code of Ethics. |
| Corporate Author: | West Virginia Board of Social Work. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | The WV Board of Social Work has adopted, by legislative process, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics for professional social workers. To find the basis for disciplinary action in the profession of Social Work in the State of West Virginia, see the West Virginia Code §30-30-26 "Complaints; investigations; due process procedure; grounds for disciplinary action." |
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| Document Title: | Guide to an Ethical Adoption. |
| Corporate Author: | Summit Church Orphan Care Ministry. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | Intended for adoptive families of The Summit Church, this guide is designed to prompt careful ethical consideration before the adoption process is complete. It begins by explaining the Hague Convention established in 1993 to help govern ethical intercountry adoption and then explains key steps families should take to ensure they are on the pathway to ethical domestic or international adoption. Red flags that families should take note of are identified and the ethical parameters for applying for a matching grant from the church are discussed. Appendices list questions every international adoptive parent should ask along with favorable answers and red flag...more |
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| Document Title: | Ethics (Chapter 5.7 in The Blackwell Companion to Social Work. 4th Ed.). |
| Personal Author: | Hugman, Richard. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | This chapter discusses ethical principles and core approaches in social work practice. It explains that the concepts of deontology and teleology underpin almost all social work ethics, reviews codes of ethics and the International Federation of Social Workers and the International Association of Schools of Social Work joint statement on ethical principles, and discusses the challenge of different ethics in diverse societies. 17 references. |
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| Document Title: | The Child's Attorney and the Alienated Child: Approaches to Resolving the Ethical Dilemma of Diminished Capacity. |
| Personal Author: | Rosen, Jaimie. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | Increasingly lawyers for children follow a model of "client centered" (as opposed to "best interests") representation in child custody disputes in which the child client defines the objectives of the representation. The client-centered model, while appropriate in most cases to give voice to the child's preferences in a process that deeply impacts him or her, can create an ethical dilemma for the child's lawyer in cases where a child is truly alienated from the other parent by the actions of the alienating parent. Alienated children strongly and unreasonably express a preference for objectives of representation that might further damage the alienated...more |
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| Document Title: | Ethics in an Age of Information Seekers: A Survey of Licensed Healthcare Providers about Online Social Networking. |
| Personal Author: | Anderson, Shannon C.,Guyton, Michelle R. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | The present study explores how licensed health care providers use social media. The researchers utilized a survey to explore 88 licensed psychologists, physicians, and social workers average numbers of Facebook© friends, social groups, and photo albums as well as attitudes toward possible regulation of online social networking by professional organizations. Statistically significant differences were found among groups regarding the degree to which they wanted guidance on ethically managing this new technology, with psychologists and social workers desiring more guidance than physicians. Overall, this study shows that the majority of the psychologists, physicians, and social workers who participated in this study now...more |
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| Document Title: | Toward a More Ethical Adoption Process in Korea: The Special Adoption Law and the Signing of the Hague. |
| Personal Author: | Heit, Shannon. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | The Special Adoption Law revisions, along with Korea's subsequent signing of the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption on May 24, 2013, bring Korea's adoption program closer to meeting international human rights standards and helps to prevent many of the violations that have plagued Korean adoption from being repeated in the future. |
| 136 | |
| Document Title: | Social Work in a Digital Age: Ethical and Risk Management Challenges. |
| Personal Author: | Reamer, Frederic G. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | Digital, online, and other electronic technology has transformed the nature of social work practice. Contemporary social workers can provide services to clients by using online counseling, telephone counseling, video counseling, cybertherapy (avatar therapy), self-guided Web-based interventions, electronic social networks, e-mail, and text messages. The introduction of diverse digital, online, and other forms of electronic social services has created a wide range of complex ethical and related risk management issues. This article provides an overview of current digital, online, and electronic social work services; identifies compelling ethical issues related to practitioner competence, client privacy and confidentiality, informed consent, conflicts of interest, boundaries...more |
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| Document Title: | Predictive Risk Modeling and Child Maltreatment: An Ethical Review. |
| Personal Author: | Dare, Tim. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | In response to the Australian Vulnerable Children Report that includes a recommendation that a full ethical evaluation of predictive risk modeling (PRM) is needed before applying PRM to child maltreatment, this report describes an ethical framework to guide agencies in their responses to the use of automated child risk scores. The first section of the report provides technical arguments for the predictive power of the model and discusses the significance of implementation decisions, legal issues, and PRM and alternative approaches to child maltreatment. Ethical issues surrounding PRM are then considered and include concerns related to: universal vs targeted responses, over and...more |
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