Virtue ethics in social work practice

Virtue ethics in social work practice

by Hugman, Richard

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"Using evidence from research with practitioners, integrated with wider material about virtue ethics in the helping professions, this book explores important types of virtue that are central to developing and sustaining good social work Comprised of ten chapters and drawing on extensive research with social workers, as well as wider debates and analysis, the discussion carefully concentrates on everyday experiences and achievements. This approach enables the book to avoid an idealized and presc…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Virtue ethics in social work practice / Richard Hugman, Manohar Pawar, A.W. (Bill) Anscombe and Amelia Wheeler.

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"Using evidence from research with practitioners, integrated with wider material about virtue ethics in the helping professions, this book explores important types of virtue that are central to developing and sustaining good social work Comprised of ten chapters and drawing on extensive research with social workers, as well as wider debates and analysis, the discussion carefully concentrates on everyday experiences and achievements. This approach enables the book to avoid an idealized and prescriptive approach by making clear that virtues vary between contexts and individuals, while at the same time clearly marking out qualities and characteristics of social work that are foundational to the development of practitioners and of the profession as a whole. It will be required reading for students on all BSc/BSW and MSc/MSW courses on professional ethics or preparation for practice"--

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2020.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Routledge
  • Place of Publication:Abingdon, Oxon
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2020.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781003003151, 100300315X, 1000169022, 9781000168990, 1000168999, 9781000168969, 1000168964, 9781000169027
  • oclc:on1145907423
  • LC Classification:HV10.5
  • Dewey Decimal:174/.936132

Subjects

PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy Service social -- Aspect moral SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Services Social service -- Moral and ethical asp… Social workers - Professional ethics Travailleurs sociaux -- Déontologie

Writers

Hugman, Richard Anscombe, A. W. Pawar, Manohar S. Wheeler, Amelia

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