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F G Reamer

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PubMed2000

The social work ethics audit: a risk-management strategy.

In recent years, social work's knowledge base related to professional ethics has expanded significantly. However, most practicing social workers concluded their formal professional education at a time when comprehensive ethics education was not a critical or mandated component of the curriculum. This article integrates current knowledge on social work ethics and introduces the concept of a social work ethics audit to aid social workers in their efforts to identify pertinent ethical issues; review and assess the adequacy of their current ethics-related practices; modify their practices as needed; and monitor the implementation of these changes.

Decision Making↗
PubMed1993

AIDS and social work: the ethics and civil liberties agenda.

Social workers are becoming increasingly involved in casework and social policy debate related to the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) crisis. To enhance their delivery of services and contribution to policy formulation, social workers need to be familiar with a wide range of ethical and civil liberties issues that have been generated by the AIDS epidemic. This article provides an overview of six major ethical and civil liberties issues pertaining to social work practice related to AIDS: (1) mandatory screening and testing of clients for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), (2) client access to health insurance, (3) professionals' duty to treat HIV-infected clients, (4) privacy and confidentiality, (5) client involvement in AIDS research, and (6) relevant legal issues. Implications for social work practice are highlighted, particularly with respect to protecting clients' rights and formulating a social action agenda.

AIDS Serodiagnosis↗
PubMed1991

AIDS, social work, and the "duty to protect".

This article discusses social workers' obligations in cases where clients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) pose a threat to a third party. Emphasis is on cases where a client diagnosed with AIDS withholds that information from a sexual partner. Legal and ethical issues concerning the limits of confidentiality and the social worker's "duty to protect" third parties are reviewed. Relevant case law and emerging ethical standards in various professions are summarized. The author reviews legal precedents concerning disclosure of confidential information without a client's permission and discusses their relevance to AIDS cases. Implications and guidelines for social workers are outlined.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed1985

Facing up to the challenge of DRGs.

Like other policies intended to check spiraling health care costs, the introduction of diagnosis related groups (DRGs) poses special risks for social work's traditional clients. This article identifies those risks and also describes the opportunities for social workers to influence the implementation of this major social welfare reform.

Cost Control↗
PubMed1985

The emergence of bioethics in social work.

Ethical issues in health care, or bioethics, are not new to social work, but the maturation of the profession no less than scarce resources and advances in technology are focusing increased attention on social workers' responses to complex moral questions. A review of the history and scope of these issues provides a framework for addressing them.

Bioethical Issues↗
PubMed1984

Enforcing ethics in social work.

The attention paid by the social work profession to ethical issues has waxed and waned since the formal inauguration of the profession in the late 19th century. For the first half century of the profession's life, relatively little attention was devoted to problems of professional ethics, though social work's literature was filled with discussions of value-laden issues that arise in practice. In recent years, interest in professional ethics has increased substantially. This article discusses the growth of interest in professional ethics, the formulation of the social work code of ethics, the adjudication of grievances in social work, and the strengths and limitations of the profession's code.

Ethics, Professional↗