7818 (v.5) Professional Ethics 501
| Area: | Department of Social Work and Social Policy |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
| Workshop: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Discourses of ethics and their relationship to reflective practice. Ethics and morality. Understandings of 'practising ethically'. Ethics in a postmodern world. Human rights as a basis for practice. The discursive construction of human rights and their application across different fields of practice and in different cultural contexts. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- An understanding of key concepts in the literature about ethics and ethical debates. An understanding of key issues surrounding human rights. Applied ideas about human rights to practice issues in their chosen area. An understanding of ethical and human rights issues raised in other fields of practice. Demonstrated an ability to apply ethics and human rights principle in different cultural contexts, through active engagement in dialogue. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Loewenberg, F., Dolgoff, R. and Harrington, D. (2000), Ethical Decisions for Social Work Practice. (sixth edition) Itasca, Peacock. Corey, G., Corey, M. and Callanan, P. (1998), Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions. (fifth edition) Pacific Grove California, Brooks Cole. Clark, C. (2000), Social Work Ethics: Politics, Principles and Practice. London, Macmillan. Griffin, J. (1996), Value Judgement: Improving our Ethical Beliefs. Oxford, Clarendon Press. Falk, R. (2000), Human Rights Horizons: The Pursuit of Justice in a Globalizing World. New York, Routledge. Hayden, P. (ed.) (2001), The Philosophy of Human Rights. St Paul, Paragon House. Ishay, M. (ed.) (1997), The Human Rights Reader. New York, Routledge. Howard, R. (1995), Human Rights and the Search for Community. Boulder Col., Westview Press. |
| Unit Texts: | Ife, J. (2001), Human Rights and Social Work: Towards Rights-based Practice. Cambridge University Press. Bauman, Z. (1993), Postmodern Ethics. Oxford, Blackwell. |
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| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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