Professional ethics in social work: living with the legacy |
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| Authors: | Richard Hugman |
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| Institution: | Richard Hugman is Professor of Social Work and Head of the School of Social Work at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. Richard Hugman is a member of the AASW National Ethics Committee and Asia-Pacific representative on the IFSW Standing Committee on Ethics. Email:, Email: r.hugman@unsw.edu.au |
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| Abstract: | Until recently, professional ethics in social work has often been characterised in terms of a debate between Kantian and Utilitarian approaches. However, both these approaches are founded on a common basis in universalism and liberal individualism, which have been challenged by current developments in social theory. This paper examines the implications of such changes for social work ethics and considers how the profession can think about living with the legacy of earlier approaches. |
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| Keywords: | ethics post-modernity profession |
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