Chair: Judy Krysik
Cochair: Pending
The Track addresses ethical and value issues that encompass the full range of social problems and issues that entry-level social workers (BSWBSSW and MSW/MSSW) encounter. Emphasis is placed on the examination of (values and ethics) issues that impact and that are interwoven with social work practice, research, and theory development. Presentations, workshops and panel discussions addressed the utility of ethical principles in social work practice by proposing both essential and progressive elements of the values that reflect the profession's commitment to the diversity inherent in the dual perspective of the individual and the broader society. Broad areas of focus include
- Development of models for analyzing and resolving value and ethical conflicts
- Discussion of ethical and value dilemmas related to the development of new technologies
- Research studies on the influence of values and ethics in social work practice decision-making and in agency program development
- Examples of good practice that clearly highlight ethical and value considerations
- Theoretical presentations that explain the origin, development and evolution of social work values and ethics
- Values and ethics as they influence and are influenced by increasing globalization