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| Preface | |
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| Introduction: Elements of Ethical Decision-Making | |
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| Defining The Ethical Problem | |
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| Gathering Information | |
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| Theoretical Concepts | |
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| From Theories to Principles | |
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| Using The Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers | |
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| Client Values, Societal Values, Personal Values | |
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| Defining Options, Arriving At a Resolution | |
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| Case Presentations | |
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| NASW Ethical Standard One: Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities to Clients | |
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| Protecting the Best Interests of a Minor,Elena Glekas, MSW | |
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| When the �Best Interests of Client� Harms a Third Party,Karen E. Altenberg, MSW | |
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| When Living Feels Like Dying: Ethical Decision Making with a Depressed Dialysis Patient,Mary A. Kardauskas, MSW | |
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| Reading the Future: When �Best Interest� Must Last Twenty Years,Amy Craig-Van Grack, MSW | |
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| In the Client's Interest: Self Determination and Mental Retardation,Jose Carlos Vera | |
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| The Adoption Records Controversy: Three Primary Clients Whose Interests May Conflict,Sarah M. Russell | |
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| Believing a Disturbed Child: Abused or Confused,Shahla R. Adam, MSW | |
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| Share and Share Alike: A Dilemma in Professional Educational Development,Karen A. Wilson, MSW | |
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| Colleague Misconduct: What's an Intern to Do?Jeanine Castilho da Silva, MSW | |
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| When a Colleague �Defines� Policy�and You Don't Agree!Linda Lopez, MSW | |
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| Can Limitation of Informed Consent by an Agency Ever Be Justified?Diane Inselburg Spirer, MSW, M.S | |
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| Computerized Record Keeping: Agency Efficiency vs. Client Privacy,Aimee H. Mclain, MSW | |
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| Meeting the Needs of Immigrants: Must Acculturation Be a Condition of Agency Service?Thomas W. Gray, Ph.D | |
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| Confidentiality in a Special School Setting: What is the Student's Best Interest?Patricia DeJesus, MSW | |
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| An Employee Assistance Counselor's Dilemma,Mel Hall-Crawford, MSW | |
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| Group Therapy: Client Needs and Fiscal Viability,Tom Bertone, MSW, CSC | |
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| When a Client Threatens Suicide: Client Autonomy and Professional Obligation,Gigi Stowe, MSW | |
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| �Now that You're Leaving, Why Can't We Just Be Friends?,�Joanna P. Martin, MSW | |
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| The Professional in Peer Support Groups: Where Do We Fit In?Mickey J. Smith, MSW, CAC | |
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| Fidelity to a Client Unable To Communicate,Marian D. Kaufman, MSW | |
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| �My Clients Are in a Hurry!� Professional Integrity versus Client Self Determination,Shereen Rubenstein, MSW | |