Intro To Sw: Profssnl Behavior & Ethics

Instructor:
Kara J Gore
625
Credits:
3.0
201
Building:
TBD
Room:
TBD
Semester:
Fall 2023
Start Date:
End Date:
Name:
Intro To Sw: Profssnl Behavior & Ethics
Requisites:

Prereq: SW 600 or concurrent.

Class Type:
LEC
6:30 pm
7:45 pm
Days:
R
Note:
Location: Distance Learning-Hybrid course. Meets in person on several selected dates on UK main campus: 08/24 (Week 1), 09/07 (Week 3), 09/28 (Week 6), 10/19 (Week 9), and 11/16 (Week 13). Class will be held at Coldstream Research Campus at 1648 McGrathiana Parkway, Lexington, KY 40511 in the Training Resource Center (TRC) Conference Room D. Check Canvas or contact instructor for details.

Students are introduced to the roles, responsibilities, and professional behaviors of social work, and the place of ethics and professionalism in social work practice. The development process of morality and professional ethics and the use of self-reflection and professional use of self in direct social work practice are examined. Philosophical formulations that underlie ethics and relevant concepts, the NASW Code of Ethics, and other ethical and professional guides are employed to develop ethical reasoning and decision-making to address ethical dilemmas faced in practice and cultivate professionalism to build and sustain worker-client relationships.

Students are introduced to the roles, responsibilities, and professional behaviors of social work, and the place of ethics and professionalism in social work practice. The development process of morality and professional ethics and the use of self-reflection and professional use of self in direct social work practice are examined. Philosophical formulations that underlie ethics and relevant concepts, the NASW Code of Ethics, and other ethical and professional guides are employed to develop ethical reasoning and decision-making to address ethical dilemmas faced in practice and cultivate professionalism to build and sustain worker-client relationships.

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