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Paper Presentation

Values and Ethics

Session: Critical Consciousness: Values and Action

What are the Ethical Implications of Social Work’s Shift To A Critical Paradigm?

    Presenter(s)

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    Brett Drake, PhD

    Professor
    George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis

This article reviews Social Work education's shift towards a critical paradigm emphasizing systemic and structural factors. I analyze this shift relative to the five core principles in the NASW Code of Ethics. I conclude with suggestions which maximize ethical coherence and the interests of the people and communities we serve

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:
  1. Upon completion the participant will be able to identify key features of Social Work education's shift towards a critical paradigm emphasizing systemic factors.
  2. Upon completion the participant be able to explain the key elements of the NASW code of ethics
  3. Upon completion, the participant will be able to describe how Social Work's shift towards a critical paradigm has direct implications for ethical practice with individuals and communities.