SHO344 Social Work Ethics

COURSE SYLLABUS SHO344 ETHICAL PRINCIPLES, VALUES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN SOCIAL WORK SPRING SEMESTER, 2013-2014 Doç. Dr. Tarık TUNCAY Ar. Gör. Burcu Hatiboglu Eren Ar. Gör. Özge Sanem Özateş Gelmez Course Date: Every Tuesday at 11: 00 for 2 hours in the class DZ17 and                 Every Thursday at 09.15 for 2 hours in the class DZ10

About the Course

This course aims to help 6^th semester (third year) of social work students in understanding and analyzing ethical principles, values and responsibilities in social work. The course will allow students to deal with a wide range of ethical issues and dilemmas in the field of social work when they begin to work as professionals.

Teaching Methods

Classes will include lectures and class discussions. Participation and contributions of each student to the lecture will be considered by the instructor. So please, let your voice be heard by your classmates and the instructor. Class discussions will focus on assigned readings and content of lectures by the instructor.

Methods of Evaluation

In order to accomplish the main aim of the course, students are asked to read all listed references and documents not only before the written exams, but also before the lectures. This is the only way of succeeding the course. There will be two written exams: one midterm and one final exam.

Grading

Written midterm exam: %40; Final exam: %60

Attendance

Students are also expected to be present for every class session of the course. Success in the course depends heavily on one’s attendance and participation in the classroom. Attendance will be checked by ‘the signature list of students’. With reference to H.U. Regulation of Undergraduate Education, students must attend at least 70% theoretical hours of the lectures (article number 16).

Course Schedule and Content

Naturally, the course is divided into fourteen weeks of spring semester including examination days. Listed below are the detailed week-by-week topics and required or suggested readings of the course.

First week	- Brief introduction to the course and orientation of the students - Ethical issues in social work - The ethical, the technical and the legal - What are the ethical issues in social work - Social work as human services profession - Social and welfare state - Blame and guilty and social work Required reading Sarah Banks (2001) Ethics and Values in Social Work Pp.9-22
Second & Third week	-  Foundations of values and ethics    - Ethics versus values    - Ethics versus laws, agency policies, or morals    - Professional ethics versus personal ethics  - Ethical problems versus ethical dilemmas and ethical breaches  - Values versus beliefs, convictions, feelings, or attitudes   - Rules, standards, and principles - Philosophical bases of social work ethics Required reading Allan Edward Barsky (2010) Ethics and Values in Social Work Pp.1-11 Özge Sanem Özateş (2010) Sosyal Hizmet Etiğinin Felsefi Temelleri,  Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet, 21(1):Pp.85-97 Aslıhan Burcu Öztürk (2009) Sosyal Hizmet Etiğinde Farklı Yaklaşımlar, Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet, 20(1), Pp. 105-115 Suggested reading İoanna Kuçuradi (2006) Etik
Fourth week	-Values in social work practice   - Values clarification   - Historic and current socıal work values   - Traditional values of social work   - Emancipated values of social work   - Radical reflections on social work ethics Required reading Allan Edward Barsky (2010) Ethics and Values in Social Work Pp.12-29 Neil Thompson, (2013) Kuram ve Uygulamada Sosyal Hizmeti Anlamak-Değer Temeli Burcu Hatiboğlu (2011) Sosyal Hizmet Etiğinde Radikal Yansımalar, Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet, 22(1), Pp. 147-163 Suggested reading İoanna Kuçuradi  (2003) İnsan ve Değerleri Antoine de Saint-Exupery (2001) Küçük Prens Fatih Şahin (2009) Sosyal Hizmette Kendi Kaderini Tayin Hakkı, Aile ve Toplum, Ekim-Kasım-Aralık, Pp. 87-97
Fifth week	- Theory, Values, and Ethics-Macro Perspectives   - Assessing theories from a values perspective   - Defining values for the purposes of critique   - Critiquing theories in relation to social work values Required reading Allan Edward Barsky (2010) Ethics and Values in Social Work Pp.30-38
Sixth week	- Theory, Moral Decision Making, and Ethics-Micro Perspectives - Biological factors - Psychological factors - Social factors - Spiritual factors Required reading Allan Edward Barsky (2010) Ethics and Values in Social Work Pp.44-68
Seventh week	- Written Midterm Exam
Eighth week	-Sosyal Hizmet Mesleğinin Etik İlkeleri ve Sorumlulukları Required reading                                                                           SHU Derneği Yay. (2003)
Ninth week	- Practice, Values and Ethics- social work with individuals   - Engagement   - Assesment   - Planning   - Implementation   - Termination, Evaluation, Follow up Required reading Allan Edward Barsky (2010) Ethics and Values in Social Work Pp.94-118
Tenth week	- Practice, Values and Ethics- social work with families - Confidentiality, ethics, laws and contracts - Self determination and informed consent - Practice, Values and Ethics- social work with groups    - Ethical issues in group work Required readings Allan Edward Barsky (2010) Ethics and Values in Social Work Pp.119-141
Eleventh week	- Case Examples - Ethical problems and dilemmas in practice   - Ethical decision making   - Confidentiality   - Relationships with Colleagues and Supervisors in the Work Setting Required readings Sarah Banks (2001) Ethics and Values in social work Pp.160-185 Sample reports of Turkish social workers: Three cases
Twelfth week	- Practice, Values and Ethics- social work with organisations    - Relationships with client-organisations    - Relationships with colleagues - Practice, Values and Ethics- social work with communities    - Ethical responsibilities to the broader society    - Social workers’ ethical responsibilities to the social work profession    - Responsibilities as professions Required readings Allan Edward Barsky (2010) Ethics and Values in Social Work Pp.165-179, 190-202.
Thirteenth	-  Policy, Values and Ethics -     Policy formation process -     Policy outcomes Required readings Allan Edward Barsky (2010) Ethics and Values in Social Work Pp.219.
Fourteenth week	General evaluation of the course and its related topics
Examination week	- Final exam (written)

Official Statement of the Course Description

SHO 344 Social Work Ethical Principles, Values and Responsibilities (2.0.2) ECTS 2

Meaning of ethics in social work practice, content of ethics on clients, society and institutional levels, ethical dilemmas and solutions, discussions of value in social work.

Bibliography of Readings

Required

1. Banks, S. (2001). Ethics and Values in Social Work. (2nd edt). Hampshire: Palgrave.
2. Barsky, A. E.  (2010). Ethics and Values in Social Work: An Integrated Approach for a

Comprehensive Curriculum. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

3. Hatiboğlu, B. (2011). Sosyal Hizmet Etiğinde Radikal Yansımalar. Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet, 22(1): 147-163.
4. Özateş, Ö. S. (2010). Sosyal Hizmet Etiğinin Felsefi Temelleri.  Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet, 21(1): 85-97.
5. Öztürk, A. B. (2009). Sosyal Hizmet Etiğinde Farklı Yaklaşımlar. Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet, 20(1): 105-115.
6. SHU Derneği Yay. (2003). Sosyal Hizmet Mesleğinin Etik İlkeleri ve Sorumlulukları, http://www.shudernegi.org/index.php/shuder/etik-ilke-ve-degerler/25-shuder
7. Thompson, N. (2013). Kuram ve Uygulamada Sosyal Hizmeti Anlamak, İstanbul: Dipnot Yayınevi.
8. Sample reports of Turkish social workers: Three cases

Suggested

1. Antoine de Saint-Exupery (2001). Küçük Prens.
2. Kuçuradi, İ. (2006). Etik. Ankara: Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu.
3. Kuçuradi, İ. (2003). İnsan ve Değerleri. Ankara: Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu.
4. Şahin, F. (2009). Sosyal Hizmette Kendi Kaderini Tayin Hakkı.  Aile ve Toplum. Ekim-Kasım-Aralık: 87-97.