Practising ethically during COVID-19: Social work challenges and responses

被引:177
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作者
Banks, Sarah [1 ,2 ]
Cai, Tian [1 ]
de Jonge, Ed [3 ]
Shears, Jane [4 ]
Shum, Michelle [5 ,6 ]
Sobocan, Ana M. [7 ]
Strom, Kim [8 ]
Truell, Rory [9 ]
Uriz, Maria Jesus [10 ,11 ,12 ]
Weinberg, Merlinda [13 ]
机构
[1] Univ Durham, Dept Sociol, Durham, England
[2] Univ Durham, Ctr Social Justice & Community Act, Durham, England
[3] Univ Appl Sci, The Hague, Netherlands
[4] British Assoc Social Workers IFSW Eth Commiss, Dev, London, England
[5] Hong Kong Baptist Univ, Dept Social Work, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[6] Hong Kong Baptist Univ, Social Sci Social Work, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[7] Univ Ljubljana, Fac Social Work, Ljubljana, Slovenia
[8] Univ N Carolina, Eth & Profess Practice, Sch Social Work, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 USA
[9] IFSW Secretary Gen, Rheinfelde, Switzerland
[10] Univ Publ Navarra, Dept Sociol & Social Work, Navarra, Spain
[11] Univ Publ Navarra, Social Intervent Individuals Families & Grp, Navarra, Spain
[12] Univ Publ Navarra, Doctoral Programme Social Work, Navarra, Spain
[13] Dalhousie Univ, Sch Social Work, Halifax, NS, Canada
基金
英国经济与社会研究理事会;
关键词
COVID-19; ethical logistics; ethics; inequities; pandemic; social work;
D O I
10.1177/0020872820949614
中图分类号
C916 [社会工作、社会管理、社会规划];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
This article draws on findings of an international study of social workers' ethical challenges during COVID-19, based on 607 responses to a qualitative survey. Ethical challenges included the following: maintaining trust, privacy, dignity and service user autonomy in remote relationships; allocating limited resources; balancing rights and needs of different parties; deciding whether to break or bend policies in the interests of service users; and handling emotions and ensuring care of self and colleagues. The article considers regional contrasts, the 'ethical logistics' of complex decision-making, the impact of societal inequities, and lessons for social workers and professional practice around the globe.
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页码:569 / 583
页数:15
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