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Publication Date: September 1974
Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America
Author(s): Charles S. Levy
Research Area: Social conditions
Keywords: Professionalism; Social Services; Ethics
Type: Report
Abstract:
The author explores the relationship of consequences to ethics in the realm of social work. He contends that professional ethics are generally formed by values, to the exclusion of the consideration of consequences. Incompetence, in other words, can be more easily excused than an unethical action with positive consequences. The author further explores the dilemmas faced by social workers dealing with clients who act unethically, forcing the workers to choose between ethical purity and professional effectiveness.