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In A Unique And Student-friendly Package, Ethics And Values In Social Work Offers A Series Of Learning Modules That Will Ensure Graduates Receive A Comprehensive Ethics And Values Education. Designed To Be Easily Incorporated Into Any Curriculum, Each Module Helps Students Integrate The Knowledge, Skills, Self-awareness, And Critical Thinking Abilities Required For Dealing With Ethical Issues. From Applying Basic Ethical Standards Of Practice To Managing Complex Ethical Dilemmas, This Textbook Equips Readers With A Range Of Tools And Strategies For Responding To Ethical Questions And Concerns. Traditional Ethics Textbooks Provide Students With A Model For Ethical Decision Making. This Breakthrough Textbook Goes Beyond Ethical Decision Making By Providing Students With A Strategic Framework For Managing Ethical Issues That Includes Guidelines For Engaging Others In Ethical Discussions And Using Conflict Resolution Theory To Promote Collaborative Solutions. Some Textbooks Introduce Students To Ethical Theories, Such As Deontology, Teleology, And Virtue Ethics. This Textbook Goes Beyond Describing These Theories By Providing Students With Opportunities To Apply, Compare, And Contrast These Approaches As They Relate To Various Contexts Of Social Work Practice. A Wealth Of Case Scenarios, Discussion Questions, And Role-play Exercises Make This An Engaging, Thought-provoking Teaching And Learning Tool. At A Basic Level, This Textbook Teaches Students The Essential Principles And Standards That Define Ethical Practice. At A More Profound Level, Ethics And Values In Social Work Inspires Students To Reach For The Highest Values Of Profession: Service, Dignity And Worth Of The Person, Human Relationships, Integrity, Competence, Social Justice, Human Rights, And Scientific Inquiry.