Virtue Ethics in Social Work Practice

Virtue Ethics in Social Work Practice

Taylor & Francis

Virtue Ethics in Social Work PracticeAuthor(s): Richard Hugman, Manohar Pawar, A. W. (Bill) Anscombe, Amelia Wheeler\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367429447, 978-0367429447\nSynopsis\nUsing evidence from research with practitioners, integrated with wider material about virtue ethics in the helping professions, this book explores important types of virtue that are central to developing and sustaining excellence in social work.\n\nComprised of ten chapters and drawing on extensive research with social workers as well as wider debates and analysis, the discussion carefully concentrates on everyday experiences and achievements. This approach enables the book to avoid an idealized and prescriptive approach by making clear that virtues vary between contexts and individuals, while at the same time clearly marking out qualities and characteristics of social work that are foundational to the development of practitioner.

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