Assistant Professor Melanie Sage and colleagues publish book chapter, "Navigating social and digital media for ethical and professional social work practice"
Published August 20, 2019
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Melanie Sage and her colleagues on the publication of their book chapter, "Navigating social and digital media for ethical and professional social work practice."
Sage, M., Anthony, B., & Hitchcock, L.I. (2019). Navigating social and digital media for ethical and professional social work practice. In Marson, S., & McKinney, R. (Eds.), Handbook of Social Work Ethics and Values. New York: Routledge Press.
Book summary
The Routledge Handbook of Social Work Ethics and Values is a comprehensive exploration and assessment of current and future issues facing social work practice and education. It is the first book to codify ethical practices for social workers from across the globe and in myriad workplace settings.
Divided into sections that meaningfully capture this complex subject area:
- Ethics Writ Large
- Visions of Diverse Values
- Abortion
- Relationship and Gender Issues
- Micro and Mezzo Practice Settings
- Social Work Education
- Technological Issues
- Spirituality
- Globalism
- Economic Issues
- Special Topics
This handbook leaves no stone unturned and comprehensively addresses the most controversial topics in an even-handed manner. Among professional social workers, values and ethics traverse political boundaries, cultural identifications, and languages. This Handbook will help to make sense of this unity within diversity.
With contributions from the world’s leading scholars, this unique book will a valuable resource for all social work students, academics, researchers and practitioners who seek a coherent and objective analysis in the abstract arena of ethics and values.
