Exploring the ethics of forewarning: Social workers, confidentiality and potential child abuse disclosures
| Autor: | Helen Jacqueline McLaren |
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| Přispěvatelé: | McLaren,Helen |
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Child abuse
Social Work Sociology and Political Science Social work child abuse informed consent Exploratory research self-determination Poison control trust confidentiality code of Ethics humanities Philosophy empowerment Informed consent rights Confidentiality Psychology Social psychology Welfare and Community Services" Human services Ethical code |
| Zdroj: | Flinders University PURE |
| Popis: | This article reports on exploratory research into social workers’ perceptions and actions regarding “forewarning” clients of their child abuse reporting obligations as a limitation of confidentiality at relationship onset. Ethical principles and previous research on forewarning are discussed prior to stating the research methods and presenting findings. Data obtained from South Australian social workers engaged in human service work with adult family members articulate a strong desire to practise in accordance with professional codes of ethics. However, the findings suggest that proactive forewarning is extremely infrequent, with minimized forewarning accomplished only in response to client-initiated inquiry and where prior suspicions of child abuse may exist. Generally, discomfort with forewarning was found to result in its avoidance due to concerns about client retention, working in tense relationships and personal uncertainties about client's reactions towards participants. Through the avoidance of for... |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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