2 Social work values and ethics
Throughout this course you will reflect upon social work values, their meaning, their impact on practice and the legal framework relating to them.
The values that you will consider are based on the following concepts:
- rights and responsibilities
- partnership
- accountability
- empowerment and anti-oppressive practice
- respecting diversity and responding appropriately to difference.
Social work values are core to practice. The following sections and activities will help you to start thinking about what these values mean for social work practice.