Global ethics for social work? A case-based approach / Sarah Banks -- Negotiating roles and boundaries : introduction / Frank Philip part -- Respecting rights : introduction / Linda Briskman and María Jesús Úriz Pemán -- Being fair : introduction / Frederic Reamer -- Challenging and developing organizations : introduction / Donna McAuliffe -- Working with policy and politics : introduction / Derek Clifford -- Working with cases and commentaries : introduction / Kirsten Nøhr.

Ethics is an increasingly important theme in social work practice. Worldwide, social workers experience common ethical challenges (how to be fair, whether to break a rule, how to act in politically tense situations) in very different contexts - from disaster relief in China to child protection work in Palestine. This book takes as its starting point real life cases featuring ethical problems in the areas of: negotiating roles and boundaries, respecting rights, being fair, challenging and developing organisations and working with policy and politics. Each case opens with a brief introduction.