Practicing Social Work Ethics Among Hospital Social Workers In Saudi Arabia

Keywords

Code of ethics; ethical issues; Saudi Arabia; social work practice

Abstract

Social workers often work with vulnerable clients and are expected to always utilize ethical decision-making skills. Using a questionnaire, we explored how 218 hospital social workers in Western Saudi Arabia applied ethical standards in social work practice. General findings of this study raise a number of compelling issues related to the importance of taking into account the culture and the importance of the professional relationship in the change effort. The results of this preliminary study recognize the importance of ethical practice principles within the social work context and open the way for further investigation within the Saudi context focusing on the application of universal ethical principles while taking into account culturally sensitive interpretations.

Publication Date

10-19-2016

Publication Title

Journal of Social Service Research

Volume

42

Issue

5

Number of Pages

729-741

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2016.1171821

Socpus ID

84966705933 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84966705933

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