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Record Nr.

UNINA9910799987903321

Titolo

Ethical issues in youth work / / edited by Sarah Banks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-95483-X

1-136-95484-8

1-282-62917-4

9786612629174

0-203-84936-1

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (230 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BanksSarah

Disciplina

174/.93627

Soggetti

Youth workers - Professional ethics

Social work with youth - Moral and ethical aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction to the second edition; Part 1: The ethical context of youth work; 1 Ethics and the youth worker; 2 Working in welfare: Youth policy's contradictions and dilemmas; 3 Ethics, collaboration and the organisational context of youth work; 4 Resourcing youth work: Dirty hands and tainted money; Part 2: Ethical issues in practice; 5 Youth workers as professionals: Managing dual relationships and maintaining boundaries; 6 Youth workers as moral philosophers: Developing right thinking and mindfulness

7 Youth workers as controllers: Issues of method and purpose8 Youth workers as converters?: Ethical issues in faith-based youth work; 9 Youth workers as critical interpreters and mediators: Ethical issues in working with black young people; 10 Youth workers as confidants: Issues of welfare and trust; 11 Youth workers as researchers: Ethical issues in practitioner and participatory research; 12 Young people as activists: Ethical issues in promoting and supporting active citizenship; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This fully updated new edition of Ethical Issues in Youth Work presents a comprehensive overview and discussion of a range of ethical



challenges facing youth workers in their everyday practice.The first part offers a clear outline of the nature of professional ethics, relevant ethical theories and an overview of the policy and organisational context of youth work. The second part is grounded firmly in practice, with experts in the field exploring specific issues that raise ethical difficulties for youth workers, such as: when to breach confidentiality informa