The Ethical Foundations of Social Work

Reviews / Votes

"This text provides an excellent grounding in ethics. While it is aimed primarily at students of social work, it is relevant to nurses and other practitioners in health and social care, especially in its exploration of concepts such as empowerment, human dignity and universalism, and in its examination of professional values." - Bashyr Aziz, associate clinical teacher, University of Warwick, in Nursing Standard, Vol 26 No 24, 2012

"A thought-provoking text that masterfully draws on classic and contemporary theory to demonstrate the centrality of conscious ethical reasoning for social work practice today ... with currency for students at all levels of study, social work practitioners and those in academe." - Professor Sandra Drower, University of Winchester

"A committed, accessible and timely text which deserves to be on the reading list of every social work programme. ... Pullen and Cowden remind us that social work is first and foremost an ethical profession." - Dr Iain Ferguson, University of Stirling 'A committed, accessible and timely text which deserves to be on the reading list of every social work programme. ... Pullen and Cowden remind us that social work is first and foremost an ethical profession.' - Iain Ferguson, University of of the West of Scotland

'this is a readable, enjoyable book, and one that deserves to to be widely read' - Steve Rogowski, Professional Social Work

'This text provides an excellent grounding in ethics. While it is aimed primarily at students of social work, it is relevant to nurses and other practitioners in health and social care, especially in its exploration of concepts such as empowerment, human dignity and universalism, and in its examination of professional values.' - Nursing Standard

'A thought-provoking text that masterfully draws on classic and contemporary theory to demonstrate the centrality of conscious ethical reasoning for social work practice today ... with currency for students at all levels of study, social work practitioners and those in academe.' - Sandra Drower, University of Winchester