Social workers in a Qatari health setting

Responding positively to ethical problems

Bibliographic Data

ID12901991
AuthorsNada Eltaiba (0000-0002-7742-806X, Qatar University, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume10
Issue4
Pages346-360
Publication date2016-09-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthics and Social Welfare (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1749-6535 • E-ISSN: 1749-6543
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17496535.2016.1217426
OpenAlexW2526912642
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited28

Social workers in health settings often face challenging ethical problems in their daily practice. These challenges may be internal in nature and in particular related to their personal and cultural beliefs. The aim of this study is to gain an understanding of what positive strategies social workers employ to respond to ethical problems when working with clients accessing health services. The paper is based on results of a qualitative study which applied semi-structured interviews to explore the views of eight male and female health practitioners at Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar. Three primary themes emerged: being positive; practising wisdom and self-care. Most social workers in this small sample remained broadly optimistic about overcoming ethical challenges

Corporation · Engineering ethics · Ethical issues · Face (sociological concept · Health care · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work