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The (r)evolution and decolonization of social work ethics

The Global Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles

Bibliographic Data

ID11557136
AuthorsVishanthie Sewpaul (0000-0003-1368-1055, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; University of Stavanger, Norway, corresponding author), Mark Henrickson (0000-0003-2769-5132, Massey University)
Year2019
Volume62
Issue6
Pages1469-1481
Publication date2019-05-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0020872819846238
OpenAlexW2945173459
LanguageEN
Citations received34
References cited30

The approval of the 2014 joint Global Definition of Social Work required that international social work associations review the associated ethical principles of social work. The Global Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles ( GSWSEP) was approved by international social work bodies in Dublin in July 2018. While the previous Statement of Ethics emphasized liberal humanist values common in the European–North American axis, the GSWSEP recognizes the global nature of the social work profession and locates human dignity at the core of social work ethics. The GSWSEP problematizes the core principles of social work, and responds to calls to decolonize social work in the context of the increasing regulation of social work

Dignity · Engineering ethics · Environmental ethics · Political science · Social change · Social philosophy · Social relation · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics · Ethics in medical practice · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work

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Unique citing works34
Citations per year5,67
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 34

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