Eye on Ethics: Administrative Challenges
Document Type
Article
Department (Manual Entry)
School of Social Work
Abstract
Seasoned social work administrators know that their jobs are sometimes fraught with ethical challenges. It is not enough for administrators to know about budgeting, program planning, grant writing, marketing, and personnel management. They also need a keen understanding of moral dilemmas in administration—that is, circumstances requiring hard choices among competing values, duties, and obligations. To be competent administrators, social workers need a comprehensive and firm grasp of ethical dilemmas in administration; ethical analysis, moral reasoning, and decision-making strategies; and ethical risk-management protocols to protect clients and prevent ethics complaints and litigation.
Citation
Reamer, Frederic G., “Eye on Ethics: Administrative Challenges,” Social Work Today, vol. 8 (4), 2008, pp. 8-9.