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Beneficence versus respect for autonomy
— an ethical dilemma in social work practice | | Author(s) | Sassy Sasson |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 33, no 1, 2000 |
| Pages | pp 5-16 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Social workers ; Social ethics ; Residents [care homes] ; Rights [elderly] ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Ethical dilemmas are integral to social work practice, and can affect the quality of care provided to residents. The establishment of ethical principles aims to guide the worker through difficult scenarios involving morals, values and beliefs. Often, these principles contradict one another and are strongly bound to the practitioner's and the resident's standpoints. The ethical principles of beneficence and respect for autonomy pose a conflict in judgment in this case study of a 77 year old widow in a US long-term care home. Contributing parties to the conflict are the medical staff, social worker and the resident. Ethical dilemmas are analysed according to the utilitarian and deontological theories. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001101201 A |
| Classmark | QR: TQ: KX: IKR: 7T |
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