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Social work beyond the pandemic: Exploring social work values for a new eco-social world (2024)
Journal Article
Banks, S., Bertotti, T., Cairns, L., Shears, J., Shum, M., Sobočan, A. M., …Úriz, M. J. (2024). Social work beyond the pandemic: Exploring social work values for a new eco-social world. International Social Work, https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728241227062

This article draws on a series of international research-focused webinars with social workers in 2022. They were designed to examine the rethinking of professional values during the pandemic in the context of other global crises, particularly the cli... Read More about Social work beyond the pandemic: Exploring social work values for a new eco-social world.

Pandemic ethics and beyond: Creating space for virtues in the social professions (2023)
Journal Article
Banks, S. (2024). Pandemic ethics and beyond: Creating space for virtues in the social professions. Nursing Ethics, 31(1), 28-38. https://doi.org/10.1177/09697330231177421

Background: During the pandemic, social and health care professionals operated in ‘crisis conditions’. Some existing rules/protocols were not operational, many services were closed/curtailed, and new ‘blanket’ rules often seemed inappropriate or unfa... Read More about Pandemic ethics and beyond: Creating space for virtues in the social professions.

Ethical Issues in Participatory Action Research on Covid-appropriate Behaviour and Vaccine Hesitancy in India: A Case with Commentaries (2023)
Journal Article
Narayanan, P., Brear, M., Shabangu, P., Groot, B., van den Eijnde, C., & Banks, S. (2023). Ethical Issues in Participatory Action Research on Covid-appropriate Behaviour and Vaccine Hesitancy in India: A Case with Commentaries. Ethics and Social Welfare, https://doi.org/10.1080/17496535.2023.2209363

This article starts with a case outlining ethical challenges encountered in participatory action research (PAR) on vaccine hesitancy in rural India during Covid-19. Community researchers were recruited by a not-for-profit organisation, with the aim o... Read More about Ethical Issues in Participatory Action Research on Covid-appropriate Behaviour and Vaccine Hesitancy in India: A Case with Commentaries.

Researching with Care – Participatory Health Research with Afghan Women Refugees in Germany During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case with Commentaries (2023)
Journal Article
Tayebi, N. S., von Köppen, M., Plunger, P., Börner, S., & Banks, S. (2023). Researching with Care – Participatory Health Research with Afghan Women Refugees in Germany During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case with Commentaries. Ethics and Social Welfare, https://doi.org/10.1080/17496535.2023.2209364

This article comprises a short case exemplifying ethical challenges arising for a participatory researcher working with Afghan women refugees during the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany. The researcher is an Iranian-German woman, qualified as a midwife,... Read More about Researching with Care – Participatory Health Research with Afghan Women Refugees in Germany During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case with Commentaries.

Ethical Issues in Hospital-based Social Work During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case from Uganda, with a Commentary (2022)
Journal Article
Adia, D., & Banks, S. (2023). Ethical Issues in Hospital-based Social Work During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case from Uganda, with a Commentary. Ethics and Social Welfare, 17(1), 90-97. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496535.2022.2117014

This paper comprises a case study illustrating ethical and practical challenges for a Ugandan hospital-based social worker early in the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by a commentary. The hospital was under-resourced, with staff and patients experiencin... Read More about Ethical Issues in Hospital-based Social Work During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case from Uganda, with a Commentary.

Law Versus Morality: Cases and Commentaries on Ethical Issues in Social Work Practice (2022)
Journal Article
Odo, C. O., Nwatu, U. L., Makkieh, M., Ametepe, P. E. K., & Banks, S. (2023). Law Versus Morality: Cases and Commentaries on Ethical Issues in Social Work Practice. Ethics and Social Welfare, 17(1), 83-89. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496535.2022.2117015

This article examines two cases that present ethical challenges encountered by social workers in making decisions either to maintain professional boundaries or fulfil moral obligations while working with service users in vulnerable situations. In the... Read More about Law Versus Morality: Cases and Commentaries on Ethical Issues in Social Work Practice.

Pandemic ethics: Rethinking rights, responsibilities and roles in social work (2021)
Journal Article
Banks, S., & Rutter, N. (2021). Pandemic ethics: Rethinking rights, responsibilities and roles in social work. The British Journal of Social Work, 52(6), 3460 - 3479. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcab253

This article explores responses of 41 UK social workers to ethical challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, utilising UK data from an international qualitative survey and follow-up interviews in 2020. Challenges ranged from weighing individual rights... Read More about Pandemic ethics: Rethinking rights, responsibilities and roles in social work.

Ethical Issues for Practice and Research in Congregate Settings During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Cases and Commentaries (2021)
Journal Article
Banks, S., & von Köppen, M. (2021). Ethical Issues for Practice and Research in Congregate Settings During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Cases and Commentaries. Ethics and Social Welfare, 15(3), 328-335. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496535.2021.1961367

This paper comprises two cases illustrating ethical challenges experienced by people working with residents and staff in congregate settings (residential homes) during Covid-19. In congregate settings restrictions were more stringent due to residents... Read More about Ethical Issues for Practice and Research in Congregate Settings During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Cases and Commentaries.

Practising ethically during Covid-19: social work challenges and responses (2020)
Journal Article
Banks, S., Cai, T., de Jonge, E., Shears, J., Shum, M., Sobočan, A., …Weinberg, M. (2020). Practising ethically during Covid-19: social work challenges and responses. International Social Work, 63(5), 569-583. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872820949614

This article draws on findings of an international study of social workers’ ethical challenges during COVID-19, based on 607 responses to a qualitative survey. Ethical challenges included the following: maintaining trust, privacy, dignity and service... Read More about Practising ethically during Covid-19: social work challenges and responses.

Ethical practice under Covid-19 (2020)
Journal Article
Banks, S., Cai, T., de Jonge, E., Shears, J., Shum, M., Sobočan, A., …Weinberg, M. (2020). Ethical practice under Covid-19. Social Work 2020 under Covid-19, 5th edition,

Rethinking social work ethics during Covid-19 and beyond: A BASW 'think piece (2020)
Report
Banks, S. W., Geoghegan, L., & Shears, J. (2020). Rethinking social work ethics during Covid-19 and beyond: A BASW 'think piece. British Association of Social Workers

This ‘think piece’ explores some of the ethical challenges faced by social workers during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond. It draws on responses from the UK, which form part of a wider international survey on this topic conducted during May 2020. It... Read More about Rethinking social work ethics during Covid-19 and beyond: A BASW 'think piece.

Extending Voice and Autonomy through Participatory Action Research: Ethical and Practical Issues (2020)
Journal Article
Kong, S. T., Banks, S., Brandon, T., Chappell, S., Charnley, H., Hwang, S. K., …Ward, N. (2020). Extending Voice and Autonomy through Participatory Action Research: Ethical and Practical Issues. Ethics and Social Welfare, 14(2), 220-229. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496535.2020.1758413

Participatory action research always operates in the tension of extending the voice of people who are marginalised and unheard in the society. A workshop, ‘Extending Voice and Autonomy through Participatory Action Research: Ethical and Practical Issu... Read More about Extending Voice and Autonomy through Participatory Action Research: Ethical and Practical Issues.

Relational Autonomy and Service Choices in Social Worker–Client Conversations in an Outpatient Clinic for People Using Drugs (2020)
Journal Article
Juhila, K., Ranta, J., Raitakari, S., & Banks, S. (2020). Relational Autonomy and Service Choices in Social Worker–Client Conversations in an Outpatient Clinic for People Using Drugs. The British Journal of Social Work, 51(1), 170-186. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcaa011

This article focuses on how clients’ self-determination is accomplished in social worker–client conversations when discussing choices of clients’ future services in a low-threshold outpatient clinic in Finland targeted at people who use drugs. Self-d... Read More about Relational Autonomy and Service Choices in Social Worker–Client Conversations in an Outpatient Clinic for People Using Drugs.

Exploring the Context of Fitness to Practise Concerns About Social Workers in England: Explanations Beyond Individuals (2020)
Journal Article
Gallagher, A., Banks, S., Jago, R., Zasada, M., Austin, Z., & van der Gaag, A. (2020). Exploring the Context of Fitness to Practise Concerns About Social Workers in England: Explanations Beyond Individuals. Ethics and Social Welfare, 14(2), 187-203. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496535.2019.1707846

Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) as compared with the other health care professionals regulated by HCPC. This paper discusses findings from interviews and focus groups that formed part of a mixed methods study that aimed to find out the r... Read More about Exploring the Context of Fitness to Practise Concerns About Social Workers in England: Explanations Beyond Individuals.

Social Workers under the Spotlight: An Analysis of Fitness to Practise Referrals to the Regulatory Body in England, 2014–2016 (2019)
Journal Article
Banks, S., Zasada, M., Jago, R., Gallagher, A., Austin, Z., & van der Gaag, A. (2020). Social Workers under the Spotlight: An Analysis of Fitness to Practise Referrals to the Regulatory Body in England, 2014–2016. The British Journal of Social Work, 50(2), 326-347. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcz145

This article examines the nature of, and reasons for, the disproportionately high rates of fitness to practise referrals of social workers in England to the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), compared with other professions regulated by HCPC... Read More about Social Workers under the Spotlight: An Analysis of Fitness to Practise Referrals to the Regulatory Body in England, 2014–2016.

Practising Ethically in Unethical Times: Everyday Resistance in Social Work (2019)
Journal Article
Weinberg, M., & Banks, S. (2019). Practising Ethically in Unethical Times: Everyday Resistance in Social Work. Ethics and Social Welfare, 13(4), 361-376. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496535.2019.1597141

This article considers the challenges faced by social workers struggling to act ethically in what we characterise as the ‘unethical climate’ of neoliberalism. We offer a brief account of the current context, including the increasing managerialism and... Read More about Practising Ethically in Unethical Times: Everyday Resistance in Social Work.

Understanding complaints about paramedics: a qualitative exploration in a UK context (2019)
Journal Article
Lucas, G., Zasada, M., Gallagher, A., Jago, R., Banks, S., Zubin, A., & van der Gaag, A. (2019). Understanding complaints about paramedics: a qualitative exploration in a UK context. Australasian journal of paramedicine, 16, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.33151/ajp.16.616

Introduction: This research set out to understand the context and explore the reasons for the disproportionate number of complaints raised against paramedics to the United Kingdom professional regulator – the Health and Care Professions Council – rel... Read More about Understanding complaints about paramedics: a qualitative exploration in a UK context.

Fitness-to-practise concerns and preventative strategies (2018)
Journal Article
Gallagher, A., Zasada, M., Jago, R., Austin, Z., Banks, S., Lucas, G., & van der Gaag, A. (2018). Fitness-to-practise concerns and preventative strategies. Journal of Paramedic Practice, 10(4), 163-169

Why do paramedics have a high rate of self-referral? (2018)
Journal Article
van der Gaag, A., Jago, R., Austin, Z., Zasada, M., Banks, S., Lucas, G., & Gallagher, A. (2018). Why do paramedics have a high rate of self-referral?. Journal of Paramedic Practice, 10(5), 205-210

Doing ‘Ethics Work’ Together: Negotiating Service Users’ Independence in Community Mental Health Meetings (2018)
Journal Article
Saario, S., Räsänen, J., Raitakari, S., Banks, S., & Juhila, K. (2018). Doing ‘Ethics Work’ Together: Negotiating Service Users’ Independence in Community Mental Health Meetings. Ethics and Social Welfare, 12(4), 370-386. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496535.2018.1533991

This article develops the concept of ‘ethics work’ (Banks [2016]. “Everyday Ethics in Professional Life: Social Work as Ethics Work.” Ethics and Social Welfare 10 (1): 35–52) from a focus on efforts made by professionals, to a domain co-constructed w... Read More about Doing ‘Ethics Work’ Together: Negotiating Service Users’ Independence in Community Mental Health Meetings.

Understanding Complaints to Regulators About Paramedics in the UK and Social Workers in England: Findings from a Multi-Method Study (2018)
Journal Article
Austin, Z., van der Gaag, A., Gallagher, A., Jago, R., Banks, S., Lucas, G., & Zasada, M. (2018). Understanding Complaints to Regulators About Paramedics in the UK and Social Workers in England: Findings from a Multi-Method Study. Journal of medical regulation, 104(3), 19-28. https://doi.org/10.30770/2572-1852-104.3.19

Within the regulatory community, there has been increasing interest in the issue of proportionality in regulation — that is, using the right amount and right types of regulatory interventions to achieve the primary mandate of the regulatory community... Read More about Understanding Complaints to Regulators About Paramedics in the UK and Social Workers in England: Findings from a Multi-Method Study.

Ethics in participatory research (2018)
Book Chapter
Banks, S., & Brydon-Miller, M. (2019). Ethics in participatory research. In S. Banks, & M. Brydon-Miller (Eds.), Ethics in participatory research for health and social well-being : cases and commentaries (1-30). London: Routledge

Cultivating researcher integrity: virtue-based approaches to research ethics (2018)
Book Chapter
Banks, S. (2018). Cultivating researcher integrity: virtue-based approaches to research ethics. In N. Emmerich (Ed.), Virtue ethics in the conduct and governance of social science research (21-44). Bingley: Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/s2398-601820180000003002

This chapter presents a virtue-based approach to research ethics which both complements and challenges dominant principle- and rule-based ethical codes and governance frameworks. Virtues are qualities of character that contribute to human and ecologi... Read More about Cultivating researcher integrity: virtue-based approaches to research ethics.

Pathways to co-impact: action research and community organising (2017)
Journal Article
Banks, S., Herrington, T., & Carter, K. (2017). Pathways to co-impact: action research and community organising. Educational Action Research, 25(4), 541-559. https://doi.org/10.1080/09650792.2017.1331859

This article introduces the concept of ‘co-impact’ to characterise the complex and dynamic process of social and economic change generated by participatory action research (PAR). It argues that dominant models of research impact tend to see it as a l... Read More about Pathways to co-impact: action research and community organising.

Organizing for change: North Tyneside Community Development Project and its legacy (2017)
Journal Article
Armstrong, A., & Banks, S. (2017). Organizing for change: North Tyneside Community Development Project and its legacy. Community Development Journal, 52(2), 290-312. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsx006

This article critically reviews the North Tyneside Community Development Project (CDP), which ran from 1972 to 1978 as part of a British anti-poverty experiment in twelve economically deprived areas. We draw on research undertaken by Imagine North Ea... Read More about Organizing for change: North Tyneside Community Development Project and its legacy.

Researching the local politics and practices of radical Community Development Projects in 1970s Britain (2017)
Journal Article
Banks, S., & Carpenter, M. (2017). Researching the local politics and practices of radical Community Development Projects in 1970s Britain. Community Development Journal, 52(2), 226-246. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsx001

This article introduces a themed section of the Community Development Journal that re-evaluates the British Community Development Project (CDP) of the 1970s, with particular reference to three local ‘radical’ CDPs. It sets the national Community Deve... Read More about Researching the local politics and practices of radical Community Development Projects in 1970s Britain.

Experiences of Faith Group Members Using New Reproductive and Genetic Technologies: A Qualitative Interview Study (2016)
Journal Article
Scully, J. L., Banks, S., Song, R., & Haq, J. (2017). Experiences of Faith Group Members Using New Reproductive and Genetic Technologies: A Qualitative Interview Study. Human Fertility, 20(1), 22-29. https://doi.org/10.1080/14647273.2016.1243816

This paper explores the experiences of members of faith groups deciding whether or not to use new reproductive or genetic technologies (NRGTs). It is based on 16 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with people with direct experience of NRGTs. Partic... Read More about Experiences of Faith Group Members Using New Reproductive and Genetic Technologies: A Qualitative Interview Study.

Professional Integrity: From Conformity to Commitment (2016)
Book Chapter
Banks, S. (2016). Professional Integrity: From Conformity to Commitment. In R. Hugman, & J. Carter (Eds.), Rethinking values and ethics in social work (49-63). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

Everyday ethics in professional life: social work as ethics work (2016)
Journal Article
Banks, S. (2016). Everyday ethics in professional life: social work as ethics work. Ethics and Social Welfare, 10(1), 35-52. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496535.2015.1126623

This article outlines and develops the concept of ‘ethics work’ in social work practice. It takes as its starting point a situated account of ethics as embedded in everyday practice: ‘everyday ethics’. This is contrasted with ‘textbook ethics’, which... Read More about Everyday ethics in professional life: social work as ethics work.

Social Work Ethics (2015)
Book Chapter
Banks, S. (2015). Social Work Ethics. In J. Wright (Ed.), International encyclopedia of the social & behavioral sciences (782-788). (2nd ed). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-08-097086-8.28030-6

This article discusses professional ethics in social work, exploring key themes (core values, codes of ethics, ethical theories, ethical challenges, ethical decision making, and regulation of conduct) in current literature and practice. It considers... Read More about Social Work Ethics.

Performing Ethics: Using participatory theatre to explore ethical issues in community-based participatory research (2014)
Book
Banks, S., Rifkin, F., Davidson, H., Holmes, C., & Moore, N. (2014). Performing Ethics: Using participatory theatre to explore ethical issues in community-based participatory research. Durham: Centre for Social Justice and Community Action, Durham University

A 24 page booklet that outlines the nature of Forum Theatre and exercises and games for use in a workshop on ethics in community-based participatory research.

Using co-inquiry to study co-inquiry: community-university perspectives on research collaboration (2014)
Journal Article
Banks, S., Armstrong, A., Booth, M., Brown, G., Carter, K., Clarkson, M., …Russell, A. (2014). Using co-inquiry to study co-inquiry: community-university perspectives on research collaboration. Journal of community engagement and scholarship, 7(1), 37-47

In the context of a rapid development of interest in community-university research partnerships, this article argues for a greater focus on collaborative reflexivity to enhance learning from the research process and contribute toward developing susta... Read More about Using co-inquiry to study co-inquiry: community-university perspectives on research collaboration.

Responsible scientists and a citizens’ panel: New storylines for creative engagement between science and the public (2014)
Journal Article
Robinson, P., Macnaghten, P., Banks, S., Bickersteth, J., Kennedy, A., Richardson, Y., …Sylvestre, I. (2014). Responsible scientists and a citizens’ panel: New storylines for creative engagement between science and the public. The Geographical Journal, 180(1), 83-88. https://doi.org/10.1111/geoj.12042

Uncertainties over emerging technologies and their potential effect on society and the environment often lead to controversy between scientists, policymakers and the public. Opening up the debates and involving citizens and social scientists early in... Read More about Responsible scientists and a citizens’ panel: New storylines for creative engagement between science and the public.

Ethics (2014)
Book
Banks, S. (2014). Ethics. Bristol: Policy Press

The past few years have seen a renewed interest in the subject of social work ethics. In this short form book, part of the Critical and Radical Debates in Social Work series, Sarah Banks argues that this can be seen as reflecting two very different a... Read More about Ethics.

Negotiating personal engagement and professional accountability: professional wisdom and ethics work (2013)
Journal Article
Banks, S. (2013). Negotiating personal engagement and professional accountability: professional wisdom and ethics work. European Journal of Social Work, 16(5), 587-604. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2012.732931

This article examines the relationship between personal engagement and professional accountability in social work—considering whether the increasing focus on professional accountability in the context of the new public management, public austerity an... Read More about Negotiating personal engagement and professional accountability: professional wisdom and ethics work.

In whose interest? the dynamics of debt in poor households (2013)
Journal Article
Flaherty, J., & Banks, S. (2013). In whose interest? the dynamics of debt in poor households. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 21(3), 219-232. https://doi.org/10.1332/175982713x13812262277493

This article examines the dynamics of credit and debt in low income households, drawing on an action research project with 24 households in the Teesside area of North East England. Despite crippling interest rates, high-cost credit sources (for examp... Read More about In whose interest? the dynamics of debt in poor households.

Issues of Disclosure and Intrusion: Ethical Challenges for a Community Researcher (2013)
Journal Article
Carter, K., Banks, S., Armstrong, A., Kindon, S., & Burkitt, I. (2013). Issues of Disclosure and Intrusion: Ethical Challenges for a Community Researcher. Ethics and Social Welfare, 7(1), 92-100. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496535.2013.769344

This case study focuses on some of the ethical issues that arise in community-based participatory research, drawing on an example from practice in the UK. It comprises a case example written by a community researcher, followed by two commentaries, wh... Read More about Issues of Disclosure and Intrusion: Ethical Challenges for a Community Researcher.

Everyday ethics in community-based participatory research (2013)
Journal Article
Banks, S., Armstrong, A., Carter, K., Graham, H., Hayward, P., Henry, A., …Strachan, A. (2013). Everyday ethics in community-based participatory research. Contemporary Social Science, 8(3), 263-277. https://doi.org/10.1080/21582041.2013.769618

This article explores a range of ethical issues that arise in community-based participatory research (CBPR), drawing on literature and examples from practice. The experience of CBPR practitioners adds further weight to the growing critique by many ot... Read More about Everyday ethics in community-based participatory research.

Ethics and Values in Social Work (2012)
Book
Banks, S. (2012). Ethics and Values in Social Work. (4th edition). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

Ethics and Values in Social Work offers a clear and systematic account of professional ethics in relation to social work practice, framed within a global context. Having sold over 38,000 copies across its lifetime, this is a thoroughly revised editio... Read More about Ethics and Values in Social Work.

Global ethics for social work? A case-based approach (2011)
Book Chapter
Banks, S. (2012). Global ethics for social work? A case-based approach. In S. Banks, & K. Nøhr (Eds.), Practising social work ethics around the world : cases and commentaries (1-31). London: Routledge

'Ethics in an age of austerity: Social work and the evolving New Public Management (2011)
Journal Article
Banks, S. (2011). 'Ethics in an age of austerity: Social work and the evolving New Public Management. Journal of Social Intervention: Theory and Practice, 20(2), 5-23

This article examines the growth of interest in social work ethics in the context of neo-liberal policies and the growth of managerialism in public service professions. Taking the United Kingdom as an example, while drawing links with trends across E... Read More about 'Ethics in an age of austerity: Social work and the evolving New Public Management.

Re-gilding the ghetto: community work and community development in 21st-century Britain (2011)
Book Chapter
Banks, S. (2011). Re-gilding the ghetto: community work and community development in 21st-century Britain. In M. Lavalette (Ed.), Radical social work today : social work at the crossroads (165-185). Bristol: Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781847428189.003.0011

The theory and practice of community work is bedevilled by debates around terminology, identity and ideology – just as much as, if not more than, social work. The term ‘community’ (noun), whilst often dismissed as meaningless, nevertheless has much m... Read More about Re-gilding the ghetto: community work and community development in 21st-century Britain.

Interprofessional Ethics: A Developing Field? Notes from the Ethics & Social Welfare Conference (2010)
Journal Article
Banks, S. (2010). Interprofessional Ethics: A Developing Field? Notes from the Ethics & Social Welfare Conference. Ethics and Social Welfare, 4(3), 280-294. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496535.2010.516116

This article discusses the nature of interprofessional ethics and some of the ethical issues and challenges that arise when practitioners from different professions work closely together in the fields of health and social care. The article draws on m... Read More about Interprofessional Ethics: A Developing Field? Notes from the Ethics & Social Welfare Conference.

Integrity in professional life: issues of conduct, commitment and capacity (2010)
Journal Article
Banks, S. (2010). Integrity in professional life: issues of conduct, commitment and capacity. The British Journal of Social Work, 40(7), 2168-2184. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcp152

This article explores the nature of professional integrity, considering the questions ‘what is professional integrity?’ and ‘how do social welfare practitioners perform as people of integrity in the course of their professional work?’ The focus is on... Read More about Integrity in professional life: issues of conduct, commitment and capacity.

Ethical Issues in Youth Work (2010)
Book
Banks, S. (Ed.). (2010). Ethical Issues in Youth Work. London: Routledge

An edited collection of chapters on ethical issues in working with young people - including confidentiality, faith-based work, work with black young people, practitioner research, youth workers as controllers.

From Professional Ethics to Ethics in Professional Life: Reflections on Learning and Teaching in Social Work (2010)
Book Chapter
Banks, S. (2010). From Professional Ethics to Ethics in Professional Life: Reflections on Learning and Teaching in Social Work. In D. Zavirsek, B. Rommelspacher, & S. Staub-Bernasconi (Eds.), Ethical dilemmas in social work : international perspectives (119-132). Ljubljana: Faculty of Social Work, University of Ljubljana

This chapter offers some reflections on features of the traditional professional ethics literature used for teaching in the English-speaking world, which tends to focus on codes, conduct and rational decision making in difficult cases. It is argued t... Read More about From Professional Ethics to Ethics in Professional Life: Reflections on Learning and Teaching in Social Work.

From professional ethics to ethics in professional life : implications for learning, teaching and study (2009)
Journal Article
Banks, S. (2009). From professional ethics to ethics in professional life : implications for learning, teaching and study. Ethics and Social Welfare, 3(1), 55-63. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496530902819078

This short piece offers some reflections on features of the traditional professional ethics literature, focusing on codes, conduct and rational decision-making in difficult cases. It is argued that this kind of approach offers a rather artificial, ab... Read More about From professional ethics to ethics in professional life : implications for learning, teaching and study.

Global Ethics for Social Work: Problems and Possibilities - Papers from the Ethics & Social Welfare Symposium, Durban, July 2008 (2008)
Journal Article
Banks, S., Hugman, R., Healy, L., Bozalek, V., & Orme, J. (2008). Global Ethics for Social Work: Problems and Possibilities - Papers from the Ethics & Social Welfare Symposium, Durban, July 2008. Ethics and Social Welfare, 2(3), 276-290. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496530802481722

This piece comprises short presentations given by contributors to a symposium organized by the journal Ethics & Social Welfare on the theme of global ethics for social work. The contributors offer their reflections on the extent to which universally... Read More about Global Ethics for Social Work: Problems and Possibilities - Papers from the Ethics & Social Welfare Symposium, Durban, July 2008.

Critical commentary: social work ethics (2008)
Journal Article
Banks, S. (2008). Critical commentary: social work ethics. The British Journal of Social Work, 38(6), 1238-1249. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcn099

This short article explores the expanding and contested terrain of social work ethics, considering the form and content of future areas for development. It charts the broadening of the field beyond a focus on professional codes of ethics, principle-b... Read More about Critical commentary: social work ethics.

Ethics and Social Welfare: The State of Play (2008)
Journal Article
Banks, S. (2008). Ethics and Social Welfare: The State of Play. Ethics and Social Welfare, 2(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496530801948861

This extended editorial takes stock of the first volume of the journal Ethics and Social Welfare, offering an overview of the types of contributions in the first four issues and suggesting future themes. A critical summary is given of the contributio... Read More about Ethics and Social Welfare: The State of Play.

Critical Community Practice (2007)
Book
Butcher, H., Banks, S., Henderson, P., & Robertson, J. (2007). Critical Community Practice. Bristol: Policy Press

With the increasing focus on 'community' as the site for renewing democracy, improving policymaking and enhancing service delivery, this book provides a challenging approach to understanding community practice. It offers a much-needed theoretical per... Read More about Critical Community Practice.

The grit in the oyster: community development workers in a modernizing local authority (2007)
Journal Article
Banks, S., & Orton, A. (2007). The grit in the oyster: community development workers in a modernizing local authority. Community Development Journal, 42(1), 97-113. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsi074

This article offers a brief overview of the challenges facing UK local authorities, including the need to enhance public participation in decision making and service delivery, improve service performance and increase partnership working. It explores... Read More about The grit in the oyster: community development workers in a modernizing local authority.

Between equity and empathy: social professions and the new accountability (2007)
Journal Article
Banks, S. (2007). Between equity and empathy: social professions and the new accountability. Social work & society, 5(3), 11-22

This article explores the practical and ethical implications of the ‘new accountability’ (working to procedures, targets and standards) based on interviews with British social professionals. Although similar tendencies are present in other European c... Read More about Between equity and empathy: social professions and the new accountability.

Ordinary ethics: lay people's deliberations on social sex selection (2006)
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Banks, S., Scully, J., & Shakespeare, T. (2006). Ordinary ethics: lay people's deliberations on social sex selection. New Genetics and Society, 25(3), 289-303. https://doi.org/10.1080/14636770601032890

This article summarises the results of a research project that used a scenario about sex selection of embryos for social reasons as a basis for discussion groups with lay people. The aim of the research was to examine the processes by which non-profe... Read More about Ordinary ethics: lay people's deliberations on social sex selection.

Gift not commodity? Lay people deliberating social sex selection (2006)
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Scully, J., Shakespeare, T., & Banks, S. (2006). Gift not commodity? Lay people deliberating social sex selection. Sociology of Health & Illness, 28(6), 749-767. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2006.00540.x

In this paper we explore lay people's discussions of the controversial topic of social sex selection (SSS). In the UK and many other countries, SSS is prohibited by law. In 2003 the UK Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, after an extensive... Read More about Gift not commodity? Lay people deliberating social sex selection.

Chance, choice and control: Lay debate on prenatal social sex selection (2006)
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Scully, J., Banks, S., & Shakespeare, T. (2006). Chance, choice and control: Lay debate on prenatal social sex selection. Social Science & Medicine, 63(1), 21-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.12.013

Assisted reproductive technologies are typically positioned as increasing the range of choices open to the healthcare consumer, thereby enhancing ‘reproductive freedom’. In this paper, we question the equivalence of reproductive choice and personal f... Read More about Chance, choice and control: Lay debate on prenatal social sex selection.

Empowering communities through active learning: challenges and contradictions (2006)
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Banks, S., & Vickers, T. (2006). Empowering communities through active learning: challenges and contradictions

This article critically examines a regional programme of community development learning in the context of current UK government policies to develop and engage ‘active communities’ in neighbourhood and civil renewal. It outlines the positive outcomes... Read More about Empowering communities through active learning: challenges and contradictions.

Accounting for Ethical Difficulties in Social Welfare Work: Issues, Problems and Dilemmas (2005)
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Banks, S., & Williams, R. (2005). Accounting for Ethical Difficulties in Social Welfare Work: Issues, Problems and Dilemmas. The British Journal of Social Work, 35(7), 1005-1022. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bch199

This paper is a preliminary exploration of social welfare practitioners’ accounts of ‘ethically difficult situations’. It describes variations in the ethical vocabulary and form of these accounts. Analysis of practitioners’ own accounts (as opposed t... Read More about Accounting for Ethical Difficulties in Social Welfare Work: Issues, Problems and Dilemmas.