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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.