Annual of social work, Vol. 20 No. 3, 2013.
Review article
ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES IN THE CARING PROFESSIONS
María-Jesús Úriz-Pemán
; Social Work Department Public University of Navarre, Spain
Alberto Ballestero
orcid.org/0000-0002-7946-761X
; Social Work Department Public University of Navarre, Spain
Francisco Idareta
orcid.org/0000-0003-0325-5298
; Social Work Department Public University of Navarre, Spain
Abstract
The main purpose of this article is to offer a general overview of different ethical theories applied to the caring professions. The article emphasises the importance of certain emergent ethical approaches such as ethics of compassion, ethics of care, ethics of virtue and constructionism. The authors’ starting position is that emotions, compassion, care and virtues are very important in interventions and that these factors can improve the professional practice of psychologists, health professionals and social workers. We highlight the relevance of the relationship between users and professionals to the practices of the caring professions.
Keywords
professional ethics; caring professions; ethics of compassion; ethics of care; ethics of virtue; constructionism
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Publication date:
14.3.2014.
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