Ethics, Social Work and “Social Responsibility”: the Case of the Elderly

Authors

  • Maria Irene Lopes B. de Carvalho Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias - Lisboa – Portugal

Abstract

This text analyzes the relationship of ethics with Social Work considering the principle of social responsibility in intervention with the elderly. It analyzes this principle using concepts from various authors who place it in different positions, and examines a case of professional intervention with an elderly person. The reflection on this case considers two dimensions of analysis (one more normative and another more hypothetical and prospective). Finally, it debates the technical decisions and their effects on elderly people and on the
profession of Social Work.

Author Biography

Maria Irene Lopes B. de Carvalho, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias - Lisboa – Portugal

Doutora em Serviço Social pelo Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (Iscte). Docente no curso de Serviço Social e no Mestrado de Gerontologia Social na Universidade Lusófona de Lisboa, Portugal.

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Published

2011-01-01

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2011): Ética e direitos humanos

Section

Thematic space

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