SW 667 Advanced Topics in Ethics & Risk Management

This seminar will address important ethical issues in social work research and practice that extend beyond the fundamentals. Topics will include: ethical challenges in research with special attention to regulatory processes, diverse/vulnerable populations, and scientific dishonesty; risk management in clinical and research settings from the individual practitioner and agency perspectives; ethical issues in training and supervision; ethical challenges in an evolving health care system; and ethical challenges in inter-professional settings. The common thread of the course will focus on making ethical decisions in challenging contexts.

Credits

3.00

Prerequisite

None