Responsibility in Social Work

Viviene E. Cree

doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.28078-1

Responsibility in Social Work

Viviene E. Cree^*

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School of Social and Political Science

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Responsibility is central to social work wherever it is practiced in the world, and yet it is a concept that is most often taken-for-granted, rather than afforded serious examination. This article argues that the idea of responsibility must be interrogated both vertically and horizontally, if we are to make sense of the complex dilemmas and contradictions at the heart of social work practice. The article concludes that social workers have particular responsibility to themselves, to others, and to the world in which people live by virtue of social work's unique role.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences:
Editors	James D. Wright
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	581-586
Number of pages	6
Edition	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9780080970875
ISBN (Print)	9780080970868
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.28078-1
Publication status	Published - 26 Mar 2015

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Blame
Collective responsibility
Duty
Family responsibility
Individual responsibility
Moral responsibility
Professional responsibility
Rights
Risk
Social responsibility
Social work profession

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