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Manifestations of moral reluctance among social workers encountering situations of child maltreatment and neglect.

Activity: Talk or presentationOral presentation

Description

The idea of democracy has been and continues to be, an important inspiration for social work practice and research. However, democracy is not free from moral tension. For example, in cases of child maltreatment and neglect, fundamental rights may conflict; the human right to form a family and the child's right to grow up and develop safely. This tension can lead to moral reluctance, described as hesitance to act, while expected to know that one should do the morally right thing.
Period11 Mar 202514 Mar 2025
Event titleEuropean Conference for Social Work Research: Embracing Democracy in Social Work Practice and Research
Event typeConference
Conference numberECSWR 2025
LocationMünchen, Germany, BavariaShow on map
Degree of RecognitionInternational

Keywords

  • moral reluctance
  • professional ethics
  • social work
  • child maltreatment
  • moral education

Research Focus Areas Hanze University of Applied Sciences * (mandatory by Hanze)

  • Healthy Ageing

Research Focus Areas Research Centre or Centre of Expertise * (mandatory by Hanze)

  • Equality of opportunity and participation

Publinova themes

  • Other
  • Education and Teaching
  • Health
  • People and Society