Re-imagining Social Work Ethics: Variations on a Theme

Sarah Banks; Teresa Francesca Bertotti; Maria Irene Carvalho; Mercedes Cuenca; Daria Forlenza; Netanel Gemara; François Gillet; Eva Grabinski; Richard Groothoff; Elizabeth Reimer; Michal Segal

doi:10.1080/17496535.2026.2638818

Re-imagining Social Work Ethics: Variations on a Theme

Sarah Banks
, Teresa Francesca Bertotti
, Maria Irene Carvalho
, Mercedes Cuenca
, Daria Forlenza
, Netanel Gemara
, François Gillet
, Eva Grabinski
, Richard Groothoff
, Elizabeth Reimer
, Michal Segal

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This article comprises a series of discrete reflections by different authors on the theme of ?re-imagining social work ethics?. It takes its inspiration from a workshop hosted by the Social Work Ethics Research Group (SWERG) in partnership with the Ethics and Social Welfare journal. The authors consider the meaning and motivation of calls to ?re-imagine? social work ethics in the light of current practical, political and philosophical challenges to the western, universalist and anthropocentric values underpinning the profession. They conclude that the process of re-imagining ethics is a necessary and valuable exercise, while challenging to implement in practice.

Originele taal-2	English
Pagina's (van-tot)	1-13
Aantal pagina's	13
Tijdschrift	Ethics and Social Welfare
Volume	20
Nummer van het tijdschrift	2
DOI's	https://doi.org/10.1080/17496535.2026.2638818
Status	Published - 15 apr. 2026

Keywords

Herverbeelding
ethiek van het maatschappelijk werk
posthumane ethiek
relationele ethiek

Research Focus Areas Hanze University of Applied Sciences

Healthy Ageing

Research Focus Areas Research Centre or Centre of Expertise

Kansengelijkheid en participatie

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Overig
Opvoeding en Onderwijs
Mens en Maatschappij
Gezondheid

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