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Syllabus 2015-16 - 11012002 - Ethics of Social Work (Ética del trabajo social)

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DEGREE: Grado en Trabajo Social
FACULTY: FACULTY OF SOCIAL WORK
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2015-16
COURSE: Ethics of Social Work
SYLLABUS
1. COURSE BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: Ethics of Social Work
CODE: 11012002 ACADEMIC YEAR: 2015-16
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 1
ECTS CREDITS: 6.0 YEAR: 2 SEMESTER: SC
2. LECTURER BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: BALZA MÚGICA, Mª ISABEL
DEPARTMENT: U107 - DERECHO PENAL, FIL.DCHO. FIL.MORAL Y FIL
FIELD OF STUDY: 383 - FILOSOFÍA MORAL
OFFICE NO.: D3 - 172 E-MAIL: ibalza@ujaen.es P: 953212220
WEBSITE: https://www.ujaen.es/departamentos/derpen/contactos/balza-mugica-ma-isabel
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8432-9310
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 1
3. CONTENT DESCRIPTION

1. Ethics and Politics. 1.1. Ethics and Moral. 1.2. Autonomy and Heteronomy. 1.3. Ethics and Politics. 1.4. The Ethics of Conviction and the Ethics of Responsibility. 1.5. Professional Ethics.

2. Social Justice. 2.1. John Rawls: A Theory of Justice. 2.2. A.K. Sen: Primary Goods and Capabilities. 2.3. Iris M. Young: Injustice as Domination and Oppression. 2.4. Universal Basic Income.

3. Autonomy and Welfare. 3.1. Social Work Objectives. 3.2. Autonomy. 3.3. Need, Demand and Desire. 3.4. Freedom and Wellness.
 
4. Professional Paternalism. 4.1. Definition and Forms of Paternalism. 4.2. The Justification of Professional Paternalism. Consequentialism. 4.3. Models for Ethical Dilemmas 4.4. Case Analysis.

4. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY

The distribution of the weekly number of hours is the following:

Lecture (Theory): 2 hours

Lecture (Practice): 1 hour

Home work: 6 hours

 

Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support

5. ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY

Theory: 70%

Practices: 30%

It's necessary to get at least 3.5 points in the theory exam: 0 to 7 points.

Practices: 0 to 3 points.

6. BOOKLIST
MAIN BOOKLIST:
  • A theory of justice. Edition: Rev. ed. Author: Rawls, John. Publisher: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999  (Library)
  • Handbook of income inequality measurement. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, cop. 1999  (Library)
  • Ethics in the Public Domain Essays in the Morality of Law and Politics. Edition: Rev. ed., repr. Author: Raz, Joseph. Publisher: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001  (Library)
  • Ethics and Values in Social Work. Edition: 4. Author: Banks, Sarah. Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan  (Library)
  • Experiments in Ethics. Edition: 1. Author: Appiah, Kwame Anthony. Publisher: Harvard Univ Press  (Library)
  • The Concept of Paternalism in Social Work. Edition: 1. Author: Reamer, Frederic G.. Publisher: Social Service Review.
    • Notes: Vol. 57, No. 2, pp. 254-271
  • Social Work Values and Ethics. Edition: 4. Author: Reamer, Frederic G.. Publisher: Columbia Univ Press
  • Ethical Dilemmas in Social Service: A Guide for Social Workers. Edition: 2. Author: Reamer, Frederic G.. Publisher: Columbia Univ Press  (Library)
ADDITIONAL BOOKLIST:
  • Autonomy and Paternalism. Reflections on the Theory and Practice of Health Care. Edition: 1. Author: NYS, T., DENIER, Y., VANDEVELDE, T. (eds.). Publisher: Lovaina: Peeters  (Library)
  • Justice, gender and the family. Edition: New York: Basic Books, cop. 1989. Author: Okin, Susan Moller. Publisher: -  (Library)
  • Liberalism, community, and culture. Edition: -. Author: Kymlicka, Will. Publisher: Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1991  (Library)
  • Public philosophy: essays on morality in politics. Edition: -. Author: Sandel, Michael J.. Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 2005  (Library)
  • Liberalism and its critics. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: New York: University Press, 1984  (Library)
  • The Cambridge textbook of bioethics. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008  (Library)
  • A companion to ethics. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Oxford : Blackwell Publishing , 1993  (Library)
  • Women, culture, and development: a study of human capabilities. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press , Oxford University Press 1995  (Library)
  • The rights of others : aliens, residents and citizens. Edition: -. Author: Benhabib, Seyla. Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2004  (Library)
  • Feminist Social Work Theory and Practice. Edition: -. Author: Dominelli, Lena. Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan  (Library)
  • The Vocation Lectures: 'Science as a Vocation': AND 'Politics as a Vocation' . Edition: -. Author: Weber, Max. Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co  (Library)