Ethical Issues in Social Work Practice (Advances in Human Services and Public Health (AHSPH))

"This book explores how the social work profession should be characterized by a reflective equilibrium based theory, the professional experiences being triggered by the values that give the nature of this profession. It explores the importance of ethics and values- based practice in social work"--

Ana Frunza obtained a PhD in philosophy at Al. I. Cuza University of Iasi, in 2014, presenting a thesis entitled A deconstructive approach to ethical values. Ethics expertise. She obtained an MA degree in Supervision and Social Planning in 2011, with a Bachelors degree in Social Work in 2009. She is a Scientific Researcher III at the LUMEN Center for Social and Humanistic Research. Her main scientific interests are applied ethics, applied philosophy, social work, supervision and ethics expertise. She is a university assistant PhD ""Stefan cel Mare"" University from Suceava, Faculty of Law & Administrative Sciences, Romania. Ana Frunza is currently working on defining a new model of ethics expertise the supervision of ethics, in conjunction with Professor Antonio Sandu, Doctor in Philosophy at LUMEN Center for Social and Humanistic Research from Iasi, Romania. She is the author of three books, Etica si dezvoltarea comunitara/Ethics and community development, Catre o noua expertiza etica. Deconstruind valorile etice/Towards a new ethics expertise deconstructing the ethical values, and Supervizarea si dezvoltarea profesionala a asistentilor sociali/The supervision and the professional development of the social workers published by LUMEN Publishing House between 2013 and 2017. Her research interests are ethics, research ethics, ethics expertise, supervision of ethics, and applied philosophy.