Morals, rights and practice in the human services : effective and fair decision-making in health, social care and criminal justice / Marie Connolly and Tony Ward.
People respond passionately to issues of human rights, partly because they frame our expectations of fair treatment, equity and justice. Increasingly, work within the human services is influenced by rights-based discourses. Knowledge about the nature and scope of human rights and their attendant mor...
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2008. |
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| Summary: | People respond passionately to issues of human rights, partly because they frame our expectations of fair treatment, equity and justice. Increasingly, work within the human services is influenced by rights-based discourses. Knowledge about the nature and scope of human rights and their attendant moral assumptions are essential theoretical resources for human service workers faced with the ethical complexities of daily practice. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (200 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-193) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781846427169 1846427169 9781843104865 1843104865 9786611143220 661114322X |
| Access: | Access limited to authorized users. |