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Preliminary Results of a Comparative Study

Prof. Dr. Stefan Borrmann. Ethical Dilemmas in Social Work Practice. Preliminary Results of a Comparative Study. University of Applied Sciences Landshut (Germany). General Overview. Conceptualization of the study and data collection during a stay as a visiting scholar at the UC Berkeley

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Preliminary Results of a Comparative Study

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  1. Prof. Dr. Stefan Borrmann Ethical Dilemmas in Social Work Practice Preliminary Results of a Comparative Study University of Applied Sciences Landshut (Germany)

  2. General Overview • Conceptualization of the study and data collection during a stay as a visiting scholar at the UC Berkeley • Financially supported by the Hans-Böckler-Stiftung; logistically supported by the University of California at Berkeley, School of Social Welfare • Data collection from November 2004 to January 2005

  3. Leading Research Questions • Can the value base of social workers in the same field of action in the USA and Germany be compared with each other? • Are there similarities in the perceived ethical issues/dilemmas of social worker who work in the same field of action? • Are there differences in the way social workers deal with these ethical dilemmas?

  4. Outline of the Study and Methodological Scheme • Pilot study with the main aim to develop future research questions • Anonymous online-questionnaire focusing mainly on the value base and perceived ethical issues of social workers in the chosen field of practice • Face-to face interviews with social workers about ways and methods to deal with ethical issues

  5. Chosen Field of Practice • Social workers currently working in agencies of the field of HIV/Aids in San Francisco and Berlin • A field of action where ethical dilemmas are most likely examined • The evolution and development of the social problems concerning HIV/Aids in these two cities can be compared with each other • Access to the field (in Berlin) was secured in advanced

  6. Sample • Sample in the USA: 126 agencies in the database of the CDC National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention • Sample in Germany: 43 agencies listed by the Ministry for Integration, Labor and Social Issues of the City of Berlin (and additional resources) • The agencies were ask to forward my request to their employees and volunteers • Random sample: 105 people participated in total, 70 in Germany and 35 in the USA

  7. (Academic) Degrees of the Participants (in %) Germany USA BSW: 17,65% Dipl.-SozialarbeiterIn (FH): 32,6% MSW: 35,2% Dipl.-PädagogIn (Uni): 15,7% PhD: 8,8% Dr. phil.: 4,3%

  8. Personal Opinions about Selected Ethical Issues (in %) 57,1% 34,3%

  9. Personal Opinions about Selected Ethical Issues (in %) 0% 20%

  10. Personal Opinions about Selected Ethical Issues (in %) 8,6% 25,7%

  11. Personal Opinions about Selected Ethical Issues(in %) 0% 5,7% 14,3% 31,4%

  12. Personal Opinions about Selected Ethical Issues(in %) 11,4% 20% 22,9% 25,7%

  13. Perceived Ethical Dilemmas (in %) Conflict of interest between you and persons from other professions Privacy and confidentiality Access to records 34% 56% 25% 68% 2% 20%

  14. Ways to Deal with Ethical Issues (in %) Discussion with own family and friends 36,7% 25,7%

  15. Ways to Deal with Ethical Issues (in %) Using the Code of Ethics of the DBSH / NASW 10,3% 40%

  16. Ways to Deal with Ethical Issues (in %) In-service training 63,2% 31,4%

  17. Policies and Procedures of the Agency(in %)

  18. First Results • There were only minor differences in the personal opinions about selected ethical dilemmas of the social workers in Germany and the USA • There were similarities in the perceived ethical issues/dilemmas of social worker who work in the same field of action but mayor differences in the area of confidentiality occurred • The way professionals deal with ethical dilemmas however are raising questions about differences in social work education and the organization of the agencies themselves

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