This classic text is designed to help students recognize ethical issues and dilemma, reason carefully about ethical issues, clarify their ethical aspirations at the level demanded by the profession, and achieve a more ethical stance in their practice. It places ethical decision making within the context of professional ethicals and provides practical guidelines, including three ethical screens. Topics discussed include whether ethics can be taught, conflicts between law and ethics, child abuseand confidentiality, client self-determination, client-worker value gaps, dual relationships, end-of-life decisions, and concerns in dealing with the ill, the elderly, and clients with HIV and AIDS. -Back cover.