Joan Harrington is the director of Social Sector Ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are her own. Think about the birthday fundraisers you find on Facebook. A well-intentioned ...

Kathleen J. Farkas, PhD, associate professor, and Richard Romaniuk, PhD, lecturer, have written an article for the journal, Society Register. In it, they describe the challenges social workers are ...

Social sector ethics involves two large groups: the donors—who could be corporate philanthropists, foundations, or individuals—and nonprofits providing services. Ethical questions arise in all aspects ...

Over the past decade and a half, Facebook and its social brethren have rushed to connect the world, rushed to commercialize our private data and now are rushing to make our most sensitive information ...

Remember Gordon Gecko from the movie Wall Street? Little did we know then how closely life could imitate art when the likes of Enron, Bernie Madoff and a worldwide financial crisis lambasted the world ...

An enquiry into the social worker role in adoption has said the profession is not routinely using ethics to inform practice. The study, commissioned by the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) ...

As more companies realize the demand for work-life balance and inclusion, social workers are positioned to help companies stay competitive. Mia Bennett has a senior client — let’s call her Joy — whose ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. NINA MOINI: Well, during the 2024 election cycle, it became clear that people were not just getting their information from traditional news organizations, ...

“Should I take psychology or social work? Both? How are they different?” Many students of psychology wonder how social work is different and vice versa. Given that I teach both, have degrees in both, ...

Social workers are committed to advocating for and serving vulnerable populations. Their efforts amplify the voices of the underserved in an effort to provide them with the resources they need to live ...