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Private and Confidential?
Chris (Ed) Clark
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Description for Private and Confidential?
paperback. This book examines key philosophical, ethical, legal and professional practice issues in the area of privacy and confidentiality and explores their implications for policy and practice. Editor(s): Clark, Chris; McGhee, Janice. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Handling personal and often sensitive information is central to daily practice in social and health services. However, the increasing emphasis on multi-disciplinary and inter-agency working required for effective, joined-up services presents new challenges and dilemmas in preserving citizens' rights to privacy. This book examines key philosophical, ethical and legal issues in the area of privacy and confidentiality and explores their implications for policy and practice. ,Offering a range of analytical frameworks the book focuses on different practice areas, including health and social care, children's services and criminal justice. The contributors from disciplines including law, philosophy, anthropology and the personal ... Read more
Handling personal and often sensitive information is central to daily practice in social and health services. However, the increasing emphasis on multi-disciplinary and inter-agency working required for effective, joined-up services presents new challenges and dilemmas in preserving citizens' rights to privacy. This book examines key philosophical, ethical and legal issues in the area of privacy and confidentiality and explores their implications for policy and practice. ,Offering a range of analytical frameworks the book focuses on different practice areas, including health and social care, children's services and criminal justice. The contributors from disciplines including law, philosophy, anthropology and the personal ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861349057
SKU
V9781861349057
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Chris (Ed) Clark
Chris Clark is Professor of Social Work Ethics and Dean of Postgraduate Studies in the College of Humanities and Social Science at the University of Edinburgh. Janice McGhee is Senior Lecturer in Social Work in the School of Social and Political Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Her research interests primarily lie in child welfare policy and law.
Reviews for Private and Confidential?
" This collection of essays is a timely and excellent contribution to the debates about confidentiality and information sharing....iIt offers a wealth of ideas....and it is thus essential reading...a major contribution to stimulating and informing the needed debate among professional groups about how to respond to the new challenges while maintaining their ethical standards in relation to users." Eileen ... Read more