7277 research outputs found
Sort by
Focus on Young Photographers at The RISD Museum
Get PDFhttps://digitalcommons.ric.edu/rits/1090/thumbnail.jp
Living with Dying: Grief and Consolation in the Middle English Pearl
Get PDFAnalyzes the themes of grief and consolation in the Middle English poem, Pearl, and compares this work to Boethius\u27s The Consolation of Philosophy and Chaucer\u27s The Book of the Duchess. Applies the five psychological stages of grieving identified by Kubler-Ross to the poem\u27s Dreamer and concludes that, at the poem\u27s end, the Dreamer has failed to finish the grieving process
Tattoo World
Get PDFPresents a holistic look at the world of tattoo. Covers the history of the practice of tattooing in Europe, Asia, and the Pacific. Discusses such major issues as tattooing in relation to the body, authenticity, commodification and meaning, functions, medical and legal concerns, the impact of technological developments on the practice, and the increase in popularity of tattooing in recent decades
What\u27s News At Rhode Island College
Get PDFhttps://digitalcommons.ric.edu/whats_news/1076/thumbnail.jp
Ethical Issues in Open Adoption
Get PDFTotal secrecy and confidentiality no longer typify adoption in the United States. Today, most adoptions involve an exchange of information or some form of contact between the birth family and adoptive family - so-called open adoptions. This article provides a comprehensive overview of ethical issues associated with various forms of open adoption, including issues of privacy, confidentiality, self-determination, paternalism, conflicts of interest, deception, and truthtelling.We present guidelines for social work practice in open adoptions, based on current ethical theory and ethical standards in social work
What\u27s News At Rhode Island College
Get PDFhttps://digitalcommons.ric.edu/whats_news/1081/thumbnail.jp
Eye on Ethics: Challenging Unethical Agency Policies
No full textSocial workers sometimes find their ethical instincts conflict with agency policies and regulations. This may occur when social workers are employed in a “host” setting, where social work is not the primary function or profession and administrators may not be particularly familiar with social work values and ethical standards (typical examples include correctional facilities, the military, and schools). For example, military social workers may find that senior officers to whom they are accountable are not familiar with social work’s ethical standards related to confidentiality and expect social workers to disclose confidential information shared by soldiers who receive clinical services. As a matter of principle, social workers have an obligation to ensure that employers are familiar with ethical standards in social work. According to the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics, “social workers should take reasonable steps to ensure that employers are aware of social workers’ ethical obligations as set forth in the NASW Code of Ethics and of the implications of those obligations for social work practice” (standard 3.09[c])