Australian Practice Standards nine years on: Are they useful?

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Laragy, Carmel, Bland, Robert James, Giles, Roslyn and Scott, Virginia. (2013). Australian Practice Standards nine years on: Are they useful? International Social Work. 56(5), pp. 644 - 658. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872812436623
AuthorsLaragy, Carmel, Bland, Robert James, Giles, Roslyn and Scott, Virginia
Abstract

Nine years after their introduction, the Australian Social Work Practice Standards are reviewed against the five purposes of codes of practice proposed by Banks (2006). The review concludes that the Standards contributed to heightened professional identity and accountability by defining the national education curriculum and by providing a mechanism for accountability. Their utility for service users is still to be determined.

KeywordsAccountability; codes of practice; ethical practice; professionalism; rights
Year2013
JournalInternational Social Work
Journal citation56 (5), pp. 644 - 658
PublisherSAGE Publications
ISSN0020-8728
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872812436623
Scopus EID2-s2.0-84883183055
Page range644 - 658
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Place of publicationUnited Kingdom
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