Richard Hugman

[Richard Hugman @profbandicoot]

@SparkySW @ProfSocialWork @AlresfordBear Thanks :)

[Richard Hugman @profbandicoot]

@simonjduffy @SWSCmedia that's why the international 'defintion' is so important - see http://t.co/aS81x0NwKM #swscmedia #socialwork

[Richard Hugman @profbandicoot]

@ProfSocialWork @AlresfordBear @SparkySW Absolutely - it's what we do that shows our values, not what we say #swscmedia #socialwork

[Richard Hugman @profbandicoot]

@SWSCmedia you're very welcome. G'day all. #SWSCmedia

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@SWSCmedia here in Aus and in NZ also we are trying to hear from Indigenous colleagues and service users that's a start #SWSCmedia

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@SWSCmedia as it's now 7:00 am here in Sydney I need to head to work in a few minutes. Grreat to hear from so many folks. #SWSCmedia

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@SWSCmedia @AlresfordBear or a basis for conversation #SWSCmedia

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@SWSCmedia maybe that will help in achieving @Harr_Ferguson good authority #SWSCmedia

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@SWSCmedia @AlresfordBear It has to be worked at consciously it doesn't just happen even in #socialwork #SWSCmedia

[Richard Hugman @profbandicoot]

@SWSCmedia @AlresfordBear Yes! #SWSCmedia

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@SWSCmedia for sure but in an ethical community we ought to seek to be accountable to each other #SWSCmedia

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@SWSCmedia maybe then we can demonstrate good authority? #SWSCmedia

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@SWSCmedia yes indeed and it also means we all have to be engaged with ethics in practice #SWSCmedia

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@SWSCmedia >> but only if seen as living documents that are not just rule books. #SWSCmedia

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@SWSCmedia codes of ethics are not codes of practice. codes of ethics can help >>#SWSCmedia

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@SWSCmedia I have a problem with some aspects of codes of practice. They can be too restrictive - just agency rules #SWSCmedia

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@Harr_Ferguson Maybe the issue of good authority is authority used well? #SWSCmedia

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@SWSCmedia @JadeJj239 The issue with authority is different in other countries eg Australia.

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@Harr_Ferguson #SWSCmedia Critical postmodern ideas are an attempt to avoid the extreme relativism.

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@SWSCmedia Sure. Humility and openness don't mean lack of knowledge and skill.