Chapter 2: Ethics and the Idea of a Profession
Keywords:clients; codes of ethics; professions; young person; youth; youth work; youth work profession
The question of an ethics for youth work implies the question of youth work as a profession, just by virtue of the long association between thinking about professions and thinking about ethics. This chapter explores the idea of a ‘profession’ — both what professions are in practice, and what they should be in principle — from an ethical point of view. The conclusion is that in these terms, youth work is a profession, whether or not it is recognised as one and whether or not it organises itself that way.
As the first chapter indicates, this book is primarily interested in youth work ethics, not youth work as a profession. Like many youth ...
Sercombe, H. (2010). Ethics and the idea of a profession. In Youth work ethics (pp. 7-14). SAGE Publications Ltd, https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781446251492.n2
Sercombe, Howard. "Ethics and the Idea of a Profession." In Youth Work Ethics, 7-14. London: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781446251492.n2.
Sercombe, H. 2010. Ethics and the Idea of a Profession. In: 2010. Youth Work Ethics, London: SAGE Publications Ltd. pp. 7-14 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781446251492.n2> [Accessed 9 Dec 2021].
Sercombe, Howard. "Ethics and the Idea of a Profession." Youth Work Ethics. London: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2010, pp. 7-14. SAGE Knowledge. 9 Dec 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781446251492.n2.