Social Service Review, 72(2), June 1998, pp.234-250.
Publisher:
University of Chicago Press
... a thorough examination of the way deception is typically used in negotiating identity, maintaining self-esteem, protecting privacy, and redressing imbalances in power.
Deception is usually considered a deviation from the norm and a violation of trust. However, deception is actually a common and accepted way of establishing personal boundaries and managing interpersonal relationships. This article defines and provides examples of various uses of deception in interpersonal relationships in general and social worker - client relationships in particular. It offers a thorough examination of the way deception is typically used in negotiating identity, maintaining self-esteem, protecting privacy, and redressing imbalances in power.
Subject terms:
interpersonal relationships, privacy, self-concept, self-esteem, service users, social work methods, social work theories, social workers, social worker-service user relationships, disclosure;
Reports on how a television documentary filmed on a psychiatric ward has led to protest from mental health groups and nurses worried about the patients' ability to give informed consent.
Reports on how a television documentary filmed on a psychiatric ward has led to protest from mental health groups and nurses worried about the patients' ability to give informed consent.
Subject terms:
hospitals, informed consent, mass media, mental health problems, nurses, patients, privacy, publicity, rights, decision making;