The Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics examines the ethical and values issues that impact and are interwoven with social work practice, research, and theory development. JSWVE addresses ethical and value issues that encompass the full range of social problems and issues that social workers encounter. The journal provides the necessary historical perspectives on the development of social work values and ethics, as well as present articles providing value and ethical dilemmas stemming from state-of-the-art developments.

  1. To improve live of People: Social work on a broader base is a profession as well as social science. Along with the help of social theory and research it tries to improve the lives of people, groups and societies. In social work one can include and utilize other social sciences as a mean to improve human conditions and positively change society in response to chronic diseases and problems.
  2. For the sake of social justice: One of the prominent reason to work as in social work is to look out for social justice to improve the quality of life which are poor and underprivileged. That enables the development of each individual, group and community in the society. It simultaneously addresses and sorts out problem of social issues at every level of society and economic status.
  3. To sort out social problems: Another reason to join social work as a field to work for is getting solutions to the social problems. A social worker tries to get solutions to social problems existed with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities. This goal can be achieved by professional social worker having a degree in social work and work in local, national and international level.
  4. To join professional associations for social work: By becoming a social worker one can work into and with a number of professional associations for social workers. By working with these associations, one can have ethical guidance and other type of support for its members and social workers in general and in broader prospective. The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) are some of the prominent organizations for social work.
  5. To work in a variety of areas: As a task of a social worker is to work in a very wide area and range and they get into many a good number of tasks this indeed provide very relative and helpful career option. They work into areas like case management, medical social work, counseling, human services management, social welfare, policy and practice development, community organizing, advocacy. A social worker can work in settings like hospitals, hospices, community health agencies, schools, international organizations, employee assistance, philanthropy, and military.