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Dolgoff (U. of Maryland, Baltimore), Harrington (U. of Maryland, Baltimore) and Loewenberg's (Bar-Ilan U. , Israel) ninth edition text for students of social work and other human service professionals is arranged in thirteen chapters under two parts. The authors introduce ethical decision making and discuss ethical choices in helping professions, values and professional ethics, guidelines for ethical decision making, and ethical dilemmas in professional practice. They also explore client rights and professional expertise; value neutrality and imposing values; dilemmas and problems in the professional relationship, confidentiality, informed consent, and the duty to protect; social justice, limited resources, and advocacy; organizational and work relationships; social work with selected client groups; changing world, changing dilemmas; and responsibility of professional ethics. The ninth edition has at least twenty-one listed updates and includes the latest research. The updated textbook is now part of Cengage Learning's new Empowerment Series. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)