by Allan Norman
There is
a fascinating thread on CareSpace, discussing letters sent to survivors of domestic violence following police referral. While it started as a discussion of the appropriateness of such letters, there is a signifcant debate about the ethics of lying to a man who picks up the phone when you wanted to speak to the woman survivor, about who you are.
The argument goes: the man may be the perpetrator; the woman may receive a beating at his hands, simply because of the fact of an unknown caller, or the fact of a caller from social services. To avoid this, lie about who you are - the actual example under discussion being a social worker saying they are a telesales person.
Read the complete post at http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/social-care-experts-blog/2008/08/the-harm-of-honesty.html
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14 Aug 2008 6:28 PM
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