Legislation and Professional Ethics (2010/2011)

Learning outcomes

The course will be divided into two parts, in order to reach an adequate knowledge gradually.
The first part will be focused on some general notions, followed by an analysis of the basic principles and institutions of this field, especially related to professional secrecy and individuals' rights as regarded by the Italian legislation.
The second part of the course will actively involve students and will concern exegetic and hermeneutic aspects of legislation. Students who regularly attend classes will be invited to present an oral report on some specific issue, so that it will be possible to check their learning of the involved notions as well as their legal language. Such reports, if positively awarded, could raise some special didactic credits to be use during examinations.

The following legislative acts are due to be studied in order to succeed the examination: Italian Constitution; Civil Code and Penal Code; Code of civil procedure and Code of penal procedure; AA. SS. Ethical Code; D.P.R. No. 616 of 1977; D.Lgs. No. 112 of 1998; D.Lgs. No. 267 of 2000; L. No. 328 of 2000; L. No. 119 of 2001; L. No. 149 of 2001; D.Lgs. No. 207 of 2001; D.Lgs. No. 196 of 2003. Students are expecetd to study only the provisions related to the books listed below.

Texts:
Students who have regularly attend classes are expected to follow this bibliographical list:

•ALBANESE A., Diritto all’assistenza e servizi sociali. Intervento pubblico e attività dei privati, Giuffrè, Milano, 2007, Ch. II-VI;

•GUIGLIA G., Il diritto all’assistenza sociale nella prospettiva multilivello, CEDAM, Padova, 2005, only Ch. II;

•PITTARO P., Il segreto professionale degli assistenti sociali: profili penali, in FLORA G.-TONINI P. (a cura di), Diritto penale per operatori sociali, Vol. I, Giuffrè, Milano, 2002, pp. 189-212.

Students who are not going to attend classes are expected to follow this bibliographical list:

•BALBONI E.-BARONI B.-MATTIONI A.-PASTORI G. (a cura di), Il sistema integrato dei servizi sociali, Giuffrè, Milano, 2007;

•PITTARO P., Il segreto professionale degli assistenti sociali: profili penali, in FLORA G.-TONINI P. (a cura di), Diritto penale per operatori sociali, Vol. I, Giuffrè, Milano, 2002, pp. 189-212.

Written exam; for students who have regularly attended classes will count on any didactic credits acquired along the course.