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Abstract
Values and ethics are central, everyday concerns in clinical social work based on a constructivist perspective. Key assumptions of the constructivist paradigm preclude the ethic of objectivity and neutrality associated with the positivist and empiricist traditions. In constructivism, the active role of social context and practitioner values in shaping the descriptions and problems of clients is acknowledged and an ethic of responsibility and collaboration is called for. The constructivist paradigm is highly congruent with exisitng social work values. However, at the same time, it challenges clinical social work to re-examine the meanings of its values and to give social justice a practice priority.