Prof Richard Hugman

Research Summary

Richard Hugman is a qualified social worker who spent a decade in practice. His current research includes developing new approaches in ethics for the caring professions, the application of new ethical theory to research undertaken with refugees (in conjunction with the Centre for Refugee Research); he is also working on the critical analysis of international social work, with particular reference to culture, difference and shared values. Since 2004 Richard has worked with UNICEF Vietnam to advise the Vietnam Government on the development of professional social work. He is also at present the ethics commissioner of the International Federation of Social Workers and he was a member of the ‘expert panel’ which drafted the current international statement on ethics for social work. Previously he has undertaken various research projects concerning late life, community and social welfare, mental health, the organization of social services. Richard is an international editorial advisor to Social Work Education and Ethics & Social Welfare. He is a Fellow of the Australian Association of Gerontology. In 2011 Richard was elected as a Foundation Fellow of the Australian College of Social Work.

Research Areas

Professional ethics, including research ethics
International issues in social work and social development
Old age/late life
Mental health
Social policies relating to social work, social care, human services and community welfare

UNSW Research Profile

Teaching

Coursework Teaching

Professional ethics; social work as a profession; international social work; issues and policy in social development

Postgraduate Research Supervision

Ethics and involuntary treatment of Anorexia Nervosa
Refugee research and refugee women at risk
The role of international organisations in the provision of social service for disadvantaged people in Viet Nam
International social work education
Exploring fairness: the ethics of Fair Trade
Older gay men and home care
Design of communities for older people
Re-theorising men who procure sexual services
Evaluating clinical performance

Publications

BOOKS

Hugman, R. (2010) Understanding International Social Work: a Critical Analysis. Basingstoke, Palgrave-Macmillan.

Hugman R. (2005) New Approaches in Ethics for the Caring Professions. Basingstoke, Palgrave-Macmillan.

Hugman, R. (1998) Social Welfare and Social Value. Basingstoke, Macmillan.

Hugman, R., Peelo, M. and Soothill, K. (eds) (1997) Concepts of Care. London, Arnold.

Hugman, R. and Smith, D. (eds) (1995) Ethical Issues in Social Work. London, Routledge.

Hugman, R. (1994) Ageing and the Care of Older People in Europe. London/New York, Macmillan/St. Martin’s Press.
- Shortlisted for the Age Concern (England) Book Award in 1995.

Hugman, R. (1991) Power in Caring Professions. London, Macmillan.

RESEARCH MONOGRAPH

Hugman, R. (1992) ‘Rehabilitation and community support: a case study of social care’ in Applied Community Studies, 1(2) (published as the entire issue).

BOOK CHAPTERS

Hugman, R. (2010) 'Social work research and ethics' in Shaw, I., Briar-Lawson, K., Orme, J. & Ruckdeschel, R. (eds) The Sage Handbook of Social Work Research. London/Los Angeles, Sage.

Hugman, R. (2008) ‘An ethical perspective on social work’ in Davies, M. (ed.) The Blackwell Companion to Social Work, Third Edition. Oxford, Blackwell. Reprinted in: Cree, V. E. (ed.) (2011) Social Work: a Reader. London, Routledge.

Hugman, R. (2007) ‘The place of values in social work education’ in Postle, K. & Lymbery, M. (eds) Social Work: a Companion to Learning. London, Sage.

Hugman, R. (2003) ‘Going round in circles?’ in Leathard, A. (ed.) Interprofessional Collaboration: From Policy to Practice in Health and Social Care. Hove/New York, Brunner-Routledge.

Hugman, R. (2000) ‘The value of old age in modern society: social responses to “elder abuse”’ in Liu, W. T. and Kendig, H. (eds) Who Should Care for the Elderly? An East-West Value Divide, Singapore, Singapore University Press/World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Phillips, N. and Hugman, R. (1999) ‘The users’ perspective: the experience of being a parent with a mental health problem’ in Weir, A. and Douglas, A. (eds) Child Protection & Adult Mental Health: Conflict of Interest? Oxford, Butterworth-Heinemann.

Hugman, R. (1999) ‘Embodying old age’ in Teather, E. (ed.) Embodied Geographies, Sydney, Routledge.

Hugman, R. (1998) ‘Social work and deprofessionalization’ in Abbott, P. and Mirabeau, L. (eds) The Sociology of the Caring Professions, 2nd edition, London, Taylor & Francis.

Hugman, R. (1998) ‘Ethics and social services, overview’ in Chadwick, R. (ed.) The Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics, Vol. 2, San Diego, Academic Press.

Hugman, R. (1997) ‘Social welfare and the community: after “the failure of the state”’ in Smith, D. (ed.) Decentralising the provision of Social Welfare: Essays for Roger Hadley, Norwich, Social Work Monographs.

Hugman, R. (1997) ‘Community and care’ in Hugman, R., Peelo, M. and Soothill, K. (eds) Concepts of Care, London, Arnold.

Hugman, R., Peelo, M. and Soothill, K. (1997) ‘Concepts of care in context’ in Hugman, R., Peelo, M. and Soothill, K. (eds) Concepts of Care, London, Arnold.

Hugman, R. and Smith, D. (1995) ‘Ethical issues in social work: an introduction’ in Hugman, R. and Smith, D. (eds) Ethical Issues in Social Work, London, Routledge.

Hugman, R. (1995) ‘Contested territory - professional boundaries between health and social care in Soothill, K., Webb, C. and Makay, L. (eds) Inter-Professional Relations In Health Care, London, Edward Arnold.

Chapman, T., Hugman, R. and Williams, A. (1995) ‘The effectiveness of inter-professional relationships in community care’ in Soothill, K., Webb, C. and Makay, L. (eds) Inter-Professional Relations In Health Care. London, Edward Arnold.

Hugman, R. (1994) ‘Consuming health and welfare’ in Abercrombie, N., Keat, R. and Whiteley, N. (eds) The Authority Of The Consumer. London, Routledge.

Hugman, R. and Huxley, P. (1987) ‘Making connections between research, practice and education in social work’, in Hugman, R. and Huxley, P. (eds.) Working Together: Research, Practice And Education In Social Work, Lancaster University, Department of Social Administration Occasional Papers.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Hugman, R., Bartolomei, L. & Pittaway, E. (2011) 'Human agency and the meaning of informed consent: reflections on research with refugees' in Journal of Refugee Studies, 24(4), pp. 655-671.

Hugman, R., Pittaway, E. & Bartolomei, L. (2011) 'When "do no harm" is not enough: the ethics of research with refugees and other vulnerable groups' in British Journal of Social Work, 41(7), pp. 1271-1287.

Pittaway, E., Bartolomei, L. & Hugman, R. (2010) ‘”Stop stealing our stories”: the ethics of research with vulnerable groups’ in Journal of Human Rights Practice, 2(2), pp. 229-251.

Nguyen Thi Thai Lan, Hugman, R. & Briscoe, C. (2010) 'Moving towards an "indigenous" social work education in Vietnam' in Social Work Education, 29(8), pp. 843-854.

Hugman, R., Moosa-Mitha, M. & Moyo, O. (2010) 'Towards a borderless social work: reconsidering notions of international social work' in International Social Work 53(5), pp. 629-643.

Hugman, R. (2009) 'But is it social work? Some reflections on mistaken identities' in British Journal of Social Work 39(6), pp. 1138-1153.

Hugman, R., Durst, D., Le Hong Loan, Nguyen Thi Thai Lan & Nguyen Thuy Hong (2009) 'Developing social work in Vietnam: issues in professional education' in Social Work Education 28(2), pp. 177-189.

Banks, S., Hugman, R., Healy, L., Bozalek, V. & Orme, J. (2008) 'Global ethics for social work: problems and possibilities' in Ethics & Social Welfare 2(3), pp. 276-290.

Hugman, R. (2008) 'Ethics in a world of difference' in Ethics & Social Welfare 2(2), pp. 118-132.

Hugman, R. (2008) 'Social work values: equity or equality? A response to Solas' in Australian Social Work 61(2), pp. 141-145.

Hugman, R., Nguyen Thi Thai Lan & Nguyen Thuy Hong (2007) ‘Developing social work in Viet Nam’ in International Social Work 50(2), pp.197-211.

Hugman, R. (2005) ‘Exploring the paradox of teaching ethics in social work’ in Social Work Education, 24(5), pp. 535-545.

Hugman, R. (2005) ‘Looking back: the view from here’ in British Journal of Social Work, 35(5), pp. 609-620.

Hugman, R. (2005) ‘Social issues and social work: a shifting terrain?’ in Australian Journal of Social Issues, 40(1), pp. 143-153.

Hugman, R., Bartolomei, L. & Pittaway, E. (2004) ‘It’s part of your life’ til you die: older refugees in Australia’ in Australasian Journal on Ageing, 23(3), pp. 147-149.

Hugman, R. (2003) ‘Professional ethics and values in social work: reconsidering postmodernism?’ in British Journal of Social Work, 33(8), pp. 1025-1041.

Hugman, R. (2003) ‘Professional ethics in social work: living with the legacy’ in Australian Social Work, 56(1), pp. 5-15.

Hugman, R. (2003) ‘The religious origins of social work and the possibility of an international code of ethics’ in Professional Ethics: a Multidisciplinary Journal, 11(1), pp. 37-54.

Barnes, D. and Hugman, R. (2002) ‘Social work: portrait of a profession’ in Journal of Interprofessional Care, 16(3), pp. 277-288.

Hugman, R. (2001) ‘Ageing in space’ in Australasian Journal on Ageing, 20(3) (Supplement 2), pp. 57-65.

Hugman, R. (2001) ‘Changing social work ethics: modern or postmodern?’ in Investigação e Debate Serviço Social, ano 7, n∞ 11, pp. 16-25.

Hugman, R. (2001) ‘Post-welfare social work? Reconsidering post-modernism, post-Fordism and social work education’ in Social Work Education, 20(3), pp. 321-333.

Hugman, R. (2000) ‘Social work with older people and their families’ in Australian Social Work, 53(1), pp. 3-8.

Hugman, R. (2000) ‘East-West dialogue in social work for older people and their families’ in Asia-Pacific Journal of Social Work, 10(1), pp. 59-76.

Hugman, R. (1999) ‘Social work ethics: conflict or compromise?’ in Investigação e Debate Serviço Social, ano 5, n∞ 9, pp. 15-19.

Hugman, R. (1999) ‘Towards a lively later life’ in Journal of Occupational Science, 6(2), pp. 61-67.

Hugman, R. (1996) ‘Health and welfare policy and older people in Europe’ in Health Care in Later Life, 1(4), pp. 211-22.

Hugman, R. (1996) ‘Professionalisation and social work: the challenge of diversity’ in International Social Work, 32(2), 131-47.

Hugman, R. (1995) ‘The implications of the term “elder abuse” for problem definition and response in health and welfare’ in Journal of Social Policy, 24(4), pp. 493-507.

Hugman, R. (1994) ‘Social work and case management: models of professionalism and elderly people’ in Ageing & Society, 14(3), pp. 237-53.

Hugman, R. and Phillips, N. (1994) ‘Like bees round the honey-pot: social work responses to parents with mental health needs’ in Practice, 6(3), pp. 193-205.

Hugman, R. (1994) ‘La puissance des professionels réhabilitants’ in Santé Mentale au Québec, XIX, pp. 47-58.

Hugman, R. and Hadley, R. (1993) ‘Involvement, motivation and re-organisation in a Social Services Department’ in Human Relations, 46(11), pp. 1319-48.

Challis, D. and Hugman, R. (1993) ‘Community care, social work and social care’ in British Journal of Social Work, 23(4), pp. 319-28.

Hadley, R. and Hugman, R. (1992) ‘Managing change in a turbulent climate: the experience of a social services Department’ in Social Work & Social Science Review, 3(3), pp. 150-72.

Hugman, R. (1991) ‘Organisation and professionalism: the social work agenda in the 1990s’ in British Journal Of Social Work, 21(3), pp. 199-216.

Hugman, R. (1989) ‘Rehabilitation and community care in mental health (2): some aspects of care in the community’ in Practice, 3(3), pp. 199-214.

Hugman, R. (1989) ‘Rehabilitation and community care in mental health (1): implications for practice’ in Practice, 3(2), pp. 119-35.

Hugman, R. (1988) ‘Ethnography and social care’ in Social Services Research, 1988(1), pp. 11-20.

Hugman, R. (1987) ‘The private and the public in personal models of social work: a response to O’Connor and Dalgleish’ in British Journal Of Social Work, 17(1), pp. 71-6.

Hugman, R. (1987) ‘Monitoring community social work placements: a pilot study’ in Issues In Social Work Education, 7(2), pp. 115-28.

RESEARCH REPORTS

Hugman, R. (2009) A Proposal for a Framework for the Development of Professional Social Work in Vietnam, Hanoi, UNICEF Viet Nam.

Hugman, R. (2009) Report on Proposed Curriculum and Syllabus for a Master of Social Work. Report presented to the University of Social Sciences & Humanities (Vietnam National University), on behalf of UNICEF Vietnam, Hanoi.

Hugman, R. (2008) A Strategic Framework for the Development of Professional Social Work, Sydney, UNSW International Projects (for UNICEF Viet Nam).

Hugman, R. (2005) A Study of the Human Resource and Training Needs for the Development of Social Work in Vietnam, Sydney, UNSW International Projects (for UNICEF Viet Nam). [Published as Nghien cuu Nguon Nhan luc va Nhu cau Dao tao cho Phat chien Cong tac Xa hoi o Viet Nam, Hanoi, UNICEF.]

Bartolomei, L., Human, R. & Pittaway, E. (2003) You Never Stop being a Refugee – the Special Needs of Older Refugees Settled in Australia, Sydney, Centre for Refugee Research.

Hillier, J., Jones, R., Hugman, R., Cameron, C., Tonts, M. & Fisher, C. (2002) Strengthening Communities: The Contribution of Housing Policy and Planning. Final Report, for the Western Australia Housing and Urban Research Institute Group, Perth.

Tonts, M., Jones, R., Fisher, C., Hillier, J. & Hugman, R. (2002) Strengthening Communities: The Contribution of Housing Policy and Planning. Work in Progress Paper, Melbourne, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute.

Hugman, R. and Sotiri, M. (2001) Housing, Social Capital and the Strengthening of Communities: a Positioning Paper, Melbourne, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, published electronically at http://www.ahuri.edu.au/ pubs/positioning/pp_stronger.pdf

Gauntlett, E., Hugman, R., Kenyon, P. and Logan, P. (2000) A Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Community-Based Prevention and Early Intervention Action, report to the Federal Department of Family & Community Services, Canberra. (Published, 2001, as Policy Research Paper 11, Canberra, Department of Family & Community Services.)

Hugman, R. (1996) General Medical Practitioners in Rural Areas: a Pilot Study of Support Needs, report for the Edith Cowan University Foundation, Perth.

Hugman, R. and Phillips, N. (1992) Parents With Mental Health Problems, report for the Nuffield Foundation, London.

Finch, J. and Hugman, R., with Carter, J. (1991) Family Care Of Older Elderly People, report for the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Dublin.

Hadley, R. and Hugman, R. (1990) Evaluating Change In Stockport Social Services - The Final Report: 1990, for Stockport Social Services Division.

Hadley, R. and Hugman, R. (1989) Evaluating Change In Stockport Social Sevices - Problems And Progress: 1989, for Stockport Social Services Division.

Hadley, R. and Hugman, R. (1988) Evaluating Change In Stockport Social Services - The Baseline: 1988, for Stockport Social Services Division.

Hadley, R., Hugman, R. and Jones, G. (1987) Policy And Practice, for Oldham Social Services Department.

Hugman, R. (1987) Wainwright Crescent Mental Illness Support Unit: A Research Report, for Sheffield Family and Community Services Department.

Hugman, R. and Huxley, P. (eds.) (1987) Working Together: Research, Practice And Education In Social Work, Lancaster University, Department of Social Administration Occasional Papers.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Hugman, R. (2011) 'Case study 3.3, Comentary 2: Social work in Vietnam' in Banks, S. & Nohr, K. (eds) Practising Social Work Around the World: Cases and Commentaries. London, Routledge, pp. 96-98.

Hugman, R. (2004) ‘Australia’s leading social work authors: the devil in the detail’ in Australian Social Work, 57(1), pp. 84-86.

Hugman, R. (2002) ‘Post-welfare values in Australia?’ in Values, Autumn, pp. 1-5.

Hall, G. S. and Hugman, R. (1992) ‘The church and the third age’ in Third Way, 17(5),pp. 22-4.

Hadley, R. and Hugman, R. (1992) ‘All change’ in Social Work Today, 23(37), pp. 22-3.

Hadley, R. and Hugman, R. (1989) ‘Organization know thyself’ in Community Care, n.747, pp. 20-1.

Hugman, R. and Rimmer, P. (1987) ‘Taking care into the community’ in Social Work Today, 19(10), pp. 13-15.

Hugman, R (1986) ‘Home care plus field worker equals social servcies officer?’ in Social Work Today, 18(14), pp. 14-15.

Hugman, R. (1982) ‘Images of the elderly’ in Community Care, n.425, pp. 12-13.

Hugman, R. (1981) ‘Getting the gist from Jenkin’ in Social Work Today, 12(34), pp. 14-15.

Affiliations and Memberships

Chair, Permanent Committee on Ethics of the International Federation of Social Workers.