In the practice of social work, individuals actively intervene in the lives of others. This often leads to situations that do not allow for pre-made solutions but require a personal assessment and weighing of different claims and interests. Ultimately, it is the person called to act who must determine and take responsibility for how to decide in such ethical conflict situations. What factors must they consider? On what basis should they make their decision? Are there criteria that can remove the process of ethical decision-making from subjective arbitrariness and make it a responsible, comprehensible event? This book provides answers to these questions. It outlines a practice-oriented ethics of social work, based on which every social worker can act.