While the environment is fundamental to humankind’s wellbeing, to date, social work has been largely focused on the social, rather than the physical, environment. To map how the broader environment is captured in the profession’s foundational documents, an exploratory sequential mixed methods study (QUAL → quan) analysed data from 64 social work codes of ethics. Findings indicate that although the environment is mentioned in the majority of these, there is a continued focus on the social, overlooking to some degree the physical, predominantly the built, environment. A more holistic understanding of the environment would enable social work to better fulfil its commitment to human rights and social justice.

虽然环境是人类福祉的基础，但迄今为止，社会工作主要关注社会环境，而不是物理环境。为了描绘如何在职业的基础文件中捕捉更广泛的环境，一项探索性顺序混合方法研究 (QUAL → quan) 分析了来自 64 份社会工作道德规范的数据。调查结果表明，尽管其中大部分都提到了环境，但仍继续关注社会，在某种程度上忽略了物理环境，主要是建筑环境。更全面地了解环境将使社会工作能够更好地履行其对人权和社会正义的承诺。