...2014 The NASW code of ethics only applies to people who are members of the NASW - though may be applied by the state if someone is licensed in the state (many state licenses will indicate they use the NASW code of ethics). The code is most effective in areas of clear ethical violations (e.g. someone engages in a clear damaging dual relationship). They are most effective when the evidence is clear, obvious, compelling and overwhelming - you can look at the NASW site for who has been sanctioned. The NASW Code of Ethics is intended to serve as a guide to the everyday professional conduct of social workers. This Code includes four sections. The first Section, "Preamble," summarizes the social work profession's mission and core values. The second section, "Purpose of the NASW Code of Ethics," provides an overview of the Code's main functions and a brief guide for dealing with ethical issues or dilemmas in social work practice. The third section, "Ethical Principles," presents broad ethical principles, based on social work's core values that inform social work practice. The final section, "Ethical Standards," includes specific ethical standards to guide social workers' conduct and to provide a basis for adjudication. If you believe a social work member of NASW is in violation of this Code of Ethics, one of your options is to file a complaint with NASW (see NASW Procedures for Professional Review [PDF; requires Adobe Acrobat Reader]). Contact NASW, Office of Ethics and Professional...
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...Profession Code of Ethics Comparison As a social work student, we are provided with the foundational education necessary to succeed in our profession. The National Association of Social Work (NASW) Code of Ethics is the most significant publication because it “is intended to serve as a guide to the everyday professional conduct of social workers” (NASW Code of Ethics, 2017). For this assignment, we are charged with exploring other professional codes of ethics to gain a better understanding of how they may be similar or differ from one another. Therefore, I choose to explore the American Counseling Association (ACA) Code of Ethics with the intention of conducting a comparison analysis of both documents. First, the NASW Code of Ethics clearly...
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...(2015) references the NASW definition for both social work and the social work profession with such veracity that it makes it easy to ethically and empathically respond when questioned. We know those with wealth and power try to hold on to it by any means possible, but primarily by suppressing the poor and powerless. Therefore, I would carefully listen to all the concerns expressed by the Board Chair and then I would respond that prior to approving the acquisition and distribution of contraceptives that I met with our legal team, as well as most of the girl’s parents either formally or informally an asked them for their input regarding the increase in teen pregnancy. Based on the responses I received from the girl’s parents, as well as the approval from our legal...
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...Scenario #1 Let’s begin by looking at the primary purpose of the NASW Code of Ethics. As stated, the primary purpose of the NASW Code of Ethics is for social workers to promote social justice and change for clients. With social justice taking into consideration if the mother of the 9 year old boy has taking precautions to alleviate stress and emotional abuse from her life then as a social worker whose job is to promote social justice and keep information confidential I would keep the information that was shared regarding her ex-husband confidential. I would as a social worker work to provide resources and tools for her to comply with the judge’s orders, with her permission. Basically I would work to provide alternative intervention strategies...
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...making our everyday decisions, both as professionals and in our private and social lives. The ethical stance that best fits my moral compass is teleological, specifically, utilitarianism, which holds “that an action is right if it promotes the maximum good” (Reamer 2006, p. 66). Teleological moral systems are characterized by a concentration on the consequences of any action. According to this position, in order to make the proper moral choices, a person must first attempt to establish what the results of their choices will be. If the consequence of their choices result in the right outcome, then the action is considered moral; if the consequences of their choices result in the wrong outcome, than the action is considered immoral. Social works ethical standards have evolved into a comprehensive guide detailing ethical practice and are found in the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics (National Association of Social Workers (NASW) 2008). A profession’s openness to establishing standards that will assist practitioners in monitoring their conducts correctness is can be seen as a sign of true professional competence. These standards are created to highlight those ethical issues actually encountered on a day to day basis and to offer instruction as to what is considered ethical and unethical in the profession. Responsibilities to Clients The first ethical standard in the NASW Code of ethics involves the practitioner’s responsibility to clients and it is the most...
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...Jillian Harris December 8, 2015 Intro to Social Work Dr. Sylvia Boynton Values Paper My personal and professional values are congruent to social work and the NASW Code of Ethics. One of the values is my self-determination to promote social justice and social change on behalf of the clients. I would like to highlight how important this value is to me because this was one of the reasons that motivated me to pursue this career, which is not related to any other educational experience that I may be taking interest in right now. Prior to pursuing my education at Florida Memorial University I was working as a tutor and did a bit of volunteering at the Broward County School Board after School Program, which further developed my interest for social justice. On my second day of volunteering at Cypress Elementary School in Pompano Beach, Florida, I encountered an epiphany as I was waiting in one of my kid’s class room. I realized that social work was my vocation. I was able to foresee myself doing something related to this population, which would challenge my skills. I saw a need of sincere and passionate people like myself in this type of setting in where a lot of children had adapted parents and a few that were also in and out of foster care. Oppression has always bother me because I find it unfair that a lot of people, especially children are not treated with dignity and respect as they should instead many people take advantage of them for profitable purposes. Another example...
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...Code of Ethics Analysis Tina Levering HSM/230 May 17, 2015 Carrie Cooper Code of Ethics Analysis The purpose of the NASW Code of Ethics is to provide guidelines for social workers to follow that will aid them through making decisions that are of an ethical nature. In the field of social services a social worker will likely face many decisions in which this guide will be of great help. According the NASW Code of Ethics, there are six primary values that are accepted by social workers that are exclusive to the profession of social work. * Service * Social justice * Dignity and worth of a person * Importance of human relationships * Integrity * Competence One particular area that I would like to explore is Social Injustice. Under this category, social workers are required to have a complete understanding of the diversity and ethnicity of the areas in which they serve. Without having this understanding, a social worker is not able to practice social injustice that will allow equality of opportunity to all who need it. The social worker can use local census data as a basis for research to get a better understanding of the actual needs of the clientele it serves. For example, upon researching census data for York County, Pennsylvania where I live, the United States Census Bureau reports population by age, race, education, military status, housing type, income and percentages of persons living below poverty level. Additional research can also...
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...Code of Ethics Amanda Scaccia HSM/230 4/25/2014 NASW stands for the National Association of Social Workers. This association is the largest organization of professional social workers. This group carries out there organization on three responsibilities and principles; Strengthen and unify the profession, Promote the development of social work practice, Advance sound social policies. By following these responsibilities, the NASW will feel accomplish with their everyday processes. These processes serve as a guide in their everyday conduct. They are broken down by 4 different sections; Preamble, Purpose of the NASW code of ethics, Ethical Principles, and Ethical standards. Preamble summarizes the social workers professional mission. Purpose of NASW is the over view of the Code of ethics. Ethical Principles are the principles that are based off of the social work’s core values. Last the Ethical standards are the standards that help guide social workers in their professional journey. The primary mission of the social work professionals is to enhance the wellbeing of humans and their basic needs of all people. There is a higher demand and attention to those that are considered empowerment people and these are those that are vulnerable, oppressed and living in poverty. I understand that there is more need for some people than others, but I find this to be a double standard. The NASW will focus more attention to lose that are in poverty when it comes to mental and health...
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...relationships will occur. A personal opinion concerning the integration of advocacy and mediation within the human services field will also be presented as well as a personal philosophy and approach to advocating and mediating within a child welfare agency setting. Challenges of Dual Relationships An advocate or mediator offering friendship or love to a client outside the purview of his or her duties, or if the exchanges goods or services with a client has occurred, indicates professional boundaries have been violated and a dual relationship has been formed (Mediation Council of Illinois, 1999). A Dual relationship is considered a conflict of interest and crosses the ethical boundaries issues set forth in most advocacy and mediation code of ethics. Advocates and mediators should respect clients’ integrity and protect the well-being of clients with whom they provide a service. When acting in accordance with their potentially influential position advocates and mediators both have the responsibility to monitor their own needs and values to avoid exploiting (to their own ends and gratification) the trust and...
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...go along with the education and knowledge I am acquiring while in school. How well the person in charge of me is trained or how in-depth their knowledge is about the practice of social work is was not a consideration. Now, that I am in an agency, in particular one where the person in charge of my supervision does not hold a degree of any kind, I have personal experience with the necessity of competency-based supervision when working in the social services field, particularly social work. Analysis of Supervision The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) have developed Best Practice Standards in Social Work Supervision. The goal of this regulatory board and organization of professional membership task force is to support and strengthen supervision standards for professional social workers. The Best Practice Standards are also to provide a general framework that promotes uniformity and serves as a resource for issues related to supervision in the social work supervisory community (NASW & ASWB, 2013). The Best Practice Standards are not only designed to guide the practice of supervisors but to protect clients, support practitioners, and ensure that professional standards and quality services are delivered by competent social workers (NASW & ASWB, 2013). Protecting clients, supporting...
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...well known that the social work profession is value-based, that is, professional values in mind should accompany everything social workers do. Yet the argument here is whose values should determine what is right and what is wrong anyway? This query becomes particularly important, when some people of the social work profession expect others to apply “Western” social work Code of Ethics and values to other cultures and societies such as the Middle East or Arab world, without taking into consideration the Arab social worker different perspectives of what is right and what is wrong? Examples of such people are the authors of a journal titled “What is Sacred When Personal and Professional Values Collide?” Written by Richard Spano, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Terry Koenig, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare. As for the development of social work in the Arab world, Ragab (1995, cited in Al-Krenawi, and Graham, 2003) maps out the historical progress of social work as a profession in the Arab world as a product of both French and British colonialism. According to Al-Krenawi and Graham (2003), Egypt played a significant and influential role in the development and expansion of the social work profession in the Middle East and Arab world. In 1935, Egypt became the receiver of the American model of social work education and practice. Beginning in the 1960s, other Arab countries designed and implemented their own social work education programs...
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...University of Phoenix Material Codes of Ethics Comparative Chart Instructions Human services professionals often need to make ethical decisions when providing support to clients. Research the organizations in the chart below. Websites for the organizations can be found in Ch. 1 of Issues and Ethics in the Helping Profession. Complete the following tables to compare several organizations and their guidelines about their responsibilities to their clients, their responsibilities to service providers, their attitudes concerning the duty to warn and the duty to protect, and cultural considerations. Responsibility to Client |Organization |Responsibility to client | |National Organization of Human Services (NOHS) |Expanding professional development opportunities. Enhancing internal and external communications. Nurturing the financial | | |sustainability and growth of the organization. Promoting professional and organizational identity through certification | |American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) |Advocacy efforts involving the profession of marriage and family therapy. AAMFT participates in numerous coalitions and | | ...
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...NASW Code of Ethics Recently, I was faced with homelessness and therefore was able to see first hand some of the problems homeless people faced. The biggest problem was the way in which women were accepted into shelters in my area. This hindered my ability to get assistance from a shelter since I usually did not qualify for services. I considered lobbying or going to my alderman and mayor for assistance. According to National Association of Social Workers (NASW) (2012), the code of ethics is mainly a guide for dealing with ethical issues and dilemmas in the social work practice. This was a guide on how a worker should behave and tell what steps they can take to rectify issues. The ethical issue in my case was being unable to find a shelter that would accept me. NASW advised workers should advocate for clients, my worker should have pushed to make changes, so that an agency could accept me. This would be considered an administration act. My worker should have also under Social Workers ethical responsibility to the profession did research, active discussion, and offered criticism to make changes for all of the clients whose needs were not being met. I think this code of conduct would have guided my worker in the right direction. It helps by giving ground rules for situations a social worker may face. It gives advice on what can be done. I think it is adequate for its purpose. I would suggest NASW advice social workers of resources they can use to when they...
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...Code of Ethics Analysis LANCELOT PALMER HSM/230 February 8, 2015 MICHELE LEADER Code of Ethics Analysis I that the NASW code of ethics sufficiently covers the many areas where a human service worker could possible face any ethical dilemma. The guidelines laid out in the code provides adequate materials and information for training and coaching of new and present employees. The code covers all the areas, from the duty and responsibility of accepting employment in the field Manning, S. S. (2007) pp294. To the termination of service Manning, S. S. (2007) pp289. It gives clear instructions on how workers should conduct themselves and how they should relate to clients, coworkers and supervisors. In terms of my dilemma of presenting all the options to the client even if it goes against my personal beliefs system. The NASW code of ethics states “Social workers should be alert to and avoid conflicts of interest that interfere with the exercise of professional discretion and impartial judgment.”(p284) This covers any personal ethical dilemma any worker may face as the first obligation is to the client. The code notes that conflicts will arise and it is the duty of the worker to be alert and avoid the conflicts and to do so in an impartial manner. Although I think the NASW code of ethics is complete and efficient in the administering of guidelines to the human services industry, I think it is still necessary to evaluate it from time to time, as things and laws change. Amendments...
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...Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers Approved by the 1996 NASW Delegate Assembly and revised by the 2008 NASW Delegate Assembly The 2008 NASW Delegate Assembly approved the following revisions to the NASW Code of Ethics: 1.05 Cultural Competence and Social Diversity (c) Social workers should obtain education about and seek to understand the nature of social diversity and oppression with respect to race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, political belief, religion, immigration status, and mental or physical disability. 2.01 Respect (a) Social workers should treat colleagues with respect and should represent accurately and fairly the qualifications, views, and obligations of colleagues. (b) Social workers should avoid unwarranted negative criticism of colleagues in communications with clients or with other professionals. Unwarranted negative criticism may include demeaning comments that refer to colleagues’ level of competence or to individuals’ attributes such as race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, political belief, religion, immigration status, and mental or physical disability. 4.02 Discrimination Social workers should not practice, condone, facilitate, or collaborate with any form of discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender...
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