Introduction
The National Association of Social Workers has a Code of Ethics that every social worker should keep in mind when working with clients. The Code of Ethics is a set of written principles that discuss important conduct and behavior that is created by the organization to serve as a guide for the social work profession. The purpose of the Code of Ethics is to allow those in the profession to conduct themselves ethically and to engage in ethical decision making. Behaving ethically can be a struggle for many people and the decisions on what may be the right choice of action could be completely different for someone else. Social workers face ethical dilemmas on a daily basis and the choice is ours on what we feel can be right and wrong. For this paper, I will be discussing the ethical concerns of the Jones case. I will be including the ethical issues, certain Codes/Laws/SOP, the core values in the profession, and the strategies I will use to practice ethical standards in the profession.
Ethical Issues and Codes/Laws/SOP Susan had worked for child protective services in a rural county for approximately seven years. Off and on during that time she had worked with the Jones family as an ongoing worker. After reviewing the Jones case, and how Susan has handled the relationship between herself and the family, I have found multiple ethical issues and dilemmas that could be addressed and I will be discussing five of these issues. These are; Susan was Facebook
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics was established as a core value guide for Social Workers when providing services to clients or working with colleagues. The mission of a social worker is to enhance the wellbeing of people through an array of services. On a daily basis social workers are faced with making ethnical decisions and using professional judgement in lives of people. This paper will compare and contrast a social worker personal core values with the NASW core values comparing and contrasting the two. Also, this paper will also look at different vignette and ethical dilemmas that are in conflict with the NASW core values. Moreover, the paper will provide pros and cons for each professional course of actions
Social workers encounter ethical dilemmas every day during their work. Banks, in her explanations says these are occurrences whereby a social worker encounters two unwelcoming situations and there is a conflict of moral values, and there is no clear choice as to which decision to make.(Banks, 2006).To elaborate on this , Banks implies
The ACS codes of ethics is a part of the ACS constitution. As an ACS member you must uphold and advance the honor, dignity and effectiveness of being a professional. This involves, in addition of being a good citizen and acting within the law. While Because of their roles in developing software systems, software engineers have significant opportunities to do well or cause harm, to enable others to do well or cause harm, or to influence others to do well or cause harm. To ensure, as much as possible, that their efforts will be used for good, software engineers must commit themselves to making software engineering a beneficial
The section of the National Association of Social Work Ethics that will be discussed will be number four which includes Social Workers’ ethical responsibilities as professionals. This ethics code concentrates on a several different factors which include: 4.01 Competence, 4.02 discrimination, 4.03 private conduct, 4.04 dishonesty, 4.05 personal impairment, 4.06 misinterpretations, 4.07 solicitations, and 4.08 acknowledging credit.
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has written a code of ethics that serves many purposes. The main purpose is to identify the core ethics and values that provide the foundation for the profession. It details six basic principles for social workers to follow: service, social justice, dignity and worth, human relationships, integrity, and competence (National Association of Social Workers, 1999). The code acts as an ethical guide for students, and those professionals just
There are many ways in which social workers can avoid ethical dilemmas. In regards to the Jones case I will explain five ethical dilemmas. I will explain what 3 core values could have benefitted the Jones family and I will give three strategies I will use to practice ethical behavior in my field of social work in the future.
Core competency two requires that social workers apply ethical principles into practice. This core competency relates to the experiences that I had through my classes and internship. I will be illustrating how I applied specific practice behaviors to artifacts. The first practice behavior associated with this competency is demonstrating leadership in applying ethical reasoning for problem resolution. For me, this involved a release of health information form that I had to provide to another agency regarding a patient. The second practice behavior is systematically questioning statements of values and recognizing the underlying ethics of policies, theories and models. This practice behavior relates to the policy analysis paper on the No Child
A good example is the action of redistributing surplus value. Social usefulness, Christian charity and social justice like fairness are the legitimate context for the practice of welfare. This paper is going to look at the key points of the NASW code of ethics, CSWE Educational Policy and standards and HIPAA. It will also look at the challenging ethical issues that are faced by social workers and the social work profession as a whole and the core values of the profession of social work. NASW Code of Ethics serves as guidance to the conduct of social work professionals in their day to day activities in the work place.
“The Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) Code of Ethics has established values and principles to guide social workers’ professional conduct. Ethical behaviour comes from a social worker’s individual commitment to engage in ethical practice” (CASW, 2005). The CASW holds true to 6 core values i.e.; 1: Respect for Inherent Dignity and Worth of Persons, 2: Pursuit of Social Justice, 3: Service to Humanity, 4: Integrity of Professional Practice, 5: Confidentiality in Professional
There is a great necessity for the code of ethics in social welfare. The first code of ethics was “adopted in 1960” and was a single page (NASW,1998, para. 8). The last major adoption was in 1996, which was similar to what we see today, in the 2008 edition. In this changing profession it is absolutely necessary for a social worker to have something to reference to when there is an ethical dilemma, because they will transpire from time to time (NASW, 1998).
Many and diverse are the ethic challenges that a social worker faces during his or her professional career. The issue of limited resources is not the exception. Often and many times a social worker has to decide in which case he will be more involved and will assign the proper aid and resources drawing on the NASW Code of Ethics and the contemporary approaches to ethical decision making.
According to the Preamble of the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers, “the primary mission of the social work profession is to enhance human wellbeing and help meet the basic human needs of all people, with particular attention to the needs and empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty.” National Association of Social Workers. (approved 1996, revised 1999, 2008). Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers. Washington, DC: Author. The ethical considerations of the Bruff Case as presented by Hermann and Herlihy (2006), are clearly defined and set forth Code of Ethics; additionally, the Code provides guidance to counselors on dealing with issues which might give rise
Since the profession was recognized many concerns arose regarding the values and ethics of social workers. The key points of the NASW Code of Ethics, the CSWE Educational Policy and Standards, and HIPAA will be summarized. Some of the most challenging ethical issues facing social workers and the social work profession today, have been explored. The core values of the
"Our results indicate that the informal methods ("manager sets an example" or "social norms of the organization") are likely to yield greater commitment with respect to both employee attitudes than formal methods ("training courses on the subject of ethics") (Adam, et al, 2004).
Ethical practise is difficult to properly define. “Caseworkers, supervisors, and other staff should be guided by an overarching set of ethical standards that inform their decision-making and conduct when working with children, youth, and families. Relationships with clients and colleagues should be based on mutual respect, commitment, and honesty, and should take into consideration cultural differences and the right to privacy.” (U.S Department of Health and Human