Interventions And Strategies That Can Help The Supervisee 's Recognize And Manage Dual Relationships When They Arise

1. There are a few boundary issues that need to be addressed. The social worker developed a personal relationship with Bea. Bea was in need of additional income, she wanted to find a female to rent her spare room to. The social worker had a friend, “a woman who might be interested” renting the room (Hoffman, & St. Clair, 2003, p. 46). She asked for permission to let her friend know of the room, asking to releasing Bea’s information was appropriate. The boundary issue is that the social worker should have not even offered her friend as an option to rent the room. This situation becomes a conflict of interest and cross the boundaries of social worker and client (NASW, 2008, p. 7). In addition to this situation the social worker admitted to having

NASW code of ethics section 4.03 state that “social workers should not permit their private conduct to interfere with their ability to fulfill their professional responsibilities.” Susan became very involved with the Jones’ case and made the unethical decision of allowing Ms. Jones into her personal life. They began texting each other and even became Facebook friend. It is not unethical for a social worker to become close to their clients, however its very unethical when the social worker begins to allow her client to be involved in the worker’s personal life outside of the office. (Worker, 2008)

Ethical responsibilities as a professional are extremely important to be a successful social worker. A social worker should be competent in their line for. They should know past and previous knowledge about their line of work. They should also be familiar with any related knowledge to their field. Many

In conclusion there are ways to maintain the healthy relationship with your client. No matter when the dual relationship may occur, before during or after, it should be avoided at all cost if it jeopardizes the

If a client finds their social workers dishonest they won 't open up about their core problems therefore the client won’t feel comfortable with being helped or served by that social worker. That is why it is important, to practice honesty, and to be aware of different values and ethical principles and stay consistent with them.

The social work profession’s Standards of Practice outlines the boundaries in the relationship between social workers and their clients and sets a mandate of their responsibilities as a social worker (Alberta College of Social Workers, 2013, p. 30). In the Code of Ethics, boundaries are also set at a high standard as we must draw metaphysical lines between personal roles or interests and professional (Canadian Association of Social Workers, 2005, p. 7) to prevent forming a dual relationship with clients. Another boundary is to halt the possibility of the social worker from using the time they have to help themselves rather than helping their clients (CASW, 2005, p. 6). In addition to these boundaries, it is crucial for social workers to not share too much of their personal life with clients by placing mental boundaries of how much they feel they can share of their personal life with their clients.

There are two relationships present; one is a counselor/client and the other is familial. Being a family member of a client is problematic since there’s a bond based on family, emotion and love, which are all things that a counselor/client relationship cannot have. You’ve created an overlap in relationships, which can be confusing to the client (Miller,

Moreover, this case should be analyzed based on the information provided by the NASW Code of Ethics. The ethical principle included in the NASW Code of Ethics (2008) states that “social worker’s primary goal is to help people in need and to address social problems…Social workers seek to resolve conflicts between clients’ interests and the broader society’s interests in a socially responsible manner” (p.5). Suzanne’s social worker would only have to seek for Suzanne’s well-being because if Suzanne and Cindy get separated, they can lose contact, which would affect Suzanne 's emotions.

The Code Ethics states that social workers should not exploit clients in disputes with colleagues. In other words, a social worker shouldn’t bring clients into conflicts that are having with colleagues. The client didn’t have anything to with the conflict I had with the staff member and I should have just told him I

The huge ethical considerations that have emerged out of this case for me is to be culturally competent. “Social workers should continue to 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” (NASW, 2013). There so much to be learned from every culture that one encounters. Therefore, as social workers we should continue to allow every client to be our teachers and to obtain additional education in any area necessary. “Social workers should not practice, condone, facilitate, or elaborate in any form of discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, political belief, religion, immigration status, or mental or physical disability” (NASW, 2013). I think I was a surprised when the client initially voiced her story about the relationship between her and her cousin but my job was not to be judgmental. My job is to attempt to provide the best possible service possible to the client. The mission of social work profession is rooted in the set of core values. These core values embraced by social

Social workers should not participate in, condone, or be associated with dishonesty or fraud. Any instances of misconduct should be reported to management immediately.

According to the National Association of Social Work (NASW) Code of Ethics the goal that the social worker provided for his client was against the values, ethical principles, and ethical standards that guide all social workers. First, 1.02 Self determination states: Social workers respect and promote the right of clients to

Should a social worker follow the rules even if it means it conflicts with an ethical issue or should the social worker look out for their client even if it would cost them their license? Ethical dilemmas are on the ongoing standard issue among social workers in practice, to follow each rule and guideline is one thing but when put in a bind on choosing following the rules in a life or death situation that is when the issue surfaces. “Although the new Code of Ethics offers a set of values, principles, and standards to guide the decision-making conduct when ethical issues arise, . . . it does not provide a set of rules that prescribe how social workers should act in all situations” (Mattison, 2000, p. 203). In the two scenarios listed below both are ethical dilemmas that push the boundaries of right and wrong. Each social worker will try to follow the ethical principles, standards, and values of the Code of Ethics but they will also learn to come to terms with the fact that no one answer is the correct answer. When addressing ethical principles in social work, it is the understanding of the six core values: service, social justice, dignity and worth of a person, importance of the human relationship, integrity, competence according to the Code of Ethics. The service of the social worker is to help those in need by putting others first before their needs. They are also there to challenge social injustice by pursuing social change on behalf of individuals who have been oppressed

Ethical issues in general, regardless of the profession or field one is in are inevitable. Social workers understand the value base of the profession and its value base of the profession and its ethical standards, as well as relevant laws and regulations that may impact practice at the micro and macro level (Segal, 2016). Although social workers are trained and understand ethical standards does not prevent them to one-day face ethical issues. According to (Reamer, 2014) we have embarked on a new period, one which few of us, he suspected, could have anticipated. Today’s social workers can provide services online or via video counseling or text messages to clients they never meet in person. They may receive Facebook friend request from clients or former clients that lead to boundary challenges. These boundary challenges as Reamer categorizes them are part of what he calls the Digital period. “Issues steadily arise even among segments of the population that one would expect to

“Relationship” is a term that has been used in many different situations. It could imply the ties between two people in love, the bond between family members or close friends or colleagues or even the bond between a person and his or her pet. In conselling, relationship takes on a more specific meaning. The counsellor establishes rapport with the client based on trust, respect and mutual prupose. When there is good rapport, a positive psychological climate is created and vice-versa. The likelihood of desirable outcomes is greater when the psychological climate is positive. Mutual purpose means both the counsellor and client have common goals leading to what has been described as a