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Code of Ethicsof the
National Association of Social Workers
Approved by the 1996 NASW Delegate Assembly and revised by the 1999 NASW Delegate
Assembly.
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Preamble• Social Work Mission
– enhance human well-being – the basic human needs – empowerment of people who are vulnerable,
oppressed, and living in poverty – attention to the environmental forces
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Purpose of the Code
• Identifies/summarizes core values • summarizes broad ethical principles • helps social workers resolve ethical uncertainties• provides ethical standards of behavior • socializes new workers to social work's mission,
values, ethical principles, and ethical standards • articulates standards for adjudicating violations
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Core Values• service • social justice • dignity and worth of the person • importance of human relationships • integrity • competence
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Ethical Principles Related to
Core Values
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Ethical Principle 1
• Core Value: Service• Ethical Principle: Social workers'
primary goal is to help people in need and to address social problems
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Ethical Principle 1 Service
• Social workers elevate service to others above self-interest.
• Social workers draw on their knowledge, values, and skills to help people in need and to address social problems.
• Social workers are encouraged to volunteer some portion of their professional skills with no expectation of significant financial return (pro bono service).
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Ethical Principle 2
• Core Value: Social Justice• Ethical Principle: Social workers
challenge social injustice
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Ethical Principle 2 Social Justice
• Social workers pursue social change, particularly with and on behalf of vulnerable and oppressed individuals and groups of people.
• Social workers' social change efforts are focused primarily on issues of poverty, unemployment, discrimination, and other forms of social injustice.
• These activities seek to promote sensitivity to and knowledge about oppression and cultural and ethnic diversity.
• Social workers strive to ensure access to needed information, services, and resources; equality of opportunity; and meaningful participation in decision making for all people.
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Ethical Principle 3
• Core Value: Dignity and Worth of the Person
• Ethical Principle: Social workers respect the inherent dignity and worth of the person
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Ethical Principle 3 Dignity and
Worth • Social workers treat each person in a caring and respectful fashion, mindful
of individual differences and cultural and ethnic diversity. • Social workers promote clients' socially responsible self-determination. • Social workers seek to enhance clients' capacity and opportunity to change
and to address their own needs. • Social workers are cognizant of their dual responsibility to clients and to the
broader society. • They seek to resolve conflicts between clients' interests and the broader
society's interests in a socially responsible manner consistent with the values, ethical principles, and ethical standards of the profession.
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Ethical Principle 4
• Core Value: Importance of Human Relationships
• Ethical Principle: Social workers recognize the central importance of human relationships
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Ethical Principle 4
Importance of Human Relationships
• Social workers understand that relationships between and among people are an important vehicle for change.
• Social workers engage people as partners in the helping process.
• Social workers seek to strengthen relationships among people in a purposeful effort to promote, restore, maintain, and enhance the well-being of individuals, families, social groups, organizations, and communities.
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Ethical Principle 5
• Core Value: Integrity• Ethical Principle: Social workers
behave in a trustworthy manner
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Ethical Principle 5 Integrity
• Social workers are continually aware of the profession's mission, values, ethical principles, and ethical standards and practice in a manner consistent with them.
• Social workers act honestly and responsibly and promote ethical practices on the part of the organizations with which they are affiliated.
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Ethical Principle 6
• Core Value: Competence• Ethical Principle: Social workers
practice within their areas of competence and develop and enhance their professional expertise
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Ethical Principle 6 Competence
• Social workers continually strive to increase their professional knowledge and skills and to apply them in practice.
• Social workers should aspire to contribute to the knowledge base of the profession.
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Ethical Standards
• Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities to Clients– Commitment to Clients
– Self-Determination
– Informed Consent
– Competence
– Cultural Competence and Social Diversity
– Conflicts of Interest
– Privacy and Confidentiality
– Sexual Relationships
– Sexual Harassment
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Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities to
Colleagues • Respect • Confidentiality • Interdisciplinary Collaboration • Disputes Involving Colleagues • Consultation • Referral for Services • Sexual Relationships • Sexual Harassment • Impairment of Colleagues • Incompetence of Colleagues • Unethical Conduct of Colleagues
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Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities in Practice Settings
• Supervision and Consultation • Education and Training • Performance Evaluation • Client Records • Billing • Client Transfer • Administration • Continuing Education and Staff Development • Commitments to Employers
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Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities as
Professionals • Competence • Discrimination • Private Conduct • Dishonesty, Fraud, and Deception • Impairment • Misrepresentation • Solicitations • Acknowledging Credit
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Ethical Responsibilities to the Social Work
Profession
• Integrity of the Profession
• Evaluation and Research
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Ethical Responsibilities to the Broader Society
• Social Welfare
• Public Participation
• Public Participation
• Social and Political Action
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The Professional Helping Relationship
• Based on Trust and Mutual Respect• Based on Objectivity• Essential for Client change• Bridge between Client and Worker• All helping flows across this bridge
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Seven Principles of the Social Work Relationship
• Acceptance• Non-judgemental Attitude• Client Self Determination• Individualization• Controlled Emotional Involvement• Purposeful Expression of Feelings• Confidentiality