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Solved by verified expert:Read the case and answer the question. I will upload the case and the NASW Code of Ethics. Discussion: After reading the case on the textbook pp.5-8 (Ms. Martha Edda case), apply the six core values of the NASW Code of Ethics (service, social justice, dignity, and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence) to this case. Which sections and subsections from the NASW Code of Ethics apply to this case?
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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
Preamble
The primary mission of the social work profession is to enhance human well-being 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. A historic and defining feature of social work is the
profession’s focus on individual well-being in a social context and the well-being of society. Fundamental
to social work is attention to the environmental forces that create, contribute to, and address problems in
living.
Social workers promote social justice and social change with and on behalf of clients. “Clients” is used
inclusively to refer to individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Social workers are
sensitive to cultural and ethnic diversity and strive to end discrimination, oppression, poverty, and other
forms of social injustice. These activities may be in the form of direct practice, community organizing,
supervision, consultation administration, advocacy, social and political action, policy development and
implementation, education, and research and evaluation. Social workers seek to enhance the capacity of
people to address their own needs. Social workers also seek to promote the responsiveness of
organizations, communities, and other social institutions to individuals’ needs and social problems.
The mission of the social work profession is rooted in a set of core values. These core values, embraced by
social workers throughout the profession’s history, are the foundation of social work’s unique purpose
and perspective:
 Service
 social justice
 dignity and worth of the person
 importance of human relationships
 integrity
 competence
This constellation of core values reflects what is unique to the social work profession. Core values, and
the principles that flow from them, must be balanced within the context and complexity of the human
experience.
Purpose of the NASW Code of Ethics
Professional ethics are at the core of social work. The profession has an obligation to articulate its basic
values, ethical principles, and ethical standards. The NASW Code of Ethics sets forth these values,
principles, and standards to guide social workers’ conduct. The Code is relevant to all social workers and
social work students, regardless of their professional functions, the settings in which they work, or the
populations they serve.
The NASW Code of Ethics serves six purposes:
1.
2.
The Code identifies core values on which social work’s mission is based.
The Code summarizes broad ethical principles that reflect the profession’s core values and
establishes a set of specific ethical standards that should be used to guide social work practice.
3. The Code is designed to help social workers identify relevant considerations when professional
obligations conflict or ethical uncertainties arise.
4. The Code provides ethical standards to which the general public can hold the social work
profession accountable.
5. The Code socializes practitioners new to the field to social work’s mission, values, ethical
principles, and ethical standards.
6. The Code articulates standards that the social work profession itself can use to assess whether
social workers have engaged in unethical conduct. NASW has formal procedures to adjudicate
ethics complaints filed against its members.* In subscribing to this Code, social workers are
required to cooperate in its implementation, participate in NASW adjudication proceedings, and
abide by any NASW disciplinary rulings or sanctions based on it.
The Code offers a set of values, principles, and standards to guide decision making and conduct when
ethical issues arise. It does not provide a set of rules that prescribe how social workers should act in all
situations. Specific applications of the Code must take into account the context in which it is being
considered and the possibility of conflicts among the Code‘s values, principles, and standards. Ethical
responsibilities flow from all human relationships, from the personal and familial to the social and
professional.
Further, the NASW Code of Ethics does not specify which values, principles, and standards are most
important and ought to outweigh others in instances when they conflict. Reasonable differences of
opinion can and do exist among social workers with respect to the ways in which values, ethical
principles, and ethical standards should be rank ordered when they conflict. Ethical decision making in a
given situation must apply the informed judgment of the individual social worker and should also
consider how the issues would be judged in a peer review process where the ethical standards of the
profession would be applied.
Ethical decision making is a process. There are many instances in social work where simple answers are
not available to resolve complex ethical issues. Social workers should take into consideration all the
values, principles, and standards in this Code that are relevant to any situation in which ethical judgment
is warranted. Social workers’ decisions and actions should be consistent with the spirit as well as the
letter of this Code.
In addition to this Code, there are many other sources of information about ethical thinking that may be
useful. Social workers should consider ethical theory and principles generally, social work theory and
research, laws, regulations, agency policies, and other relevant codes of ethics, recognizing that among
codes of ethics social workers should consider the NASW Code of Ethics as their primary source. Social
workers also should be aware of the impact on ethical decision making of their clients’ and their own
personal values and cultural and religious beliefs and practices. They should be aware of any conflicts
between personal and professional values and deal with them responsibly. For additional guidance social
workers should consult the relevant literature on professional ethics and ethical decision making and
seek appropriate consultation when faced with ethical dilemmas. This may involve consultation with an
agency­based or social work organization’s ethics committee, a regulatory body, knowledgeable
colleagues, supervisors, or legal counsel.
Instances may arise when social workers’ ethical obligations conflict with agency policies or relevant laws
or regulations. When such con-flicts occur, social workers must make a responsible effort to resolve the
conflict in a manner that is consistent with the values, principles, and standards expressed in this Code. If
a reasonable resolution of the conflict does not appear possible, social workers should seek proper
consultation before making a decision.
The NASW Code of Ethics is to be used by NASW and by individuals, agencies, organizations, and bodies
(such as licensing and regulatory boards, professional liability insurance providers, courts of law, agency
boards of directors, government agencies, and other professional groups) that choose to adopt it or use it
as a frame of reference. Violation of standards in this Code does not automatically imply legal liability or
violation of the law. Such determination can only be made in the context of legal and judicial
proceedings. Alleged violations of the Code would be subject to a peer review process. Such processes are
generally separate from legal or administrative procedures and insulated from legal review or
proceedings to allow the profession to counsel and discipline its own members.
A code of ethics cannot guarantee ethical behavior. Moreover, a code of ethics cannot resolve all ethical
issues or disputes or capture the richness and complexity involved in striving to make responsible
choices within a moral community. Rather, a code of ethics sets forth values, ethical principles, and
ethical standards to which professionals aspire and by which their actions can be judged. Social workers’
ethical behavior should result from their personal commitment to engage in ethical practice. The NASW
Code of Ethics reflects the commitment of all social workers to uphold the profession’s values and to act
ethically. Principles and standards must be applied by individuals of good character who discern moral
questions and, in good faith, seek to make reliable ethical judgments.
Ethical Principles
The following broad ethical principles are based on social work’s core values of service, social justice,
dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence. These
principles set forth ideals to which all social workers should aspire.
Value: Service
Ethical Principle: Social workers’ primary goal is to help people in need and to address social problems. 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).
Value: Social Justice
Ethical Principle: Social workers challenge social injustice. 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.
Value: Dignity and Worth of the Person
Ethical Principle: Social workers respect the inherent dignity and worth of the person. 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 self­determination. 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.
Value: Importance of Human Relationships
Ethical Principle: Social workers recognize the central 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.
Value: Integrity
Ethical Principle: Social workers behave in a trustworthy manner. 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.
Value: Competence
Ethical Principle: Social workers practice within their areas of competence and develop and enhance their
professional expertise. 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.
Ethical Standards
The following ethical standards are relevant to the professional activities of all social workers. These
standards concern (1) social workers’ ethical responsibilities to clients, (2) social workers’ ethical
responsibilities to colleagues, (3) social workers’ ethical responsibilities in practice settings, (4) social
workers’ ethical responsibilities as professionals, (5) social workers’ ethical responsibilities to the social
work profession, and (6) social workers’ ethical responsibilities to the broader society.
Some of the standards that follow are enforceable guidelines for professional conduct, and some are
aspirational. The extent to which each standard is enforceable is a matter of professional judgment to be
exercised by those responsible for reviewing alleged violations of ethical standards.
1. SOCIAL WORKERS’ ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO CLIENTS
1.01 Commitment to Clients
Social workers’ primary responsibility is to promote the well­being of clients. In general, clients’ interests
are primary. However, social workers’ responsibility to the larger society or specific legal obligations may
on limited occasions supersede the loyalty owed clients, and clients should be so advised. (Examples
include when a social worker is required by law to report that a client has abused a child or has
threatened to harm self or others.)
1.02 Self-Determination
Social workers respect and promote the right of clients to self-determination and assist clients in their
efforts to identify and clarify their goals. Social workers may limit clients’ right to self-determination
when, in the social workers’ professional judgment, clients’ actions or potential actions pose a serious,
foreseeable, and imminent risk to themselves or others.
1.03 Informed Consent
(a) Social workers should provide services to clients only in the context of a professional relationship
based, when appropriate, on valid informed consent. Social workers should use clear and understandable
language to inform clients of the purpose of the services, risks related to the services, limits to services
because of the requirements of a third­party payer, relevant costs, reasonable alternatives, clients’ right to
refuse or withdraw consent, and the time frame covered by the consent. Social workers should provide
clients with an opportunity to ask questions.
(b) In instances when clients are not literate or have difficulty understanding the primary language used
in the practice setting, social workers should take steps to ensure clients’ comprehension. This may
include providing clients with a detailed verbal explanation or arranging for a qualified interpreter or
translator whenever possible.
(c) In instances when clients lack the capacity to provide informed consent, social workers should protect
clients’ interests by seeking permission from an appropriate third party, informing clients consistent with
the clients’ level of understanding. In such instances social workers should seek to ensure that the third
party acts in a manner consistent with clients’ wishes and interests. Social workers should take reasonable
steps to enhance such clients’ ability to give informed consent.
(d) In instances when clients are receiving services involuntarily, social workers should provide
information about the nature and extent of services and about the extent of clients’ right to refuse service.
(e) Social workers who provide services via electronic media (such as computer, telephone, radio, and
television) should inform recipients of the limitations and risks associated with such services.
(f) Social workers should obtain clients’ informed consent before audiotaping or videotaping clients or
permitting observation of services to clients by a third party.
1.04 Competence
(a) Social workers should provide services and represent themselves as competent only within the
boundaries of their education, training, license, certification, consultation received, supervised
experience, or other relevant professional experience.
(b) Social workers should provide services in substantive areas or use intervention techniques or
approaches that are new to them only after engaging in appropriate study, training, consultation, and
supervision from people who are competent in those interventions or techniques.
(c) When generally recognized standards do not exist with respect to an emerging area of practice, social
workers should exercise careful judgment and take responsible steps (including appropriate education,
research, training, consultation, and supervision) to ensure the competence of their work and to protect
clients from harm.
1.05 Cultural Competence and Social Diversity
(a) Social workers should understand culture and its function in human behavior and society,
recognizing the strengths that exist in all cultures.
(b) Social workers should have a knowledge base of their clients’ cultures and be able to demonstrate
competence in the provision of services that are sensitive to clients’ cultures and to differences among
people and cultural groups.
(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.
1.06 Conflicts of Interest
(a) Social workers should be alert to and avoid conflicts of interest that interfere with the exercise of
professional discretion and impartial judgment. Social workers should inform clients when a real or
potential conflict of interest arises and take reasonable steps to resolve the issue in a manner that makes
the clients’ interests primary and protects clients’ interests to the greatest extent possible. In some cases,
protecting clients’ interests may require termination of the professional relationship with proper referral
of the client.
(b) Social workers should not take unfair advantage of any professional relationship or exploit others to
further their personal, religious, political, or business interests.
(c) Social workers should not engage in dual or multiple relationships with clients or former clients in
which there is a risk of exploitation or potential harm to the client. In instances when dual or multiple
relationships are unavoidable, social workers should take steps to protect clients and are responsible for
setting clear, appropriate, and culturally sensitive boundaries. (Dual or multiple relationships occur when
social workers relate to clients in more than one relationship, whether professional, social, or business.
Dual or multiple relationships can occur simultaneously or consecutively.)
(d) When social workers provide services to two or more people who have a relationship with each other
(for example, couples, family members), social workers should clarify with all parties which individuals
will be considered clients and the nature of social workers’ professional obligations to the various
individuals who are receiving services. Social workers who anticipate a conflict of interest among the
individuals receiving services or who anticipate having to perform in potentially conflicting roles (for
example, when a social worker is asked to testify in a child custody dispute or divorce proceedings
involving clients) should clarify their role with the parties involved and take appropriate action to
minimize any conflict of interest.
1.07 Privacy and Confidentiality
(a) Social workers should respect clients’ right to privacy. Social workers should not solicit private
information from clients unless it is essential to providing services or conducting social work evaluation
or research. Once private information is shared, standards of confidentiality apply.
(b) Social workers may disclose confidential information when appropriate with valid consent from a
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