Social Worker Ethics

Paper Summary:

The writer presents the situation of a client who was collecting welfare benefits under several different names. The paper discusses the code of ethics that every social worker is expected to follow during the course of her professional endeavors. The paper explains that the clients of social workers trust the social workers and must be able to count on the confidentiality of the client-social worker relationship. The paper relates that if the client confesses to breaking the law, the social worker must encourage the client to tell the authorities what she did and take the steps to correct it.

Outline:
Introduction
The Problem
Code of Ethics
This Problem
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The ethics of social work must remain clear cut and precise because of the nature of the business that social work involves. Whether it is dealing with a family with children or an elderly person in need of support the very nature of that trust between the social worker and the client dictates a strict code of ethical behavior(Janesen, 1998). When situations arise in which a social worker finds a law or moral code has been broken by a client the social worker is duty bound to report that infraction regardless of how that report may impact the client."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Code of Ethics (Accessed 12-05-06)http://www.socialworkers.org/pubs/code/code.asp
• Janesen, Bruce, (1998) Developing a social work research agenda on ethics in health care. Health and Social Work;
• Reamer, Fredric, G (2000) The Social Work Ethics Audit: A Risk-Management Strategy. Social Work

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