ARTICLE NEEDED TO READ FOR ASSIGNMENT: https://www.socialworker.com/feature-articles/ethics-articles/Ethics:_To_Tell_or_Not_to_Tell-A_Case_Study/
ETHICAL PRACTICE for SOCIAL WORKERS
WORKSHEET
Review the following items in Section 1. Answer all parts of the 3 questions noted in Section 2.
SECTION 1: REVIEW
The Council on Social Work (CSWE) and the NASW Code of Ethics encourages social workers to apply ethical principles to their professional practice.
CSWE (Council on Social Work)
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwj_n9iHoIXiAhUOrZ4KHexOAMcQFjAAegQIAxAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cswe.org%2Fgetattachment%2FAccreditation%2FStandards-and-Policies%2F2008-EPAS%2F2008EDUCATIONALPOLICYANDACCREDITATIONSTANDARDS(EPAS)-08-24-2012.pdf.aspx&usg=AOvVaw3px-9pMcFsMVAEMmMVL6JD
Follow the link above to review the CSWE Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards, in particular Section 2.1.2.
2. 2.1.2 Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice.
Social workers have an obligation to conduct themselves ethically and to engage in ethical decision- making. Social workers are knowledgeable about the value base of the profession, its ethical standards, and relevant law.
Social workers:
a) recognize and manage personal values in a way that allows professional values to guide practice;
b) make ethical decisions by applying standards of the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics and, as applicable, of the International Federation of Social Workers/International Association of Schools of Social Work Ethics in Social Work, Statement of Principles;
c) tolerate ambiguity in resolving ethical conflicts;
d) apply strategies of ethical reasoning to arrive at principled decisions; and
e) apply social work ethical principles.
NASW Code of Ethics
https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics/Code-of-Ethics-English
Follow the link above to review the NASW Code of Ethics which was approved by the 1996 NASW Delegate Assembly and revised by the 2008 NASW Delegate Assembly. The NASW Code of Ethics is intended to serve as a guide to the everyday professional conduct of social workers. This Code includes four sections. The first Section, “Preamble,” summarizes the social work profession’s mission and core values. The second section, “Purpose of the NASW Code of Ethics,” provides an overview of the Code’s main functions and a brief guide for dealing with ethical issues or dilemmas in social work practice. The third section, “Ethical Principles,” presents broad ethical principles, based on social work’s core values, that inform social work practice. The final section, “Ethical Standards,” includes specific ethical standards to guide social workers’ conduct and to provide a basis for adjudication.
SECTION 2: QUESTIONS TO COMPLETE
Fully answer all parts of the 3 question below.
QUESTION 1: NASW Code of Ethics
What is your current level of familiarity with the NASW Code of Ethics?
QUESTION 2: Rest’s Model and Ethical Decision-Making Process
1. 1. Review Rest’s Model and the ethical decision-making process.
2. 2. Read the scenario posted in Moodle titled “To Tell or Not to Tell”
3. 3. Apply the scenario by working through the stages of the decision-making process.
4. 4. Provide your best thinking to the worksheet items below – provide responses for all 4 parts below.
Summary Point:
Social workers who are competent in ethical dilemma resolution should be able to:
* o Know the questions to ask oneself when analyzing a dilemma
* o Choose between conflicting principles of practice
* o Understand when action is warranted in an ethical dilemma
* o Defend decisions
Part 1: Reflection on Rest’s Model Component 1
Component 1: Moral Sensitivity (recognition)
* • Ethical recognition/awareness
* • Be sensitive to others
Provide example based on scenario:
Part 2: Reflection on Rest’s Model Component 2
Component 2: Moral Judgment (right)
* • Ethical and cultural assessment
* • Use a sensible and knowledgeable lens
Provide example based on scenario:
Part 3: Reflection on Rest’s Model Component 3
Component 3: Moral Motivation (action)
* • Ethical intention and actions
* • Connect emotionally and empathically
Provide example based on scenario:
Part 4: Reflection on Rest’s Model Component 4
Component 4: Moral Character (within)
* • Maintain an ethical process
* • Ethical action/ behavior
Provide example based on scenario:
QUESTION 3: Your Refection on the Scenario
Reflect on and fully answer the following 9 Parts noted below based on the scenario.
Part 1: Issues
* o What are the facts?
* o Is there a legal issue?
* o What is the specific law?
* o Is there an ethical issue?
* o What is the ethical issue?
* o Is there a moral issue?
* o What it the moral issue? (Respectful treatment, supporting the common good, preserving individuals’ dignity, justice)
Part 2: Impacts
* o Who might be impacted?
* o How might they be impacted?
* o How serious would the impact be?
Part 3: Options
* o What are your options?
* o What options did you eliminate based upon your own ethics?
* o What options did others consider that you considered?
* o What options did others consider that you eliminated?
Part 4: Evaluation of Options
Which options would:
* o Do the most good and least harm
* o Treat everyone fairly and with dignity
* o Maintain the clinical role
* o Promote the good of the profession
Part 5: Your Strategy
Define your strategy:
Part 6: Greatest Struggles
Define your greatest struggles with the case:
Part 7: Managing Self
How well did you manage if a clear right or wrong could not be identified?
Part 8: Front Page Test
How would you feel about seeing your decision described on the front page of your local paper?
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