WEEK 3 DISCUSSION #1

STUDENT AND PROFESSOR REPLY

Respond to a different standard than the one you were assigned. Compare and Contrast the information shared about the various ethical standards.

Last Name A–D: Standard 1 to Clients

Last Name E–I: Standard 2 to Colleagues THIS IS THE ONE WE USED

Last Name J–M: Standard 3 in Practice Settings

Las Name N–R: Standard 4 as Professionals

Last Name S–T: Standard 5 to the Social Work Profession THIS ONE IS SHAYTOYA THOMAS YOU WILL COMPARE & CONTRAST WITH HER REPLY BELOW AGAINST THE ONE YOU PUT TOGETHER I WILL REPOST IT BELOW

Last Name U–Z: Standard 6 to Broader Society

THIS IS WHAT YOU WROTE SO COMPARE & CONTRAST THIS WITH THE STUDENT REPLY BELOW

Describe professional ethics and the purpose of the NASW code of ethics in your own words.

Professional ethics in social work are moral ideas and ideals that influence social workers’ behavior. Social workers need these principles to preserve their honesty and professionalism. The NASW Code of Principles underpins these professional principles. The NASW Code of Ethics has several goals. It begins with a broad foundation for social work ideals, including respect for human dignity, social justice, honesty, and competence. This moral compass helps social workers negotiate challenging ethical challenges in their everyday work. Second, the code dictates ethical conduct, ensuring that social workers serve clients and communities professionally and honestly. The NASW Code of Ethics also promotes professional responsibility. It provides a standard for ethical behavior and evaluates and addresses ethical transgressions. It protects clients and helps social workers self-regulate.

Explain the section of the code that you were assigned (Standard 2 to Colleagues).

Standard 2 of the NASW Code of Ethics emphasizes social workers’ professional connections with peers. It stresses that social workers must treat each other respectfully, fairly, and honestly since the profession relies on collaboration and ethics. This guideline encourages social workers to appreciate and value colleagues’ knowledge and contributions. Sharing information and resources is essential for social work’s development and advancement (NASW, 2023). Standard 2 also forbids discrimination, harassment, and unfair acts against coworkers, ensuring an inclusive, supportive, and ethical workplace. Standard 2 emphasizes that social workers must behave ethically in client and professional relationships. According to this guideline, social workers promote respect and cooperation in the profession, improving client services and strengthening the community.

Describe the standards within that section in your own words.

Standard 2 of the NASW Code of Ethics covers social workers’ professional relationships. These criteria guide social workers’ peer interaction ethics. This section’s first criterion promotes respect, justice, and professional civility for other social workers. It emphasizes the need for mutual respect and dignity in professional harmony. Another requirement in this part emphasizes teamwork and information exchange (NASW, 2023). It encourages social workers to share ideas, information, and resources since collective knowledge helps practitioners and clients. These principles also prohibit workplace discrimination, harassment, and unfair practices, promoting an inclusive, supportive, and diverse workplace. The ethical norms in this area emphasize respect, cooperation, and inclusion as essential values for social work integrity and cohesiveness.

Please provide a specific example of how a social worker would apply these ethical standards.

Sarah and John, two social workers, are working on a complicated case involving a youngster in a difficult household. According to Standard 2 of the NASW Code of Ethics, Sarah would show their practicality by:

• Sarah treated John with respect and professionalism first. He was an equal participant in the case, so she listened to his views and experiences. She preserves decency and justice for coworkers by doing so.

• Sarah and John shared their expertise, assessment results, and intervention techniques. Collaboration enables them to benefit from each other’s skills and improve the child’s results. This supports the code’s focus on information sharing and peer assistance.

• Sarah also worked to build a workplace without discrimination or harassment, promoting tolerance and diversity.

• Sarah demonstrates Standard 2’s ethical norms by respecting John, cooperating well, and establishing a workplace that appreciates every colleague’s contribution, improving client care and support.

References

NASW. (2023). Social Workers’ Ethical Responsibilities to Colleagues. Www.socialworkers.org. https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics/Code-of-Ethics-English/Social-Workers-Ethical-Responsibilities-to-Colleagues#:~:text=2.01%20Respect

PROFESSOR REPLY #1

Hey Class!

Why is the Code of Ethics important in the social work field?

Dr. Hicks

STUDENT REPLY #2 Shaytoya Thompson

Professional ethics is a group of rules or laws for each profession. The sole purpose of ethics is so that everyone is on the same page when it comes to following rules and how you should be conducting yourself when you are representing your profession as well as when you are on duty while completing your daily work. It is imperative to always treat everyone the same, be respectful, be knowledgeable, follow rules and laws, give you all with every client, and just complete your work efficiently. This is the reasoning for NASW.

I was assigned standard 5, ethical responsibilities to the Social Work profession. In this section it concluded many responsibilities that you should be doing and willing to do when you make the commitment to become a social worker for your community.

It first starts with section 5.01 Integrity, doing the right thing even when no one is around and watching over you. “Social workers should uphold and advance the values, ethics, knowledge, and mission of the profession” (National Association of Social Workers, 2021). In this section it includes making sure that you take out time to contribute to being a social worker. With that time, it should be used to do things that will promote respect for one of the many important parts of social work. Contributing knowledge was also burnt up in this section. This means sharing wealth, or knowledge is key. If you are sitting on information that can help someone else, be of assistance, regardless of if it is another social worker or a client who needs the information to help better themselves. Lastly, reporting if you see something that is unethical, something that should not have happened.

Part 5.02 deals with evolution and research, this part just details how important it is to make sure you are following laws. Being knowledgeable in the rules of the program, not falsifying any reports or evaluations. When knowledgeable, explain anything your client may not understand. It expresses how important it is to make sure that clients’ identities are being protected, so not to discuss this information with people who should not have access to this information. Overall, this part was the most important, with it being imperative to make sure you are doing your job correctly and protecting clients, protecting their identity, spreading your knowledge to them, and making sure they understand everything you are always doing, and lastely, making sure all reports are accurate.

These standards are parallel with the way we should go about living our daily lives, especially when it comes to doing an important job like Social Work and protecting the community.

A specific example of how social workers should apply ethical standards in their practice would be a social worker reporting correct information, though it may help their case. If the family is undergoing an evaluation according to the National Association of Social Workers, “Social workers should report evaluation and research findings accurately”. So, if this family is considered homeless with all their kids and is in jeopardy of losing their kids, but you think the parents are nice people, you cannot alter the truth to help them as much as you would like.

Reference

National Association of Social Workers. (2021). Code of ethics of the National Association of Social WorkersLinks to an external site..https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics/Code-of-Ethics-English.aspx