Highlights:
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.
1. SOCIAL WORKERS’ ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
TO CLIENTS
2. SOCIAL WORKERS’ ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO COLLEAGUES
2.01
Respect
2.02 Confidentiality
4. SOCIAL WORKERS’ ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
AS PROFESSIONALS
4.01 Competence
4.02 Discrimination
4.03
Private Conduct
4.04 Dishonesty, Fraud, and Deception
4.05 Impairment
4.06 Misrepresentation
4.07 Solicitations
(a) Social
workers should not engage in uninvited solicitation of potential clients who, because of their circumstances, are vulnerable
to undue influence, manipulation, or coercion.
(b) Social workers should not engage in solicitation of testimonial
endorsements (including solicitation of consent to use a client’s prior statement as a testimonial endorsement) from
current clients or from other people who, because of their particular circumstances, are vulnerable to undue influence.
4.08
Acknowledging Credit
5. SOCIAL WORKERS’ ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION
5.01 Integrity of the Profession
6. SOCIAL WORKERS’ ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
TO THE BROADER SOCIETY
