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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.
The NASW Code of Ethics defines the values, principles, and ethical standards that guide decision-making and everyday professional conduct of social workers.
Social workers’ primary responsibility is to promote the well-being 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.
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 self¬determination.
The NASW Standards for Social Work Practice in Health Care Settings reflect the following guiding principles of the social work profession: 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.
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 self-determination. Social workers seek
These standards support the practice of social workers in various work settings and articulate the importance of a collective professional understanding of supervision within the social work community.
Social work leaders will understand cultural humility and the dynamics of privilege, power, and social justice as manifested in their own places of work, taking responsibility to educate others and, ultimately, advance social change within systems, organizations, and society.
Practice. Social work practice consists of the professional application of social work values, principles, and techniques to one or more of the following ends: helping people obtain tangible services; counseling and psychotherapy with individuals, families, and groups; helping communities or groups provide or improve social and health services ...
Guiding Principles. The primary goal of social work case management is to optimize client functioning and well-being by providing and coordinating high-quality services, in the most effective and efficient manner possible, to individuals with multiple complex needs. Social workers use the following strategies to achieve this goal: