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Ethics for Social Work II

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What Every Social Worker Needs to Know

by Jacob D. Stone, LSW, ACSW

CE Credits: 6 hours

Online Course: $65

Test Material by Mail: $70

This course is an expanded version of Ethics for Social Work I, including additional material to meet the requirements of ASWB.*

Provides a guide for ethical professional mental health practice, based upon the NASW Code of Ethics. Includes key tasks and principles of critical thinking that support ethical practice, identification of how social workers violate the Code, and an overview of the NASW Professional Review Process.

*Discussion questions include application of the Code to specific case scenarios and review of legal requirements in one's individual state.

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Contents Include:

Ten Key Tasks in Assuring Ethical Social Work Practice
Purposes and History of the NASW Code of Ethics
Review of the NASW Code of Ethics
How Do Social Workers Run Afoul of the Code of Ethics?
Steps to Ethical Competence
An Algorithm for Ethical Problem-Solving
The Ethical Screen
Principles of Critical Thinking That Support Ethical Practice
Ethical Discernment and Legal Mandates
When an Ethics Complaint is Filed with NASW
Adjudication and Mediation
What Happens When an Ethics Complaint is Unfounded?
What Happens When a Complaint is Upheld?
Case Scenarios
Legal Requirements

Number of Test Questions:

30 objective questions, plus discussion questions on case scenarios and legal requirements

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

briefly describe the history and purposes of social work code of ethics.
identify the provisions of the NASW Code of Ethics, including values, attitudes and beliefs in professional behavior and issues related to diversity and social justice.
recognize the key tasks and principles of critical thinking that support ethical practice.
apply the Code of Ethics to specific case scenarios involving an ethical dilemma, demonstrating self-awareness about ethical professional behavior.
access and identify the legal requirements in one's individual state.

Level:

Beginning/ Intermediate

Target Audience:

Social Workers who need a basic review of ethical standards and practices.