SOCIAL WORK

ETHICAL PRINCIPLES

Service

Help people in need and to address social problems.

Dignity and Worth of the Person (Values)

Respect the inherent dignity and worth of the person and promote clients' socially responsible self-determination

Social Justice

Challenge social injustice of differents ways that present in the society

Importance of Human Relationships

Recognize the central importance of human relationships with the objective of better well-being of the people.

Integrity

The professional should behave in a trustworthy manner-act honestly and responsibly

Competence

Social workers practice within their areas of competence and develop and enhance their professional expertise.

ETHICAL STANDARS

Responsibilities to Clients

1.Commitment to Clients

2.Self-Determination

3.Informed Consent

4.Competence

5.Cultural Awareness and Social Diversity

6.Conflicts of Interest

7.Privacy and Confidentiality

8.Access to Records

9.Sexual Relationships

10.Physical Contact

11.Sexual Harassment

12.Derogatory Language

13. Payment for Services

14.Clients Who Lack Decision-Making Capacity

15.Interruption of Services

16.Referral for Services

17.Termination of Services

Responsibilities to Colleagues

1.Respect

2.Confidentiality

3.Interdisciplinary Collaboration

4.Disputes Involving Colleagues

5.Consultation

6.Sexual Relationships

7.Impairment of Colleagues

8. Incompetence of Colleagues

9.Impairment of Colleagues

Responsibilities in Practice Settings

1. Supervision and Consultation

2.Education and Training

3.Performance Evaluation

4.Client Records

5.Billing

6.Client Transfer

7.Administration

8.Continuing Education and Staff Development

9.Commitments to Employers

10.Labor-Management Disputes

Responsibilities as Professionals

1.Competencia

2.Discrimination

3. Private Conduct

4.Dishonesty, Fraud, and Deception

5.Impairment

6.Misrepresentation

7.Solicitations

8. Acknowledging Credit

Responsibilities to the Social Work Profession

1. Integrity of the Profession

2.Evaluation and Research

Responsibilities to the Broader Society

1.Social Welfare

2.Public Participation

3.Public Emergencies

4.Social and Political Action

Definition

Social science: People's Needs, realia, welfare, take into account social transformation that protects Human Rights and human Development.