National Association of Social Workers

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National Association of Social Workers

NASW

An international organization of professional social workers.

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School social workers shall adhere to the ethics and values of the social work profession and shall use the NASW Code of Ethics as a guide to ethical decision making, while understanding the unique aspects of school social work practice and the needs of the students, parents, and communities they serve.

School social workers as partners in the school mission: The comprehensive services school social workers provide can address many barriers to student learning. But schools don't always take full advantage of these professionals' skills

In truth, I knew I wanted to be a social worker long before I became familiar with the NASW Code of Ethics. In no small part, this is because of the social worker who embodied this code as she enabled me to move beyond existence as a man, into life as a woman.

Trans-formative

The first NASW Code of Ethics, implemented in 1960--five years after the association was born and decades before the availability of digital and electronic tools for service delivery--was one page long and consisted of 14 brief, first-person proclamations concerning, for example, every social worker's duty to give precedence to professional responsibility over personal interests; respect client privacy; give appropriate service in public emergencies; and contribute knowledge, skills, and support to human welfare programs.

Social work in a digital age: ethical and risk management challenges

The NASW Press expects authors to adhere to ethical standards for scholarship as articulated in the NASW Code of Ethics and Writing for the NASW Press: Information for Authors.

Social work authorship

NASW code of ethics (Guide to the everyday professional conduct of social workers).

Integrating care when the end is near: ethical dilemmas in end-of-life care

Until 1979 the NASW Code of Ethics (1960) was only one page with 14 aspirational statements.

Continuing education: lifelong learning for social work practitioners and educators

The NASW Code of Ethics (2008) uses stronger language discouraging the practice of bartering, stating: Social workers should avoid accepting goods or services from clients as payment for professional services.

The ethical implication of bartering for mental health services: examining interdisciplinary ethical standards

Each chapter also contains case examples and an overview of the related standards from the NASW Code of Ethics.

Straight talk about professional ethics

I approach this state of affairs from a belief in the NASW Code of Ethics, particularly the role of advocacy that is stated there (NASW, 1999).

Letters to the editor regarding NASW press censorship issue

The NASW Code of Ethics (2008) does not include guidance on the use of technology.

Virtual boundaries: ethical considerations for use of social media in social work