Discover the three main types of codes of ethics—compliance-based, value-based, and professional—and their importance in ...

Social work is a discipline that expects more of both professionals who practice it and students who study it. If it didn’t ...

When practicing in a new arena, where does a social worker turn for guidance? This article discusses the author's experiences as chair of a governor-appointed Special Commission to Study Sexual ...

Democratic state Rep. Jessica Gonzalez of Dallas was among those participating in a press release today to denounce a change to the social worker code of conduct that would allow discrimination ...

Individuals trained in the social work profession are required to follow the Social Worker Code of Ethics which includes the importance of meeting individuals where they are, providing non ...

How to Become a Social Worker To become a licensed social worker, you need to get licensed in the state in which you intend to practice. While each state sets its own guidelines for licensing social ...

It is concluded that the changes in social work do threaten the notion of a single set of professional ethics articulated in a code, and that, in some types of work, this model is less appropriate.

The state’s Board of Social Work Examiners voted to change the code of conduct, allowing social workers to turn away clients who are LGBTQ or who have disabilities.