The National Association of Social
Workers (NASW)-Code of Ethics
NASW was formed in - ANS-1955
NASW - ANS-The National Association of Social Workers
NASW was formed carry out three responsibilities: - ANS-• strengthen and unify the
profession
• promote the development of social work practice
• advance sound social policies
major association principles - ANS--Promoting high standards of practice
- protecting the consumer of services
The primary mission of the social work profession - ANS--enhance human well-being
-help meet the basic human needs of all people, with particular attention to the needs
and empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty
Social workers promote - ANS-social justice and social change
Clients" is used inclusively to refer to - ANS-individuals
families
groups
organizations
communities
Social workers are sensitive to - ANS-cultural
ethnic diversity
Social strive to end: - ANS--discrimination
-oppression
-poverty
-and other forms of social injustice
Social workers activities may be in the form: - ANS--direct practice
-community organizing
,-supervision
-consultation
-administration
-advocacy
-social and political action
-policy development and implementation, -education
-research and evaluation
social work set of core values - ANS-service
social justice
dignity and worth of the person
importance of human relationships
integrity
competence
The NASW Code of Ethics sets forth - ANS--values
-principles
-standards to guide social workers' conduct.
NASW Code is relevant to all: - ANS--social workers
-social work students: regardless of their professional functions, the settings in which
they work, or the populations they serve.
The NASW Code of Ethics serves - ANS-6 purposes
Code 1 - ANS-identifies core values on which social work's mission is based
Code 2 - ANS-−summarizes broad ethical principles that reflect the profession's core
values and establishes a set of specific ethical standards that should be used to guide
social work practice
Code 3 - ANS-is designed to help social workers identify relevant considerations when
professional obligations conflict or ethical uncertainties arise.
Code 4 - ANS-provides ethical standards to which the general public can hold the social
work profession accountable.
Code 5 - ANS-socializes practitioners new to the field to social work's mission, values,
ethical principles, and ethical standards.
, Code 6 - ANS-articulates standards that the social work profession itself can use to
assess whether social workers have engaged in unethical conduct. NASW has formal
procedures to adjudicate ethics complaints filed against its members. * In subscribing to
this Code, social workers are required to cooperate in its implementation, participate in
NASW adjudication proceedings, and abide by any NASW disciplinary rulings or
sanctions based on it.
the purposes of this Code, "technology-assisted social work services"
include any social work services that involve the use of computers - ANS-computers,
mobile or landline telephones, tablets, video technology, or other electronic or digital
technologies; this includes the use of various electronic or digital platforms, such as the
Internet, online social media, chat rooms, text messaging, e-mail, and emerging digital
applications
Value: Service - ANS-Ethical Principle: Social workers' primary goal is to help people in
need and to address social problems.
Value: Service
Ethical Principle: Social workers' primary goal is to help people in need and to address
social problems. - ANS-Social workers elevate service to others above self-interest.
Social workers draw on their knowledge, values, and skills to help people in need and to
address social problems. Social workers are encouraged to volunteer some portion of
their professional skills with no expectation of significant financial return (pro bono
service).
Value: Social Justice - ANS-Ethical Principle: Social workers challenge social injustice.
Value: Social Justice
Ethical Principle: Social workers challenge social injustice - ANS-Social workers pursue
social change, particularly with and on behalf of vulnerable and oppressed individuals
and groups of people. Social workers' social change efforts are focused primarily on
issues of poverty, unemployment, discrimination, and other forms of social injustice.
These activities seek to promote sensitivity to and knowledge about oppression and
cultural and ethnic diversity. Social workers strive to ensure access to needed
information, services, and resources; equality of opportunity; and meaningful
participation in decision making for all people
Value: Dignity and Worth of the Person - ANS-Ethical Principle: Social workers respect
the inherent dignity and worth of the person.
Workers (NASW)-Code of Ethics
NASW was formed in - ANS-1955
NASW - ANS-The National Association of Social Workers
NASW was formed carry out three responsibilities: - ANS-• strengthen and unify the
profession
• promote the development of social work practice
• advance sound social policies
major association principles - ANS--Promoting high standards of practice
- protecting the consumer of services
The primary mission of the social work profession - ANS--enhance human well-being
-help meet the basic human needs of all people, with particular attention to the needs
and empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty
Social workers promote - ANS-social justice and social change
Clients" is used inclusively to refer to - ANS-individuals
families
groups
organizations
communities
Social workers are sensitive to - ANS-cultural
ethnic diversity
Social strive to end: - ANS--discrimination
-oppression
-poverty
-and other forms of social injustice
Social workers activities may be in the form: - ANS--direct practice
-community organizing
,-supervision
-consultation
-administration
-advocacy
-social and political action
-policy development and implementation, -education
-research and evaluation
social work set of core values - ANS-service
social justice
dignity and worth of the person
importance of human relationships
integrity
competence
The NASW Code of Ethics sets forth - ANS--values
-principles
-standards to guide social workers' conduct.
NASW Code is relevant to all: - ANS--social workers
-social work students: regardless of their professional functions, the settings in which
they work, or the populations they serve.
The NASW Code of Ethics serves - ANS-6 purposes
Code 1 - ANS-identifies core values on which social work's mission is based
Code 2 - ANS-−summarizes broad ethical principles that reflect the profession's core
values and establishes a set of specific ethical standards that should be used to guide
social work practice
Code 3 - ANS-is designed to help social workers identify relevant considerations when
professional obligations conflict or ethical uncertainties arise.
Code 4 - ANS-provides ethical standards to which the general public can hold the social
work profession accountable.
Code 5 - ANS-socializes practitioners new to the field to social work's mission, values,
ethical principles, and ethical standards.
, Code 6 - ANS-articulates standards that the social work profession itself can use to
assess whether social workers have engaged in unethical conduct. NASW has formal
procedures to adjudicate ethics complaints filed against its members. * In subscribing to
this Code, social workers are required to cooperate in its implementation, participate in
NASW adjudication proceedings, and abide by any NASW disciplinary rulings or
sanctions based on it.
the purposes of this Code, "technology-assisted social work services"
include any social work services that involve the use of computers - ANS-computers,
mobile or landline telephones, tablets, video technology, or other electronic or digital
technologies; this includes the use of various electronic or digital platforms, such as the
Internet, online social media, chat rooms, text messaging, e-mail, and emerging digital
applications
Value: Service - ANS-Ethical Principle: Social workers' primary goal is to help people in
need and to address social problems.
Value: Service
Ethical Principle: Social workers' primary goal is to help people in need and to address
social problems. - ANS-Social workers elevate service to others above self-interest.
Social workers draw on their knowledge, values, and skills to help people in need and to
address social problems. Social workers are encouraged to volunteer some portion of
their professional skills with no expectation of significant financial return (pro bono
service).
Value: Social Justice - ANS-Ethical Principle: Social workers challenge social injustice.
Value: Social Justice
Ethical Principle: Social workers challenge social injustice - ANS-Social workers pursue
social change, particularly with and on behalf of vulnerable and oppressed individuals
and groups of people. Social workers' social change efforts are focused primarily on
issues of poverty, unemployment, discrimination, and other forms of social injustice.
These activities seek to promote sensitivity to and knowledge about oppression and
cultural and ethnic diversity. Social workers strive to ensure access to needed
information, services, and resources; equality of opportunity; and meaningful
participation in decision making for all people
Value: Dignity and Worth of the Person - ANS-Ethical Principle: Social workers respect
the inherent dignity and worth of the person.
