- Ethics and Professional Issues in Social Work

Catalog description

Social workers constantly face ethical issues and dilemmas in all fields of social work practice. This course is designed to increase students’ awareness of ethical issues and help them develop ethical reasoning skills. The course will challenge students to consider their personal values and how to think critically when considering ethical issues and dilemmas, and how those may affect practice within the context of generalist practice. This course focuses on acquiring and practicing the skills of ethical decision-making in micro, mezzo, and macro social work practice. Examining social work values, application of ethical theory, utilizing the NASW Code of Ethics, and methods of ethical analysis will be a central feature of this course. In addition, this course will explore numerous professional issues such as licensure, legal issues, and professional practice.