SOCIAL WORK ETHICS AND LAW

Catalog description

Provides a comprehensive overview of professional ethical codes and legal responsibilities as they relate to the practice of social work and the development of a professional identity as a social worker. Focuses on professional boundaries, fiduciary responsibilities, confidentiality, dual relationships, ethical decision making, professional disclosures, power differentials, and professional communication. Applies frameworks of ethical decision-making as a social worker in simulated settings.