Code of Ethics

SOCIAL WORKERS-TEACHERS

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1. Ethical Conduct

1. Commitment to

Clients Social workers primary responsibility is to promote the wellbeing of clients

toward Students

The professional educator makes a constructive effort to protect the student from conditions detrimental to learning, health, or safety.

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Confidentiality
Social workers should respect clients right to privacy

Confidentiality
The professional educator does not reveal confidential information concerning students, unless required by law

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Competence
Social workers should provide services and represent themselves as competent only within the boundaries of their education

Competence
The professional educator assumes responsibility and accountability for his or her performance and continually strives to demonstrate competence

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Disputes Involving

Disputes Involving

Colleagues
Social workers should not take advantage of a dispute between a colleague and an employer to obtain a position

Colleagues
The professional educator does not willfully make false statements about a colleague or the school system

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Service
Social workers primary goal is to help people in need and to address social problems

Service
The professional educator manifests a positive and active role in school/community relations

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Social Workers Teachers

Privacy and

Ethical Conduct

Confidentiality
Social workers should not solicit private information from clients unless it is essential to providing services or conducting social work evaluation or research

toward Parents and Community

The professional educator makes concerted efforts to communicate to parents all information that should be revealed in the interest of the student

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Empowerment
Social Workers assist clients in their efforts to identify and clarify their goals

Empowerment
We strongly affirm parents as the primary moral educators of their children

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Social workers should

The professional

refer clients to other professionals when the other professionals specialized knowledge or expertise is needed

educator deals considerately and justly with each student, and seeks to resolve problems, including discipline, according to law and school policy.

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Social Workers
Social workers should

Teachers
The professional educator

have a knowledge base of their clients cultures and be able to demonstrate competence in the provision of services that are sensitive to clients cultures and to differences among people and cultural groups.

recognizes that quality education is the common goal of the public, boards of education, and educators, and that a cooperative effort is essential among these groups to attain that goal.