Competency Two

Apply Social Work ethical

principles to guide professional
practices.
Practice 2.1
Recognize and manage personal values in a way that
allows professional values to guide practice.
When gathering information from a resident I will use professional values instead of personal
values.
For example: Resident complaining about everything her land lord and handicap ramp, we provided her
with information regarding her complaints.
Practice 2.2
Make ethical decisions by applying standards of the
National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics
and, as applicable, of the International Federation of
Social Workers/ International Association of School of
Social Work Ethics in Social Work, Statement of
Principles.
I will refer to the code of ethics when any ethical dilemma or uncertainly on any practice
behaviors.
If I can not find the answer in this I will ask in class or my supervisor.
Practice 2.3
Tolerate ambiguity in resolving ethical
conflict.
I will be working with other professionals (nurses, doctors), that do not
understand social work code of ethics and I will find different ways and
techniques to resolve the dilemma.
Practice 2.4
Apply Strategies of ethical reasoning to arrive at
principled decisions.
Work daily with my supervisor to learn techniques on ethical strategies to apply in direct
practice while working with residents.