The 2008 NASW Delegate Assembly approved the following revisions to the NASW Code of Ethics:
1.05 Cultural Competence and Social Diversity
(c) Social workers should obtain
education about and seek to understand the nature of social diversity
and oppression with respect to race, ethnicity, national origin, color,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital
status, political belief, religion, immigration status, and mental or
physical disability.
2.01 Respect
(a)
Social workers should treat colleagues with respect and should represent
accurately and fairly the qualifications, views, and obligations of
colleagues.
(b) Social workers should avoid unwarranted negative criticism of colleagues in communications with clients or with other professionals. Unwarranted negative criticism may include demeaning comments that refer to colleagues’ level of competence or to individuals’ attributes such as race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, political belief, religion, immigration status, and mental or physical disability.
(b) Social workers should avoid unwarranted negative criticism of colleagues in communications with clients or with other professionals. Unwarranted negative criticism may include demeaning comments that refer to colleagues’ level of competence or to individuals’ attributes such as race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, political belief, religion, immigration status, and mental or physical disability.
4.02 Discrimination
Social workers should not practice,
condone, facilitate, or collaborate with any form of discrimination on
the basis of race, ethnicity, national
origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, political belief, religion, immigration status, or mental or physical disability.
origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, political belief, religion, immigration status, or mental or physical disability.
6.04 Social and Political Action
(d)
Social workers should act to prevent and eliminate domination of,
exploitation of, and discrimination against any person, group, or class
on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status,
political belief, religion, immigration status, or mental or physical
disability.
It seems as if it is easy to follow these rules but I have
heard many professionals bad talking about others and I am curious as to how employers
make sure their employees are following these rules.
On another note I am very curious about occupational
therapy. How does social work and OT tie into together. What point do you
decided which you want to do?
