Ethical And Legal Considerations Of The Developing Social Worker

Ethical and Legal Considerations of the Developing Social Worker
Kayla L. Riddell, BA
Grand Canyon University
Abstract
Sobocan, Bertottim, and Strom-Gottfried state, “Ethics refers to the determination of right and wrong that may be embodied in principles (beneficence, justice, fairness), laws, policies, or codes (2008). The demand for attention to ethics is apparent in all research, as scholars must consider its impact on the lives of the subjects involved, the appropriateness of the methods used, the role that the researchers will play, and the justification for these choices. However, the focus on ethics is particularly salient in social work research because of the expectations outlined by the profession and because of the populations and

Social workers must navigate the delicate balance of maintaining professional boundaries while also fostering a therapeutic relationship with their clients. Social workers must be aware of the ethical and legal considerations regarding self-disclosure and dual relationships to protect the well-being of their clients and uphold the integrity of the profession. In recent years, social workers have increasingly focused on ethical considerations related to boundaries and dual relationships. In recent years, social workers have paid increasing attention to boundary and dual relationship issues. Key examples include social workers' management of self-disclosure to clients, relationships with former clients, gifts and invitations offered by and to clients, barter for services, and relationships with clients in small and rural

Ways to achieve this can be by sleeping more, meditating if possible, and exercising, as well as other examples. Another way would be to keep themselves paced and not try to fit too much work within impossible timeframes. Many times, social workers should remind themselves of why they chose that profession in the first place and should try to pursue activities of interest and passion at work if possible. The fourth type of prevention is sometimes the most dreaded and that is changing jobs. This is mainly a factor due to bosses who have unreasonable expectations or extremely long work hours. Whereas another employer will value you as an employee. If trying to find another job does not work out so well, one could change positions. If need be a social worker can create a pro/con list about their career and see how they can do more of what they like or don’t like. Implementing a routine can create structure and stability in one’s workday and sometimes doing things differently can make life feel brand new. Taking a vacation is another strategy to avoid burnout as this will give him or her a break from the professional world for a little bit, and the main point in this is do not