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Social Workers

NASW Code of Ethics (2008)

1.00 - CE credit hours training

$6.00 - Cost of course

This page contains important information about the course, including training details, a comprehensive course description, learning objectives, and source references. We encourage you to review each section to gain a clear understanding of the course content, educational goals, and supporting materials before beginning your training and taking the POST TEST below.

Target audience and instructional level of this course: foundational
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.

NASW Code of Ethics (2008)

Follow the link below, read the material and then take the 6 question post test

Read the Course Material:
NASW Code of Ethics (2008)

6 Questions

1. From "Revisions": The 2008 Code enumerates kinds of discrimination that social workers should not engage in. These include discrimination on the basis of:
2. From "Preamble, Purpose, Principles": If a social worker's ethical responsibilities conflict with law, regulations, or agency policies, and he or she has been unable to resolve the conflict consistent with the law, regulations or agency policy he or she must adhere to the NASW Code of Ethics.
3. From "Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities to Clients": You are a social worker providing counseling services via electronic media. Do you have any added responsibilities regarding informed consent compared to face-to-face counseling?
4. From "Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities to Clients": Social workers in fee !for !service settings may terminate services to clients who are not paying an overdue balance if which condition(s) is/are met?
5. From "Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities in Practice Settings": You are a social worker administrator at a mental health agency. The agency recently lost major grant funding. You have advocated within and outside the agency for adequate resources to meet clients' needs, but for the moment there are not adequate resources. According to the Code of Ethics what are you required to do?
6. From "Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities as Professionals": A social worker has developed an online program that therapists can use to help their clients with depression. The social worker solicits testimonials from other clinicians who have used the program with clients. Under the Code of Ethics is this considered unethical?
This course is not available for NBCC credit

The National Association of Social Work Code of Ethics (2008) is presented as a review of clinicians.
  • Explain the Preamble, Purpose and Principles from the NASW Code of Ethics.
  • Describe the Ethical Standards from the NASW Code of Ethics.
  • Summarize 2008 revisions to the NASW Code of Ethics.
NASW Code of Ethics (2008)