he National Association of Social Workers NASW Code of Ethics guides the work of all social workers regardless of the 2023
he National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics guides the work of all social workers regardless of the setting. It is imperative that medical social workers evaluate and analyze how the standards set forth in the Code of Ethics apply specifically to health care settings and medical situations.
To prepare for this Discussion, review this week’s resources including the NASW Code of Ethics. Focus on the ethical standards and select three standards that you consider important to the practice of medical social work.
By Day 3
Post a brief explanation of the three ethical standards you selected and why you have chosen these standards as being important. Then, provide one example for each standard of how medical social workers would apply these standards to their practice.
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the resources and the current literature using appropriate APA format and style.
Gehlert, S., & Browne, T. (Eds.). (2012). Handbook of health social work (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Chapter 3, “Ethics and Social Work in Health Care” (pp. 41–63)
National Association of Social Workers. (2017). Code of ethics of the National Association of Social Workers. Retrieved from https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics/Code-of-Ethics-English
Cole, P. L. (2012). You want me to do what? Ethical practice within interdisciplinary collaborations. Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics, 9(1), 26–39. Retrieved from http://www.jswvearchives.com/spring12/spr124.pdf
McCormick, A. J., Stowell-Weiss, P., Carson, J., Tebo, G., Hanson, I., & Quesada, B. (2014). Continuing education in ethical decision making using case studies from medical social work. Social Work in Health Care, 53(4), 344-363.
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McGowan, C. M. (2011). Legal aspects of end-of-life care. Critical Care Nurse, 31(5), 64–69.
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Reamer, F. G. (2013). Social work in a digital age: Ethical and risk management challenges. Social Work, 58(2), 163–172.
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Reamer, F. G. (2018). Ethical issues in integrated health care: Implications for social workers. Health & Social Work, 43(2), 118–124.
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Weinberg, M. (2010). The social construction of social work ethics: Politicizing and broadening the lens. Journal of Progressive Human Services, 21(1), 32–44.
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Woodcock, R. (2011). Ethical standards in the NASW code of ethics: The explicit legal model, and beyond. Families in Society, 92(1), 21–27.