This document outlines the code of ethics for social workers, including their ethical responsibilities to clients, colleagues, practice settings, the social work profession, and broader society. It addresses maintaining proper boundaries and confidentiality with clients, cooperating with other professionals for the benefit of clients, ensuring competent practice in institutional or organizational settings, upholding professional standards of conduct, and advancing social justice through advocacy and promotion of the social work profession.

1. SOCIAL WORK
CODE OF ETHICS

2. Social Work Code of Ethics
Ethical
Responsibility
With Client
Ethical
Responsibility
With Colleagues
Ethical
Responsibilities
in Practice
Setting
Social Workers’
Ethical
Responsibilities
as Professional
Ethical
Responsibilities
to the Social
Work Profession
Ethical
Responsibilities
to Broader
Society

3. SOCIAL WORKERS’ ETHICAL RESPONSIBLITIES
WITH CLIENT

4. SOCIAL WORKERS’ ETHICAL RESPONSIBLITIES
TO COLLEAGUES

5. SOCIAL WORKER’S ETHICAL RESPONSIBLITIES
IN PRACTICE SETTINGS

6. SOCIAL WORKERS’ ETHICAL
RESPONSIBILITIES AS PROFESSIONALS

7. SOCIAL WORKERS’ ETHICAL RESPONSIBLITIES
TO THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION

8. SOCIAL WORKERS’ ETHICAL
RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE BROADER SOCIETY