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Case Study Of Tricia Adams Code Of Ethics
Being a social worker is a difficult but rewarding job. I had an experience where I just wish I could help everyone. For me, I sometimes care more than I should which is what I believe happened in this scenario. Tricia Adams has a client who is a thirty-eight-year-old man named Howard Baines. His wife had recently left him for a younger man taking their kids with her. Tricia has been providing necessary help for Howard but overstepped her boundaries as a professional social worker. When she had lunch with Howard it made her realize that she had a sexual attraction towards him. In the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners Code of Ethics, there were three ethic codes that I felt was acceptable for this scenario. The first one was number …show more content…
Since Tricia had lunch with Howard she found out that she is sexually attracted to him. This ties in with number thirteen stating, “A social worker shall refer a client for those services that the social worker is unable to meet, and shall terminate services to a client continuing to provide services is no longer in the clients’ best interest” (TSBSWE, 2010). Since there is a sexual attraction it will most likely interfere with their sessions indicating that it is best to have Howard meet with a different clinical social …show more content…
I feel that this lead him to ask Tricia to eat with him for the sake of not feeling alone anymore, as stated in the scenario. I think that it is inappropriate for Tricia to pursue a relationship with Howard. According to NASW code of ethics 1.09 sexual relationships letter C, “Social workers should not engage in sexual activities or sexual contact with former clients because of the potential for harm to the client” (NASW, 2017). For instance, if Tricia decided to recommend him to see another clinical social worker she could not pursue a sexual relationship with Howard. Since Howard has recently been through tough situation pursuing a relationship with Tricia could emotionally cause damage. The ethics code did not specify the type of harm it may
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