Summary Of Ethical Issues In Social Work

The first primary moral issue is that Ms. Jones endured with extreme substance abuse and lost guardianship of her children various times. Her mother deals with the children when she loses authority and Susan; the families social worker continually tries to keep in contact with her updated status of Ms. Jones. This is a moral issue because according to the Code of Ethics (COE) of the National Association of Social Workers (2008) states that “social workers should not take any part in a dual relationship with clients because of the risk of exploitation or harm to the client.” In section 1.06 is applied because even though Susan needs/wants the best for the Jones family, she ought to not have kept contact with the grandmother. Reasoning why, the grandmother had the risk of exploitation. for the Code of Ethics, the social worker must keep information/data of the client between themselves.
Even though Susan wanted the grandmother to be fully informed regarding what was happening with Ms. Jones, Susan does not have the privilege to share information with the grandmother. Truly, the grandmother is family, it’s the fact that she is a part of the Jones family does not give Susan the privilege to share any information/data with the grandmother. Another section that relates to this moral issue is section 1.07 which states, “social workers should respect client’s right to privacy. Social workers should not solicit private information from clients unless it is essential…” This is another issue Susan did not follow in regards of Ms. Jones’ case. All the information/data about this case should entirely remain between Ms. Jones and