Ethical and Risk-management issues in Social Work: What Every Practicioner Needs to Know

This is an excerpt from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work Alumni Day Presentation, view the full video at: http://www.socialwork.buffalo.edu/alumni/

Ethical standards in social work have matured significantly in recent years. New guidelines related to confidentiality, boundaries and dual relationships, conflicts of interest, informed consent, and termination of services supplement longstanding ethical standards that have been part and parcel of social work since the profession's earliest years. This presentation will provide an overview of compelling ethical issues that are central to social work practice. Using case illustrations, Dr. Reamer will acquaint the audience with standards and concepts that social workers can use to address complex ethical dilemmas that arise in practice. Emphasis will be on practical guidelines to help social workers protect clients and protect themselves from ethics-related litigation and complaints.

Frederick G. Reamer is Professor in the graduate program of the School of Social Work, Rhode Island College, where he has been on the faculty since 1983. His research and teaching have addressed a wide range of human service issues, including the mental health, health care, criminal justice, public welfare, and professional ethics.

Dr. Reamer has lectured extensively nationally and internationally on the subject of professional ethics and professional malpractice and liability. He chaired the national task force that wrote the Code of Ethics adopted by the National Association of Social Workers in 1996. Dr. Reamer received the "Distinguished Contributions to Social Work Education" award from the Council on Social Work Education (1995) and the Presidential Award from the National Association of Social Workers (1997).

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Education

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• Social Work
• Ethics
• Risk Management
• Frederick Reamer

[Thelongmanable]

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[aubreyesme]

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