Overview and Purpose:
Ethical practice, in alignment with the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics, is an expectation for competent professional social work practice. This assignment is designed to enable the student to apply an ethical decision-making model to a specific ethical dilemma encountered during social work practice.
Required Readings:
Allen, K. (2012). What is an ethical dilemma? The New Social Worker, 19(2), 4-5. Retrieved from:
Congress, E. (2000). What social workers should know about ethics: Understanding and resolving practice dilemmas. Advances in Social Work, 1(1), 1-22. Retrieved from:
Assignment Instructions: (please use the below WORD document to complete both parts of the assignment)
WORD document:
Part One: Summary of Ethical Dilemma (about 1 page)
Through dialogue with your colleagues and/or supervisors, identify a current or prior ethical dilemma you encountered in your social work practice. In about 1 page, provide a summary of the ethical dilemma.
Part Two: ETHIC Model Table (about 5-7 pages)
Apply the Congress (2000) model of ethical decision making (the ETHIC model) to the current or prior ethical dilemma by completing the ETHIC table. By the time the table is complete, it is usually 5-7 pages.

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