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1. Identity Best an student working in a field placement as an intern should always identify herself
Practice Protocol as a student doing his/her internship
#1
2. Identity Best a social worker working with children and families should be aware of maintaining
Practice Protocol communication with appropriate family members and be aware of the resources
#2 in the community that may be helpful to the family/child's situation
3. Identity Best a student working in a field placement should demonstrate culturally appropriate
Practice Protocol and responsive behaviors, and be accepting of clients' concerns and respond with
#3 sensitivity
4. Identity Best a social worker working with a client regarding mental health issues that are
Practice Protocol attected by or attecting the family members should consider including the family
#4 members as a part of the treatment plan
5. Broker when a person who links the community with the agency
6. Organizer a person who coordinates, plans, and establishes services
7. Mediator the person who intervenes in disputes between partied to bring about conces-
sions, reconcile ditterences, and/or reach agreements
8. Ethics #1 Social workers should seek assistance from supervisors when faced with an ethical
dilemma
9. Ethics #2 Anytime a social worker videos or photographs a client, written consent should be
obtained from the client or in the case of minors, their parent or guardian
10. Ethics #3 A written release of information/consent form must be signed by the client, parent
or guardian any time an agency shares information
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11. Ethics #4 Social workers cannot discuss their clients or case information with others outside
their own agency without written consent from the client
12. Ethics #5 It is expected that social workers treat their clients with respect, integrity, dignity
and worth, and consider self-determination. In the case of a client with a cognitive
disability, social workers may have to take the client's capacity for self-determina-
tion into consideration when making decisions
13. Ethics #6 In working with groups, a social worker is expected to show respect to each client
equally, and to encourage respect between the participants. The worker should
urge participation by directing clients to focus on appropriate and supportive
discussion
14. Ethics #7 In their professional capacity, social workers should not engage in nor support
gossip by appropriately redirecting persons who attempt to draw them in to such
conversations
15. Critical Thinking When confronted with a situation in which clients are disrespected (directly or
Scenario indirectly) and a worker finds her/himself in an awkward situation...
16. Critical Thinking a direct and honest approach of apologizing and seeking from the client their
Best Practice Pro- feeling about the situation, is a first step towards repairing the ottense
tocol #1
17. Critical Thinking ·explaining that the conduct is not representative of the organization or its phi-
Best Practice Pro- losophy is also helpful
tocol #2
18. Critical Thinking pretending it never happened or ignoring the issue would most likely lead to lack
Best Practice Pro- of trust, frustration, and would foster disrespect
tocol #3
19.