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Practice in an ethical manner

Social Workers have an obligation to conduct themselves ethically and to engage in ethical decision-making.  Social workers are knowledgeable about the value base of the profession, it's ethical standards, and relevant laws.  It's extremely important for a social worker to always practice in an ethical manner.  For example: If you have a client who you have been assisting for at least one year, and have built a rapport with, it's easy to over step the boundaries of worker and client.  The social worker should always remember the boundaries set forth with a client.  

Embrace diversity

Social Workers understand how diversity characterizes and shapes the human experience and is critical  to the formation of identity. The dimensions of diversity are understood as the intersectionality of multiple factors including age, class, color, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, immigration, status, political ideology, race, religion, sex and sex orientation. As a social worker its vital that you embrace diversity and be knowledgeable of the many different cultures that exist.  At any given time a social worker may have to encounter a diverse group.  It would benefit the client and worker to understand all their is to know about this group in order to serve them better.

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