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Respond by providing consultation to at least two colleagues on the ethical dilemma they described by doing one of the following:
· Explain additional ethical standards and values that your colleague may need to consider in the case.
OR
· Explain any previously unconsidered course of action and reasons in favor of or opposed to that course of action.
KIMBERLY’S POST:
Option 1 Technology
When it comes to technology use and social work it is important to stay ethical at all times. It is also important not to overshare information that should be private and not post innapropriate matter. Whether a student or a professional in the field. "Students need to remain aware of professional boundaries even when participating in social media in their personal time"(Social media & Ethical considerations (PDF)). It is important to think before posting since there is no personal privacy. Therefore it is very critival to be professional on all social media sites and technology. Clients can also come across your pages so it is important that they do not see anything innapropriate that would make them feel less trusting or feel that you are not who you claim to be. It is also important not to become friends on social media platforms with your clients or overstep boundaries. Boundaries of any relationship out of being professional needs to be established.
When using technology and dealing with clients it is neccessary to get approval from the client unless there is a mandatory obligation such as self harm or harm to others or a detramental problem at hand. Otherwise you should not be researching the client on technological platforms without consent. “Social workers should obtain client consent before conducting an electronic search on the client. Exceptions may arise when the search is for purposes of protecting the client or other people from serious, foreseeable, and imminent harm, or for other compelling professional reasons”(Social media & Ethical considerations (PDF)).
References:
Document: Social media and ethical considerations (PDF)
Reamer, F. G. (2017). Evolving Ethical Standards in the Digital Age. Australian Social Work, 70(2), 148–159. https://doi-org.i.ezproxy.nypl.org/10.1080/0312407X.2016.1146314
Part 2 I did not fully answer in my discussion post understood assignment wrong so I'm adding here.
Discussion Technology Option 1
An ethical dilemma when it comes to option 1 would be a client of yours friend requesting you on facebook. The Ethical dilemma would be the overstepping of boundaries by the client. This over stepping of boundaries could hurt the clients progress on a professional matter. It could also hurt your proffesional repor with other associates and clients if they found out if you accepted the request. A way to handle this is to speak with the client the next time you see them in the professional setting and explain and laydown your boundaries. Do not accept the friend request we need to be professional at all times.
When it comes to technology use and social work it is important to stay ethical at all times. It is also important not to overshare information that should be private and not post innapropriate matter. Whether a student or a professional in the field. "Students need to remain aware of professional boundaries even when participating in social media in their personal time"(Social media & Ethical considerations (PDF)). It is important to think before posting since there is no personal privacy. Therefore it is very critival to be professional on all social media sites and technology. Clients can also come across your pages so it is important that they do not see anything innapropriate that would make them feel less trusting or feel that you are not who you claim to be.
When using technology and dealing with clients it is neccessary to get approval from the client unless there is a mandatory obligation such as self harm or harm to others or a detramental problem at hand. Otherwise you should not be researching the client on technological platforms without consent. “Social workers should obtain client consent before conducting an electronic search on the client. Exceptions may arise when the search is for purposes of protecting the client or other people from serious, foreseeable, and imminent harm, or for other compelling professional reasons”(Social media & Ethical considerations (PDF)).
References:
Document: Social media and ethical considerations (PDF)
Reamer, F. G. (2017). Evolving Ethical Standards in the Digital Age. Australian Social Work, 70(2), 148–159. https://doi-org.i.ezproxy.nypl.org/10.1080/0312407X.2016.1146314
ALEXA’S POST:
An ethical dilemma related to option one could be a friend showing you one of their facebook’s friend’s videos of their wife abusing their son. While watching, you realize that the mother in the video is one of your clients.
This is an ethical dilemma because there is no fully ethically correct answer. If you do nothing, you are allowing the abuse to continue. But if you speak up you are admitting you viewed your client’s facebook page outside of work. This would be an invasion of the client’s privacy, and may hurt their dignity. However, saying nothing would hurt your integrity, and could cause more hurt to the son.
You as the social worker are affected by this dilemma, because you could possibly lose your job by admitting that you viewed the client’s social media. However you have a moral obligation to the son to stop the abuse.
You have a few options in this scenario. First option would be to ignore the situation, pretend you did not see the video, and hope the client brings up the abuse herself. This could allow for more abuse to take place, and could bring extreme trauma and pain to the child. You could also try to bring it up when working with the client, but this leaves the potential of the client lying. You also can bring the video to your superior, explain the situation, and hope they understand and let you keep your job. They might understand, but they might also have a moral obligation to let you go because of the situation. Lastly, you could ask your friend who originally showed you to make an anonymous report of the video to your superiors, if she is comfortable doing so. This leaves you out of the situation, but also allows the potential of your superiors not acting on the situation.
References
Kirst-Ashman, K. K., & Hull, G. H., Jr. (2018). Empowerment series: Understanding generalist practice (8th ed.). CENGAGE Learning.
NASW (2022). Read the Code of Ethics. https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics/Code-of-Ethics-English
