- NASW Office of Ethics and Professional Review Links
- NASW WebEd
- Order from NASW Press
You can order bulk orders of the NASW Code of Ethics from NASW Press.
Code of Ethics, Spanish language version Codigo de Etica from NASW Press.
NASW Office of Ethics and Professional Review
Ethics
Professional ethics are the core of social work. The NASW Code of Ethics offers a set of values, principles and standards to guide decision-making and everyday professional conduct of social workers. It is relevant to all social workers and social work students regardless of their specific functions or settings. The Code was last revised in 1999 and is currently used by most social work licensing boards.
What we do:
- Provide Ethics and Professional Review education and training
- Administer the Professional Review Process
- Provide consultation regarding social work ethics to members
- Provide information about members who have been sanctioned through our professional review process.
We work with:
- National Ethics Committee (NEC)
- Chapter Ethics Committee
- National Executive Committee
- Complainants and Respondents
- Members and consumers
Key words that may help clarify where to get more information:
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Copy of older Code of Ethics |
Library - 428 |
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How to file a complaint against an NASW member |
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Ethics Seminars and Workshops |
Provided by staff upon Request and Availability |
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Ethical questions/dilemmas |
Provided for current NASW members only: Tuesdays: Thursdays: |
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Social work license |
ASWB 800/ 225-6880 |
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NASW Certificates or Credentials |
Ext. 447 |
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Liability, afraid they'll lose license |
If they have insurance through NASW, call 1-866-591-8267 If they don't have insurance through NASW, it's best to call their licensure board or an attorney |
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Professional Review, peer review |
Ethics and Professional Review staff - 256, 231 |
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Sanctions |
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Questions Regarding Professional Review |
Ethics and professional review staff often take these calls, as the caller may ultimately wish to file a Request for Professional Review |
What people often hope or think we do, but we don't (and what can be done)
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The Office does not provide ethics consultation via email. |
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Legal consultation |
Refer to library for Law notes, to schedule consultation Ext. 290 |
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Take complaints against non-member social workers (because they have "LCSW" or "MSW", etc. after their names). |
We look up to see if the person against whom the caller wishes to complain is a member of NASW, before we provide any information about professional review. More often than not, a caller thinks being licensed is the same as being an NASW member. We explain that NASW is a voluntary membership organization that social workers don't have to join to practice social work. We refer to the specific state's licensure board, or to ASWB. |
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Requests for multiple copies of the Code of Ethics (even chapters) |
Refer to publications - 800 227 3590 |
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Ethics consultation for non-member social workers |
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Verify member "good standing" |
We can check to see if the member is on the Sanctions in Force list. If the member is on the list, read the original text, or send it to an inquirer. |