LibGuides: MSW-6005 v1: Week 1 Resources

Week 1 Required Resources

Social Work Values and Ethics
Reamer, F. (2024). Social work values and ethics. Columbia University Press.
Read Chapter 1: Social Work Values and Ethics: An Overview and Chapter 2: Social Work Values
Social Work Boundary Issues in the Digital Age: Reflections of an Ethics Expert
Reamer, F. (2023). Social work boundary issues in the digital age: Reflections of an ethics expert. Advances in Social Work, 23(2), 375–391.
Social Work Ethics: Interview
Singer, J. B. (Producer). (2013, March 11). #78 - Social worker ethics: Interview with Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD [Episode 78]. Social Work Podcast [Audio podcast].

The National Association of Social Workers and the Canadian Association of Social Workers are the professional organizations that develop the Code of Ethics for the profession. Membership is voluntary, but they represent the interests of social workers in North America through professional education, support, and advocacy.

National Association of Social Workers
National Association of Social Workers. (2024). NASW.
Canadian Association of Social Workers
Canadian Association of Social Workers. (n.d.). CASW.
Association of Social Work Boards
Association of Social Work Boards (2024). ASWB.
The Association of Social Work Boards is the umbrella organization of all licensing boards of social work in the United States, Canada, Virgin Islands, Guam, and affiliated territories. The websites for all jurisdictional licensing boards are included on the ASWB website. ASWB also develops and administers all examinations for licensing in social work.

Week 1 Assignment Resources

Code of Ethics
National Association of Social Workers. (2024) Code of Ethics. NASW.