The social work ethics audit: a risk-management strategy.
In recent years, social work's knowledge base related to professional ethics has expanded significantly. However, most practicing social workers concluded their formal professional education at a time when comprehensive ethics education was not a critical or mandated component of the curriculum. This article integrates current knowledge on social work ethics and introduces the concept of a social work ethics audit to aid social workers in their efforts to identify pertinent ethical issues; review and assess the adequacy of their current ethics-related practices; modify their practices as needed; and monitor the implementation of these changes.
School of Social Work, Rhode Island College, Providence 02908, USA. freamer@ric.edu
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D003657:Decision Making; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice; D008330:Management Audit / Q000379:methods*; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D012947:Social Work / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States