Hello,
I was hoping to direct this towards a social worker who has some experience in the field already.

I was wondering if, according to the Social Work Code of Ethics, if a social worker is required to report another social worker if they have violated their ethics.

I am a Counselor in Training and according to the Counseling Code of Ethics, a Counselor is required to report another Counselor to the licensure board when we know that they are in violation of their Ethics.

About a year ago I was seeing a Therapist who is a Licensed Social Worker. She eventually had to leave the office due to a layoff and I transitioned to another Therapist who also happens to be a Licensed Social Worker.

The first Social Worker did something that I know is in violation of the ethics. She did not physically harm me or harass me or anything like that, but either way, it was in violation of the Ethics. I am finally ready to talk to my new Therapist about how it hurt me and I just want to make sure before I open my mouth that I am not going to get anyone in trouble.

The first therapist helped me so much, but the way our relationship ended hurt me. Eventually this hurt became a huge barrier to my recovery that I am now just finally ready to open up about it. And it's been about a year now that this has happened.

So anyways. I just wanted to know what the consensus was. I tried to look through the Ethics code myself but it was getting meticulous.

I need to keep moving forward in my recovery and I fear that if I do not address this issue, that I am going to continue staying stuck in my current state of misery.

Thanks in advance!