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Originally Posted by NoddaProbBob
I was not attempting to insult you. My concern was genuine.
I agree that the nature of the error does dictate the outcome.
My conveyed ideas were not meant to start a debate. I asked a question about Social Worker ethics because I was unfamiliar with them, and only familiar with the Counselor ethics, and I know they are not exactly the same. The agency that my T is affiliated with takes ethics very seriously so I wanted to clarify before moving forward with what I want to share.
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From the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics, which better articulates what I and a couple of other people were trying to convey:
"The NASW Code of Ethics is to be used by NASW and by individuals, organizations, and bodies (such as licensing and regulatory boards, professional liability insurance providers, courts of law, agency boards of directors, government agencies, and other professional groups) that choose to adopt it or use it as a frame of reference. Violation of standards in this Code does not automatically imply legal liability or violation of the law..." It goes on to state that "some of the codes are enforceable while others are aspirational". So it really depends on which code was violated and how.
Also if you look at the ACA code of ethics, section I.2, it does not say that a counselor is always required to report another counselor if they have witnessed an ethical violation. Of course in all cases this is only so long as a client has not been abused or harmed. Otherwise it is not that black and white.