Helping Social Workers Traverse the Ethical Minefields of Innovation and Change: A Technology and Social Work Practice Ethical Framework
Technology is transforming the manner social workers practice, but how do we ethically keep up with these digital innovations and their impact on our work? The profession of social work is rooted in the knowledge and application of an ethical code of conduct. The learning of ethical standards starts with a student’s entrance into a social work program and continues throughout their career. Social workers increase their understanding of ethics through processing dilemmas with the help of their supervisors and through requirements of continuing education for licensing. But how are we evaluating our digital practices? Many ethical frameworks in social work exist, from general models, such as the ETHIC model by Elaine Congress, to practice specific models of practice. Reamer (2017) writes extensively about ethics with a current focus on the impact of technology on social work practice. Developed with the influence of these ethical models, the Technology and Social Work Practice Ethi...
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