Brown School On-Demand Lecture

ETHICS IN ACTION: APPLYING THE NASW CODE OF ETHICS TO COMMON DILEMMAS IN SOCIAL WORK

Nigel Cook, MSW, LCSW, CST
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Manifest Counseling
Adjunct Faculty, Brown School

This lecture is divided into 17 chapters, with a total runtime of approximately 3 hours.

We recommend having your copy of the NASW Code of Ethics available during this lecture. You can also read a free online copy here.

Here are resources you may want to print, to follow along, and to examine content more closely:

• You can download and print the entire PowerPoint presentation PDF here.
• Download the following worksheet of social work decision-making models.
• View the resources and references here.

Please click on each link below when you are ready to watch or review that portion of the lecture. When you have fully viewed the lecture, please click the link below to take the brief post-test

Chapter	Title
1.	Introduction
2.	Ethical Dilemmas vs Violations
3.	Background of NASW Code of Ethics
4.	Six Values and Ethical Principles
5.	Six Ethical Standards and Responsibilities
6.	Ethical Responsibilities to Colleagues
7.	Recent Revisions
8.	Ethical or Unethical?
9.	How to Approach Ethical Dilemmas
10.	The Ethic Model
11.	Steinman Et Al
12.	Scenario – Marcus and Ludavina
13.	Scenario – Angela
14.	Scenario – Ivan, Alexi, and Irina
15.	Scenario – Ren and Amira
16.	Scenario – Sofia and Conner
17.	Conclusion

Post-test* required to receive CEs. Click here to begin post-test.

*Please note that CEs are awarded contingent on passing a 20 question, multiple-choice post-test with a score of 70% or higher. If you do not receive a score of 70% the first time, you may submit another response. 

** This workshop is eligible for ACE credit. To receive an ACE certificate, you must complete an evaluation, and include your name, email address, and license number in the evaluation. Your personal information will not be included in the report shared with the facilitator. If you want ACE credit, select “yes” on the final question and provide the necessary information. If you do not want ACE credit, select “no”. All participants will receive a Brown School CE certificate. The Brown School is an approved provider of Social Work CEs in Missouri and Illinois. The Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, Professional Development, provider #2130, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 9/24/2024 – 9/24/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 3 ethics continuing education credits.

Evaluation** required to receive ACE. Click here to begin evaluation.

Certificates will be available within 10 business days of course completion.