Social Work Values and Ethics by Frederic Reamer

Author:Frederic Reamer [Reamer, Frederic]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Political Science, Public Policy, Social Services & Welfare
ISBN: 9780231188296
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Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2006-03-21T00:00:00+00:00

Why is the social worker sharing this information with the client? Whose needs are being met by the self-disclosure? Social workers should carefully examine their motives when sharing personal information with clients. They should consider whether they are disclosing personal information to meet their own needs or their client’s needs. Is it purely for the client or is it a subtle, self-serving expression of the social worker’s need to share?

What are the potential benefits to the client? In what ways does the social worker expect that the self-disclosure will benefit the client?

What are the potential risks to the client? What is the potential harm to the client if the social worker shares this personal information?

How would a panel of the social worker’s peers view the self-disclosure? Suppose a client files an ethics complaint or lawsuit alleging unethical self-disclosure and related boundary violations. How would members of a state licensing board, an NASW ethics committee, or workplace colleagues interpret the self-disclosure?

If the social worker shares personal information, how much information should be shared? Social workers who decide to share personal information with clients should consider sharing relatively superficial, general information that would apply to virtually everyone.

Should the social worker process the self-disclosure with the client? If social workers decide to share personal information with clients judiciously, they should consider explaining their rationale and acknowledging directly to the client that the self-disclosure is a deliberate decision. Such discussion can provide clients with a valuable message about maintaining clear boundaries.

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