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Ethical Dilemma Worksheet

A case study in the textbook reads:

"You have a friend who is a longtime member of NASW and considers herself to be a political conservative who has voted frequently for Republican candidates, including supporting Donald Trump for president in 2016. She believes that NASW is too liberal and especially disagrees with its (in her opinion) pro-abortion position. She is convinced that abortion is murder and is against her sincerely held religious beliefs. Although she does not mind having a different opinion about policy compared to most social workers, she has noticed (starting in graduate school) a tendency for conservative social workers to be frozen out of social circles. In fact, some fellow members of NASW have been quite nasty in discussing social workers who hold her views, wondering if political conservatives should even be allowed to be members of NASW. This is a problem for her because she wants to maintain receiving client referrals from other social workers because her practice relies on them. She asks you, a more middle-of-the-road social worker with strong ties to NASW's efforts, what to do."

Directions: Use the ETHIC Model (developed by Elaine Congress) to process through the ethical dilemma that your colleague and friend is experiencing. After completing the ETHIC Model below, briefly describe how you can uphold the integrity of the profession, as outlined in Social Work Disposition #11: Standard: Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities to the Social Work Profession.