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Question

Each item identified specific ethical standard by name, number, and letter that helps guide social work practice given the circumstances presented in the dilemma scenario. dilemma that has to do with being educated in cultural competence, you would reference ethical standard 1.05, Cultural Competence, letter C. briefly discuss how you would handle the ethical dilemma discussed .can anything be done differently? Was the worker in the item practicing ethically? What should be done next?

1. A social worker, newly hired into her dream job, notices a peculiar pattern in the agency. All the supervisors are women. From conversations with fellow employees, she learns the agency has an unspoken rule about hiring women, even if more qualified males apply. Months later, she sees the pattern continue, and believes it is a problem. She decides to access the NASW Code of Ethics for direction. What specific standard in the code can support her cause?

2. A social worker and recent MSW graduate, Rob, is employed at a local mental health agency. The agency has contracted with Kate, a licensed clinical social worker in the community, to provide supervision for social work staff members who are working toward their clinical social work license. After several weeks, Rob realizes that the clinical supervisor, who seems very committed to her supervisees and takes extra time to meet with them, spends additional time with Elaine, one of the staff members she supervises. Last weekend, Rob was at a movie with friends where he saw Kate and Elaine holding hands in the theater. After the initial surprise, he thinks to himself, "Well, Elaine's not a client and Kate's not her therapist. So, I guess it's cool." Rob returns to work the following week and proceeds with business as usual.

3. A social worker, John, popular in the community, is getting increasingly overwhelmed. He readily agrees to take on more clients, though he is getting further behind with documentation. He is not willing to close his practice to new clients. To get his paperwork in order, he establishes an expectation for a student intern either to sit in sessions with him, or to review his own notes from counseling sessions. The student intern, as part of her internship, completes the social worker's counseling notes. Once completed, John goes through the records and signs them. Both are excited as John sets new standards in the agency for documentation compliance.

4. A community social welfare agency is overwhelmed by case management needs. The agency is understaffed. Jane, a competent intern, finds herself providing case management after a week in her placement. Her supervisor gives her specific instructions not to reference the fact that she is a student because it might scare the clients. Instead, she should say she is a case manager and employee of the agency.

5. A social worker begins meeting with a new client. He quickly learns that the client is also involved in services with a similar agency nearby. The two discuss the issues leading to the change in care, and agree that it would be a good idea for the social worker to consult with the other agency to obtain information and relevant records. The client signs a release of information form and sets an appointment for next week.