Ethical Violations In Social Work

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Amy Easley was a licensed clinical social worker who was charged with several unethical violations. According to the Maryland Board Social Work Examiners the following violations presented in the order charged against Amy were the following:
- Commits any acts of gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct in the practice of social work.
- Knowingly violates any provision of this title.
- Engage in a course of conduct that is inconsistent with generally accepted professional standards in the practice of social work.
- Violates any provision of this title or regulations governing the practice of social work adopted and published by this Board.
The specific NASW Code of Ethics (2013) standards relating to each violations are as follows; The August 12,
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According to NASW Code of Ethics section 1.08b when providing clients with access to their records, social worker should take steps to protect the confidentiality of other individuals identified or discussed in such records (NASW, Code of Ethics, 2013).According to the Code of Ethics Section 1.08b. The social worker practiced unethical
Patient A Hospitalization/Protective Order- Section 1.01 Commitment to clients and 1.06 Conflict of Interest.
Patient A Prescription Medication – Section 1.04: Social workers should display a level of competence within boundaries of relevant professionalism. The social worker appeared incompetence of acknowledging the severity of providing a patient with another individuals prescription drugs.
Intensive Therapeutic Weekend Retreat – Section 1.06 Conflict of interest. Social workers should always be alert and avoid conflict of interest. Attending a weekend retreat and sharing a hotel room with a client were unethical practices conducted by the social worker.
As a result of Amy’s unethical violations the State of Maryland suspended Amy’s license for 6 months and she was given board supervised probation for 2