S.C. Code Regs. 110-20 - Principles of Professional Ethics
1.
The social worker shall not exploit relationships with clients for personal or
business advantages, other than the proper, reasonable and agreed upon
compensation for his services to the client.
2. The social worker shall not solicit the
clients of his employing agency for private practice.
3. The social worker will inform clients of
any possible or apparent conflict of interest and shall terminate service to
clients, and professional relationships with them, when such service and
relationships are no longer required or in which a conflict of interest does
arise, in such a manner which does not endanger the client's life.
4. A social worker shall not engage in any
sexual act with a client or with a person who has been a client to whom
services were provided within the past three years.
5. A social worker shall not exploit his
professional relationships with clients (or former clients), supervisor,
students, employees, or research participants, sexually or otherwise. A social
worker does not engage in sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is defined as
deliberate or repeated comments, gestures, or physical contacts of a sexual
nature that are unwanted by the recipient.
6. The client/social worker relationship
shall be presumed to continue to exist for a period of six months after the
last provision of services except where circumstances such as, but not limited
to, selection of a new therapist shows otherwise.
7. A social worker will give precedence to
his professional responsibility over his financial interests.
8. A social worker shall not commit fraud and
shall not represent that he performed services which he did not
perform.
9. A social worker will
not divide a fee or accept or give anything of value for receiving or making a
referral.
10. A social worker
should provide clients with accurate and complete information regarding the
extent and nature of the services available to them.
11. A social worker shall not participate in
or condone fraud or any other misrepresentation. A social worker shall not
misrepresent professional qualifications, education, experience, affiliations,
or services performed.
12. In
connection with his work as a social worker, a social worker shall not
practice, condone, facilitate or collaborate with any form of discrimination on
the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, national
origin, marital status, political belief, mental or physical handicap, or any
other preference or personal characteristic, condition or status.
13. A social worker shall not repeatedly fail
to keep scheduled appointments.
14.
A social worker who anticipates the termination or interruption of service to
clients shall notify such clients promptly and seek the transfer, referral, or
continuation of service in relation to the clients' needs and
preferences.
15. A social worker
shall respect the privacy of clients and hold in confidence all information
obtained in the course of professional service except for compelling reasons.
Compelling reasons shall include, but are not limited to:
a. Consultation with another professional on
behalf of the client;
b. Duty to
warn;
c. Child abuse and sexual
molestation;
d. Statutory
requirements.
16. The
social worker shall obtain informed consent of clients before taping,
recording, or permitting third party observation of their activities.
17. The social worker shall report to the
appropriate authorities any incident, of which he has personal knowledge, of
unethical social practice by any individual or organization.
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