Social worker’s associations, both local and international, have formulated their own ethical standards which usually define the rights, responsibilities, and accountabilities of the members.

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The social worker’s role as advocate involves networking, enabling, bargaining, negotiating, and manipulating the environment on behalf of the client

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Respect is one of the ethical standards relative to the ethical responsibility to colleagues which allowed unwarranted negative criticism of colleagues in communications with clients or with other professionals.

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Cultural competence and social diversity means understanding culture and its function in human behavior and society, recognizing the strengths that exist in all cultures. Social workers demonstrate competence in the provision of services that are sensitive to clients’ culture and to differences among people and cultural groups  

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Foster care is a process undertaken to provide substitute parental care through the appointment of a legal guardian for the child, including the child’s property, until he/she reaches the age of majority

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The NASW ethical standards are divided into six areas that include: responsibilities to clients; responsibilities to colleagues; responsibilities in practice setting; responsibilities as professionals; responsibilities to social work profession; and responsibilities to the broader society

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Integrity of profession as a standard on ethical responsibilities to the social work profession requires social workers to work toward the maintenance and promotion of high standards of practice and should uphold and advance the values, ethics, knowledge, and mission of the profession

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Foster care, adoption, and probation are forms of services categorized under child welfare

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The preventive function of social work ascertains and strengthens the full potential in individuals, groups, and communities. This function seeks to help the individual make full use of her/his potentials and capacities and to enhance the effectives of available social or community resources

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The social worker’s role as a mediator involves acting as an intermediary or conciliator between persons or in groups and the social worker engages her/his efforts to resolve disputes between the client and other parties.

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