"I teach psychology, social work, and public administration. It's an interesting combination. Recently, I commented on an intro social work student's assignment saying, "Honestly, I think social work expects more from us." What did I mean? Differences Between Disciplines I'm not saying one discipline is better than the other. I'm not saying one is harder than the other. They're similar but different and I love them all."
"Many professions, including psychology and related fields, have codes of ethics. In fact, I just created a new course all about ethics for public service professionals. Uniquely, however, the social work code of ethics specifically states that it applies to social work students. Most codes of ethics don't do that. As an instructor, I love this."
"Not only does it help me create a safe and equitable class environment, but it also ensures that students who are out in the field-a hallmark of social work education -are behaving in ways that uphold social work values and standards. Social work students, however, tend to be shocked. Why does the code of ethics apply to them already? Well... why not? As students of the discipline, a discipline that involves a lot of experiential learning, it's reasonable to expect students to uphold its core ethics."
Social work's code of ethics explicitly applies to students as well as licensed professionals. This requirement supports experiential learning by holding students to the profession's values while in field placements. Applying the code helps create safe, equitable classroom and field environments and ensures behavior aligns with social work standards. The code's expectations extend beyond employment into public participation and social and political action. Social work demands emotional labor and a level of self-awareness and ethical engagement that surpasses expectations common in psychology and public administration. Educators can use these standards to set clear behavioral norms and prepare students for professional responsibilities.
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