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Question:
A school social worker is employed part-time in a mental health agency. A mother brings her daughter into the agency and asks that the social worker provide counseling because she has been impressed by the social worker’s ability to “relate to” her daughter in school. The school social worker has taken the lead in developing her daughter’s Individual Education Plan (IEP) and meets with the daughter regularly in school to assess her progress. In this situation, the social worker should:
A
Not serve the daughter in the mental health agency because this poses a conflict of interest
explanation
The social worker should NOT begin the problem-solving process, including the intake or assessment, because she already has a prior relationship with the daughter in the school setting. The NASW Code of Ethics states that social workers should take appropriate action to minimize any conflict of interest. An agreement for the social worker to be a consultant from the onset is also a conflict because the school social worker will then be serving her in different roles in both settings.
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