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Question:
A social worker in a mental health agency is very upset by the passage of legislation that, in his opinion, will be detrimental to some of his clients. He is asked by an advocacy organization to join a protest; he does so on his own time and without identifying his employer. His agency director is very upset by his participation because the board of directors of the mental health agency supported this legislation. The social worker’s actions are:
A
Ethical because he acted as a private individual
explanation
Social workers should make clear distinctions between statements made and actions engaged in as private individuals as opposed to those as representatives of their employing agencies. In the case vignette, the social worker did not protest on agency time or identify himself in any way as an employee of the agency. He acted as a private individual and, therefore, his actions are ethical.
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