Social workers are allowed to terminate services when:

Social workers should not terminate services to pursue social, financial, or sexual relationships with clients or when they believe that clients are making poor choices. Social workers in fee-for-service settings may terminate services to clients who are not paying overdue balances if the financial contractual arrangements have been made clear, if clients do not pose an imminent danger to self or others, and if the clinical and other consequences of the current nonpayment have been addressed and discussed Social workers who are leaving employment settings can terminate with clients after informing them of appropriate options for the continuation of services and the benefits and risk of the options.