KN1: Complex Ethical Challenges in Clinical Social Work: How to Protect Clients and Ourselves
Includes a Live Web Event on 05/12/2025 at 8:30 AM (EDT)
This session will give attendees an in-depth examination of compelling ethical challenges in clinical social work. Moving beyond introductory ethics concepts, We will explore difficult ethics cases involving conflicting professional duties and discuss practical steps that social workers can take to manage ethical issues skillfully. Key topics will include boundary issues, dual relationships, conflicts of interest, confidentiality, privileged communication, informed consent, clientsÂ’ rights, termination of services, and cliniciansÂ’ use of technology.
Frederic Reamer, Ph.D.
Dr. Frederic "Rick" Reamer has dedicated his career to reforming the ethics, practice, and education of the social work field through his work as a researcher, an author, and a professor. His extensive experience in ethics research has helped NASW and the social work profession, as a whole, over the years. Reamer chaired the task force that wrote the current Code of Ethics implemented by NASW. Currently, he is the chair of the NASW Technology Standards Task Force and continues to serve on the Code of Ethics Revisions Task Force. Reamer is a professor in the graduate program at the Rhode Island College School of Social Work, where he has taught since 1983. Over the years, his research has focused on a variety of human service issues, ranging from mental health and criminal justice to public welfare and professional ethics.
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