Ethical Dilemmas In Social Work

The Oxford dictionary defines ethical dilemma as “A situation in which a person must choose between two courses of action of (apparent) equal moral importance, so that the choice necessarily entails the transgression of an important moral principle.” (2003) Ethical dilemma may challenges social workers’ professional values, duties, and obligations to the client or agency. Ethical dilemmas comes in various format that involve social workers’ delivery of services to individuals, families, couples, and small groups. The social worker's ethical dilemma derives from the pressure to choose among various interests when all cannot be concurrently and consistently accommodated and the pressure to accommodate the social worker's own personal needs, preferences,
Ask my supervisor for help, being new to social work practice doubts may occur or I may have some unanswered questions it’s always best to seek supervisor’s input. Supervisors who have several years of experience are quite knowledgeable and can be particularly helpful in guiding you to make the best decision possible in a difficult situation. Seeking consultation from the National Association of Social Work (NASW) hotline. The NASW has a hotline social workers can call when they experience ethical dilemmas. The social worker can discuss the ethical dilemma confidentially without disclosing clients’ information and receive professional feedback on how to resolve the issue. Utilizing the hotline will give a neutral inputs and help the social worker view things from a new perspective. After following these steps I would take some time to process all the information gathered before making any formal decision because once a decision is made it may never be