Events List

Social workers often face complex ethical challenges involving boundaries and dual relationships, especially in small or rural communities. Challenges can include practitioner self-disclosure; friendships or social contact with current and former clients; gifts, favors, and invitations; hiring former clients; and online interactions. Using case examples, Dr. Frederic Reamer will introduce types of boundary issues and dual relationships, and teach participants how to address them effectively, protect clients, reduce professional malpractice risk, and avoid licensing board complaints. Key topics will include the nature of boundary issues, types of dual relationships, and practical risk-management strategies. Dr. Reamer will review and apply key social work ethics standards, statutes, and regulations.

In honor of Social Work Month, the Social Worker Equity Campaign presents "Social Work: Under Attack and Fighting Back?!" This one-hour, unrecorded discussion features three speakers addressing the socioeconomic and political "attacks" currently facing the social work sector. How do we move from passion to action when pay is low and conditions are oppressive? Join us to explore how social workers and social work students can respond to poor working environments, cultivate collective hope and action, and implement real-world solutions to reclaiming the dignity and respect we deserve.