Describe professional ethics and the purpose of the NASW code of ethics in your own words. Explain the section of the code that you were assigned.

Assignment Question

Read the NASW Code of Ethics in its entirety, including Preamble, Purpose of the NASW Code of Ethics, Ethical Principles, and Ethical Standards. Your Instructor will assign you to one of the following Standards to focus on based on the first letter of your last name. Note: Your Instructor may change the assignments to standards to achieve a more even distribution of students to each standard. Check the Announcements to determine if this has occurred. Consider how you might explain to a peer the relevance of the NASW code of ethics generally and your assigned section of the code specifically. Post the following as it relates to your assigned standard:

Standard 5 to the Social Work Profession:

Describe professional ethics and the purpose of the NASW code of ethics in your own words. Explain the section of the code that you were assigned. Describe the standards within that section in your own words. Provide a specific example of how a social worker would apply these ethical standards in their practice.

use links to assist in research:

• https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics/Code-of-Ethics-English.aspx
• https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics/History