Worksheet
Session 1.4: Ethics and Confidentiality
Part 1: Awareness
Read through the dilemmas below. (You don’t need to answer them yet.) After reading them, what
thoughts do you have about why ethical conduct is important for social workers?
Part 2: Dilemmas
For these questions, refer to Administrative Policy No. 18.64.
Where possible, name the heading and letter(s) or number(s) for the rules you used for each answer
answer.
1. You send emails to your friend’s home computer from your state computer regarding personal plans
for the weekend. Is this appropriate stewardship of state resources?
RCT Session 1.4: Ethics and Confidentiality Competency Worksheet
2. You ran across an article in TIME magazine that you want to share with friends and make several
copies using the office’s copier. Is this appropriate stewardship of state resources?
3. You send an email to your senator opposing the confirmation of a nominee for federal office. Is this
appropriate stewardship of state resources?
4. Your supervisor approves the use of a state computer to do course work for a class that will enhance
your skills. Is this appropriate stewardship of state resources?
5. You send a brief email or make a brief, local call to check on your kids. Is this appropriate
stewardship of state resources?
6. You access the Internet during a lunch break to check on your stock portfolio and transfer assets to a
different fund. Is this appropriate stewardship of state resources?
7. A family moves in next door to you, and you would really like to have her babysit your children, but
you’re wondering if she has CPS history. You decide to check for referral history in FamLink. Is this
appropriate stewardship of state resources?
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