The NASW Code of Ethics makes a number of statements about social workers

Contemplating Your Future

The NASW Code of Ethics makes a number of statements about social workers’ responsibility to study, use, and engage in research and evaluation. In the past, many social workers had difficulty thinking of themselves as knowledgeable and capable in research, despite completing the required research course in school. Think of yourself as a part of a new breed of social workers. You are completing your education at a point in time that places great emphasis on both research and evaluation. You also have greater access to published research than ever before. Research knowledge and skills are like muscles—if you do not use them, they will atrophy. You have an ethical obligation as a social worker to exercise and flex your research muscle. Consider how the NASW Code of Ethics guides your professional research.

 Readings

National Association of Social Workers. (, 2020). The Code of Ethics. Retrieved from https://www.socialworkers.org/about/ethics/code-of-ethics/code-of-ethics-english

Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration . (2019). SOCIAL WORK PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE . Retrieved from http://file:///C:/Users/chris/AppData/Local/Packages/Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe/TempState/Downloads/1110_02_D_2019-07-26%20(1).pdf

DQ

Post a 1-page paper on:

· an analysis of how you can apply new knowledge and skills related to research and evaluation, acquired in this course to your future career at the Veteran Affairs (VA). 

· Identify specific knowledge and strategies      and how you intend to apply them as a social worker. 

· Identify those skills that you believe will be most applicable to achieving your future goals working in the Veteran Affairs (VA) to help Veterans With PTSD, and Substance Abuse

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