When the Client is a Struggling Clinical Social Worker: Ethical Challenges

This article identifies challenging ethical issues and dilemmas that can arise when clinical social workers treat clinical social workers; reviews pertinent ethical standards; and discusses practical risk management protocols designed to protect clients, treatment providers, and employers. The author focuses especially on ethical issues related to consent-to-treatment agreements; release of information; confidentiality and its exceptions; management of social worker impairment; practitioner self-care; documentation; and boundary issues.
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research