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ETHICS: Where/When • Where is client at present? • Is environment safe • Prefer community based • Court placement • How will response time impact client’s safety or need for services? • Based on referral source: law enforcement, other professional, family

Ethical Framework • Codes of Ethics • NASW • MN Board of Social Work • National Adult Protective Services Association-NAPSA • Legal basis in Minnesota • MS 626. 556 • MS 626. 5572

Ethics: MN Board of SW • • MS 148 D. 210 *unprofessional conduct *potential to harm *willful or careless disregard for clients • *Adverse conduct: – A. responsibility to clients – B. Competence of sw – C. Impairment of sw • How does this code impact the work you do as legally obligated representatives of state regulations and county policies?

NAPSA: Guiding Values • Every Acton taken by APS must balance the duty to protect the safety of the adult in need of protective services with the adult’s right to self determination • Self-determination is based on the adult’s ability to make an informed choice: • Five Key Elements: • 1. Capacity • 2. Disclosure • 3. Understanding • 4. Voluntariness • 5. Consent/Refusal

Ethics: Informed Choice • Provide Choice but Ensure Safety • *Provide concrete information • Who is involved in decision-making • *Negotiated risk • Assumptions and attitudes of professionals or client • Areas of strength • System resources/deficits • Assessment: • Skillful intervention cannot occur without accurate assessment • Cooperation between systems needed