Assignment task: You recently began a new role as a child protection case manager. Within a couple of weeks, you start to recognize clients of your agency on social media. You realize that you are in the same parenting group as a couple of your clients. The group contains hundreds of people, and you rarely contribute, so you assume that you won't interact with your clients. You see a post made by your client one evening and click on their profile. You immediately see a recent picture of your client, who is supposed to remain sober, drinking in a large group.
- First, using the NOHS or NASW Code of Ethics,
- What kind of guidance is provided for human service workers navigating this boundary? Second, consider your ethical obligations.
- What should you do with this information?
- What, if any, boundaries might you violate?