Ethical Dilemmas
This NASW Code of Ethics standard requires that Chelsea receives consistent oversight from her supervisor. What is it?”
What is Supervision and Consultation
Chelsea should be receiving this weekly commitment from her supervisor, but it’s often skipped. What is it?
What is one hour of dedicated supervision?
Due to her placement at DSS, Chelsea’s balance between these two parts of her life is negatively affected. What are they?
What are work and personal life?
To avoid the current situation, this should have been established at the start of Chelsea’s placement. What is it?
What are clear expectations about Chelsea’s role as a student?
What is one action Chelsea can take to address her overwhelming workload?
Speak with her supervisor to clarify her role and reduce her hours to the required 32 per week.
Chelsea’s workload and lack of self-care violate this ethical principle aimed at maintaining social workers' well-being. What is it?
What is Self-Care
Chelsea’s role blurs when she is treated like this by her placement. What boundary is being crossed?
What is the boundary between a student and a full-time employee?
This is one of the reasons Chelsea’s work-life balance is suffering. What is it?
What is working more than the required 32 hours per week?
To prevent Chelsea from feeling overwhelmed, her supervisor could have taken this step. What is it?
What is providing regular supervision and managing her workload?
What can Chelsea do to ensure she receives the supervision she needs?
What is schedule a meeting with her supervisor to request regular supervision?
When Chelsea is treated like an employee rather than a student, this ethical principle related to working within one’s qualifications is at risk. What is it?
What is Competence
To reestablish boundaries with her supervisor, Chelsea should take this step. What is it?
What is communicating her need for supervision and her student role?
To improve her work-life balance, Chelsea should do this while maintaining her responsibilities. What is it?
What is reduce her working hours and set clearer boundaries?
Better communication between Chelsea and her supervisor could have prevented this issue by doing this. What is it?
What is setting clearer boundaries and expectations?
How can Chelsea’s supervisor better support her development as a student?
What is providing consistent supervision and clarifying Chelsea’s role as a student?
This ethical principle is at stake when Chelsea is pressured to prioritize the agency’s needs over her own learning as a student. What is it?
What is Integrity of the Profession
Chelsea’s inability to set boundaries leads to this consequence. What is it?
What is feeling overwhelmed and unable to focus on self-care?
Maintaining a good work-life balance is important for Chelsea’s success as a student for this reason. What is it?
What is allowing her to focus on her studies and personal well-being?
Early on, Chelsea could have taken this action to prevent her current frustration. What is it?
What is advocating for her student role and needs?
What should Chelsea prioritize to achieve a better balance between her personal life and placement?
Focus on maintaining the required hours and setting clear boundaries for her time.
Chelsea’s supervisor may be violating this ethical standard by implying that Chelsea doesn’t need supervision because of her past professional experience. What is it?
What is Supervision and Consultation
This step would help Chelsea’s supervisor maintain boundaries and support her growth as a student. What is it?
What is providing regular supervision and clarifying her role as a student?
Chelsea could take this action to ensure she has time for self-care while fulfilling her role at DSS. What is it?
What is setting clearer boundaries about her workload and schedule?
This document could have been more specific about supervision needs and workload expectations to prevent the issue. What is it?
What is Chelsea’s learning contract?
What steps can Chelsea take to ensure she is not treated as a full-time employee moving forward?
What is advocate for her student role by discussing it with her supervisor and field instructor?