

Ethics in Rural Setting
Module Summary
This module discusses the unique ethical considerations to be made in rural communities as they pertain to practice.
Objectives
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Understand the history and context for ethical, rural social work practice.
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Identify how rural social work practice presents increased ethical risks in five (5) major areas.
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Improve and advance social workers’ understanding of ethical responsibility in rural communities.
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Apply ethics in a rural community that maintains the unique nature of the social worker “relationship” with clients, colleagues and the community.