Social Workers and the NASW Code of Ethics: Belief, Behavior, Disjuncture (National Association of Social Workers) (Report‪)‬

The major purpose of the study was to examine the NASW Code of Ethics and the problems it causes social workers in terms of the discrepancies between belief in its tenets and behaviors in implementing it. If belief in the tenets of the code is not matched by behavior that is congruent with the code, social work could face a problem of accountability, especially if such discrepancies are not experienced or recognized as negative stressors. LITERATURE REVIEW