Week six is asynchronous. The week centers on ethics. It is explored by Jarolmen and Bautista-Thomas (2023), who describe ethical dilemmas that school social workers should consider. Students will also review practice in schools and how it intersects with LGBTQI persons and groups. The forums provide space to reflect on the week’s content, FERPA, and confidentiality. This week’s lecture video discusses using an ethical principles screen and decision-making, and relates it to a case example. Furthermore, students submit their ethical decision-making video presentation to demonstrate their ability to apply ethical decision-making in practice and to consider scientifically based practices to support students.

The agenda for the lecture video includes:

• Plan for the week
• Ethical principle screen
• Steps in decision making
• Case example

Learning Objectives for the week include

• Define and describe the Ethical Principle Screen (EPS) and its hierarchical ranking of ethical principles.
• Examine a case study using the steps in decision-making
• Analyze the intersection of ethics, confidentiality, and FERPA
• Critically reflect on personal values and biases
• Demonstrate knowledge of how to support the outcomes for all students through strategies such as scientifically-based practices, collaborative teaming, and ethical decision making (Competency E for ESA Course)