A presentation slide on a golden background titled 'Working with Clients: Standards, Bias, and Confidentiality' by Jacob Campbell, Heritage University Fall 2026 SOWK 430 Week 06. Features an illustrated red book with blue quill and text 'Protecting Clients and Our Ethical Responsibilities Towards Them.'
A presentation slide titled 'Plan for Week Six' outlines an agenda with tasks including 'Understanding bias' and 'Confidentiality for SUDPs,' alongside three learning objectives: describe implicit attitudes and stereotypes and ingroup bias; reflect on personal bias in practice with clients; and explain how 42 CFR Part 2 and the NAADAC Code of Ethics add to NASW Standard 1.07 when working with substance use disorders.
A presentation slide displaying 'Tasks Week Six' with a textbook cover for Ethical Standards in Social Work on the left, central text reading 'Review Section 1 of the NASW Code of Ethics,' and a yellow highlighted task box on the right containing: 'Make three replies across this week's five forums (including at least one in Ethical Standard 1)' and 'Make at least one post on the Padlet.' Below is 'Read Chapter 2 in Reamer (2023) Ethical Responsibilities to Clients.'
A presentation slide defining implicit bias on a magenta left panel, stating: 'Implicit biases are associations outside our conscious awareness that lead to a negative evaluation of a person because of an irrelevant characteristic, such as race or gender' (FitzGerald & Hurst, 2017). The right panel presents 'Who's the Doctor?' riddle study where Boston University researchers gave 197 psychology students and 103 children ages 7-17 a riddle; only 14% of students and 15% of children identified the surgeon as the boy's mother (Barlow, 2014). An illustration of two colorful colliding cars with lightning bolts appears at the bottom right, visually representing bias or collision of perspectives.
Presentation slide split into two sections: left side poses question 'What does the research show?' in bold black text; right side displays yellow panel titled 'Implicit Bias Toward Clients' with five bullet points explaining that helping professionals are vulnerable to bias affecting multiple client groups, identities intersect, and stereotyping individuals is problematic. Citation: FitzGerald & Hurst, 2017.
Educational slide presenting three definitions of implicit bias types: implicit attitude (feelings about one person spilling to connected people), implicit stereotype (trait-social group associations), and ingroup bias (favoritism toward one's own groups), cited from Greenwald & Krieger 2006.
A worksheet titled 'Reflecting on Biases Worksheet' (A-02, due Monday 10/12/26 at 8:00 AM) presents a definition of bias and four prompts asking students to: (1) identify a personal bias, (2) identify three reasons for developing it, (3) describe how it could become problematic in social work practice, and (4) explain the importance of providing non-judgmental services and examining prejudicial attitudes.
A rubric table with blue background displays evaluation criteria for a 'Reflecting on Biases Worksheet' assignment. Four rows detail requirements: identifying personal biases in social work, explaining reasons for bias development, describing potential harms if unaddressed, and articulating the importance of non-judgmental services. The 'Highly Developed' column specifies expectations for each criterion.
A presentation slide titled 'Confidentiality and SUD Clients: A Quick Review of 42 CFR Part 2' outlines federal protections for substance use disorder patients, stating: treatment fact itself is protected; written consent required for records; records cannot be used for investigation or prosecution without consent or court order; requirements apply to all recipients. A yellow callout explains these protections address discrimination and prosecution concerns deterring treatment entry.
A comparison table contrasts NASW Code of Ethics (2021) with NAADAC Code of Ethics (2025) across five dimensions: how confidentiality is framed, federal law requirements, consent procedures, exceptions for danger, and client notification. NASW allows disclosure for 'compelling professional reasons' and verbal consent; NAADAC requires written consent and mandates privacy as a 'primary obligation,' stricter emergency protocols, and documented release records available to clients.