Current behavior and classroom performance demonstrate adherence to the ethical expectations and obligations of professional practice, noted in the NASW Code of Ethics and the Code of Ethics for Social Work Licensure in Pennsylvania. Ethical behaviors include:

• Adherence to the NASW Code of Ethics and the Code of Ethics for Social Work Licensure in PA.
• Disclose history of charges and/or convictions of an offense that is contrary to professional practice.
• Systematic evaluation of clients and their situations in an unbiased, factual way.
• Suspension of personal biases during interactions with others.
• Comprehension of another individual's way of life and values.
• Empathic communication and support of the client as a basis for a productive professional relationship.
• Appreciation of the value of diversity.
• Effective and nonjudgmental relation to and work with others who are different from oneself.
• Appropriate service to all persons in need of assistance, regardless of the person's age, class, race, religious beliefs, gender, disability, sexual orientation, and/or value system.
• No imposition of personal, religious, sexual and/or cultural values on clients.
• Demonstration of respect for the rights of others.
• Commitment to client's rights to freedom of choice and self-determination.
• Maintenance of confidentiality as it relates to human service, classroom activities, and field placement.
• Demonstration of honesty and integrity by being truthful about background, experiences, and qualifications; doing one's own work; giving credit for the ideas of others; and providing proper citation of source materials.
• Demonstration of clear, appropriate, and culturally sensitive boundaries. Does not sexually harass others; make verbal or physical threats; become involved in sexual relationships with clients, supervisors, or faculty; abuse others in physical, emotional, verbal, or sexual ways; or participate in dual relationships where conflicts of interest may exist.