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Ethics: Practicing from a Social Justice Perspective in Case Management

Publication Date: 7/6/2022


Length: 61 minutes 56 seconds

Content Level: Intermediate 1 Ethics CE & 1 CME

Abstract
The year 2020 was an uncommon year with unprecedented events: A pandemic, Black Lives Matter Movement, concerns about law enforcement misuse of force. These events have brought social justice and racism to the forefront of conversation. Social Justice is prevalent in the NASW Code of Ethics; it is in the preamble, it is a value of the profession, it is then expanded on to be an ethical principle, and it is included in the ethical standards as a responsibility when promoting social welfare. This lecture will offer a framework to practicing from a social justice perspective in daily practice. In addition, all social workers require resiliency to carry out our daily role and responsibilities. This lecture will discuss resiliency and resiliency practices.

Learning Objectives
1. Describe the ethical responsibility of social justice as a social worker and case manager.
2. Apply a social justice perspective to practice… advocating access to goods, opportunities, fair treatment, encouraging voice, and promoting safety.
3. Explore practices that foster resiliency as a helping professional.

Speaker:Jennifer J. Lang, MSW, ASPW | Social Worker, ED Trauma Center | Froedtert Hospital

Jennifer J. Lang, MSW APSW has been a social work educator for 20 years. She is an Adjunct Professor and instructs classes in policy and research at UWM-Milwaukee and Mount Mary University. Jennifer has also taught death and dying, social work methods and cultural diversity. Jennifer was named Outstanding Medical Student Educator by Medical College of Wisconsin in 2011, earned the Adjunct Faculty Teaching Award in the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare at UWM-Milwaukee and was nominated for the Mount Mary University Excellence Teaching Award. Jennifer is a practicing social worker in the Emergency Department Trauma Center at Froedtert Hospital since 2000. Prior to Froedtert, Jennifer worked at Northwest General Hospital for five years. Jennifer’s direct practice includes crisis intervention, mental health, substance abuse, death and bereavement and discharge planning. Jennifer also provides continuing education programs since 2008. Her list of topics includes ethics and boundaries, mental health policy, professional resilience, care transitions and how to deliver bad news.

Keywords: Ethics, Social Justice

Ethics: Practicing from a Social Justice Perspective in Case Management


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