16.63.16.13 SOCIAL WORKERS' ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE BROADER SOCIETY:

1. A. Social welfare. Social workers should promote the general welfare of society, from local to global levels, and the development of people, their communities, and their environments. Social workers should advocate for living conditions conducive to the fulfillment of basic human needs and should promote social, economic, political, and cultural values and institutions that are compatible with the realization of social justice.
2. B. Public participation. Social workers should facilitate informed participation by the public in shaping social policies and institutions.
3. C. Public emergencies. Social workers should provide appropriate professional services in public emergencies to the greatest extent possible.

4. D. Social and political action.

   (1) Social workers should engage in social and political action that seeks to ensure that all people have equal access to the resources, employment, services, and opportunities they require to meet their basic human needs and to develop fully. Social workers should be aware of the impact of the political arena on practice and should advocate for changes in policy and legislation to improve social conditions in order to meet basic human needs and promote social justice.

   (2) Social workers should act to expand choice and opportunity for all people, with special regard for vulnerable, disadvantaged, oppressed, and exploited people and groups.

   (3) Social workers should promote conditions that encourage respect for cultural and social diversity within the United States and globally. Social workers should promote policies and practices that demonstrate respect for difference, support the expansion of cultural knowledge and resources, advocate for programs and institutions that demonstrate cultural competence, and promote policies that safeguard the rights of and confirm equity and social justice for all people.

   (4) Social workers should act to prevent and eliminate domination of, exploitation of, and discrimination against any person, group, or class on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, political belief, religion, or mental or physical disability.

   HISTORY OF 16.63.16 NMAC:

   Pre-NMAC History: The material in this part was derived from that previously filed with the Commission of Public Records - State Records Center and Archives:

   Rule 16, Code of Conduct, 5/22/92.

   History of Repealed Material:

   16.63.16 NMAC, Code of Conduct, filed 5/20/2002 - Repealed effective 4/24/2006.

[16.63.16.13 NMAC - Rp, 16.63.16.13 NMAC, 4/24/06]