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You Asked, Can Social Workers Prescribe Medication?

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Provide therapy or counselling services It is quite common for people to confuse social workers with counsellors or therapists because some parts of their roles overlap however; they are very different. Can social workers treat personality disorders? No, social workers cannot treat personality disorders.

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MEMBER VOICES: Social Workers Have Ethical Responsibility to Fight Bans on Gender-Affirming Care

Social Work Blog

Nevertheless, the NASW proclamation needed to go further and emphasize the organization’s ethical commitment to challenging social injustice and social workers’ ethical responsibilities to the broader society, as stated in Section 6 of the 2021 NASW Code of Ethics. Mathy is a volunteer therapist at A Home Within.

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NASW Member Voices: Social Workers Have Ethical Responsibility to Fight Bans on Gender-Affirming Care

Social Work Blog

Nevertheless, the NASW proclamation needed to go further and emphasize the organization’s ethical commitment to challenging social injustice and social workers’ ethical responsibilities to the broader society, as stated in Section 6 of the 2021 NASW Code of Ethics. Mathy is a volunteer therapist at A Home Within.