Today, visit your national social work association’s website. Download the latest ethics guide. Then, download the "Technology & Ethics" supplement. Staple them together. That is your new working PDF.

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The core values—service, dignity, human relationships—remain timeless. But the application of those values changes every time a new app is released or a new law is passed.

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Let’s be honest: Most of us have a “Social Work Ethics” PDF saved on our laptop’s desktop. It’s likely the NASW Code of Ethics (or your local equivalent) downloaded during graduate school.

From AI therapy tools to telehealth across state lines, and from pandemic triage to digital confidentiality, the ethical landscape of 2026 looks nothing like it did five years ago.

But here is the problem: