A new code of ethics for Latvian social workers has been approved
In accordance with the Law on Social Services and Social Assistance, when performing the professional tasks of a social worker and a charitable social worker, social workers and charitable social workers comply with the code of ethics of social workers, which is approved by the Latvian Association of Social Workers.
On May 28, 2022, a historic moment for the Latvian Association of Social Workers and specialists in the social field, as the members of the association approved the Code of Ethics for Latvian Social Workers at the general meeting.
The previous code of ethics was valid for 21 years, since May 10, 2001.
Discussions about the need to update the Code of Ethics were already started in 2017, when a survey of members was conducted in the Association about the relevance of the Code of Ethics regulation, the necessary and situations that were not regulated by the Code of Ethics. The summary of the results of this survey was published in the periodical “Social work in Latvia” 1/2019 (available here: https://www.socialwork.lv/raksti/).
In 2018, the Ministry of Welfare of the Republic of Latvia established a working group to update ethical issues, which consisted of representatives of the Latvian Association of Social Workers, the Association of Managers of Social Services of Latvian Municipalities, the Association of Professional Social and Care Workers of Latvia, universities and the Ministry of Welfare. There were also several public discussions on issues of professional ethics in social work. The actual Code of Ethics is available here: https://www.socialwork.lv/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Latvijas-soci%C4%81lo-darbinieku-%C4%92tikas-kodekss.-Apstiprin%C4%81ts-28.05.2022.pdf.
A new draft Code of Ethics for Social Workers has been developed The 2/2023 issue of the periodical “Social work in Latvia” has been published
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