Jake Is Connie's Supervisor at the State Department of Corrections

question 56

Essay

Jake is Connie's supervisor at the State Department of Corrections in Clinton. They both belong to the state association of correction workers. This association has conferences each year where state workers are asked to present true cases they have had on their jobs. Each year, Connie listens to Jake fabricate stories that he claims are true. She knows Jake never works a complete day, and she knows which cases he is assigned during their staff meetings. She is constantly disgusted with this and finally stands up during Jake's presentation, and shouts "Jake, you cheat, you know you are lying. You are disgraceful."
A. According to the NASW Code of Ethics, was Connie in compliance or violation of the ethical standards?
B. Under which ethical standard of the NASW Code of Ethics does this example fall?

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

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Systematic Differences

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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