Supervisors behaving badly: Witnessing Ethical Dilemmas and What to Do About It

Authors

Andrea N. Cimino, Saint Louis University
John Rorke, Arizona State University
Heidi Adams Rueda, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow

Author ORCID Identifier

Rueda - https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4321-1943

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 2013

Publication Title

Journal of Social Work Values & Ethics

Volume

10

Issue

2

First Page

48

Last Page

57

Abstract

The NASW Code of Ethics (1996) guides social workers’ professional conduct, but provides little instruction when one’s own supervisor behaves unethically. Using student-collected interviews, we found six typologies of supervisors behaving badly, and used descriptive qualitative analysis to outline steps taken to navigate the situation. Results hold pedagogical relevance to social work practice.

Comments

This article was published under Dr. Heidi Adams Rueda’s maiden name as Heidi L. Adams.

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Recommended Citation

Cimino, A., Rorke, J., & Adams, H. (2013, November). Supervisors behaving badly: Witnessing Ethical Dilemmas and What to Do About It. Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics, 10(2), 48-57. https://jswve.org/download/2013-2/JournalOfSocialWorkValuesAndEthicsFall2013.pdf