According to the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers:

I.C.2. The social worker should act to prevent practices that are

inhumane or discriminatory against any person or group of persons.

II.F.3. The social worker should not practice, condone, facilitate or

collaborate with any form of discrimination on the basis of race, color,

Under #1.5 Cultural Competence and Social Diversity, social workers must understand culture and its function in human behavior and society and understand the strengths that exist in all cultures (Staton pp). Moreover, they should be knowledgeable of their clients' cultures and competent in providing services that are sensitive to differences among cultural groups (Staton pp). Social workers should be educated concerning the nature of social diversity and oppression with respect to "race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, political belief, religion, and mental or physical disability" (Staton pp).

Respect for autonomy means respectful actions, not simply an attitude of acceptance (Staton pp). Although quality of empathy, cultural sensitivity is not testable as content, it can however be an expectation of practice in the same sense that integrity or justice can be (Staton pp). The desirable posture for the

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