Clinical Social Workers have standards for ethical practice based on the regulations of the social work boards in their licensing jurisdictions. Information on these standards can be found at the following links:

• Maryland: https://health.maryland.gov/bswe/Documents/Regs/10.42.03CodeofEthics.pdf
  
• District of Columbia: Follows the NASW Code of Ethics - https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics/Code-of-Ethics-English
  
• Virginia: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency140/chapter20/section150/

Many clinical social workers also subscribe to the codes of ethics of professional organizations with which they are affiliated.

• The National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics can be found at:
  Click here to view the NASW Code of Ethics (no download available, but you can view it on the NASW website) 
  
  
• The Clinical Social Work Association Code of Ethics can be found at: https://www.clinicalsocialworkassociation.org/CSWA-Ethics