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Clients' Right to Competent and Ethical Treatment

Frederic G. Reamer

Rhode Island College

Although clients do not have a right to effective treatment, they do a have a right to competent and ethical treatment. Clients have a right to expect that social workers will provide services in a manner consistent with prevailing practice and ethical standards. This article explores social workers' obligation to provide service competently and ethically, focusing especially on issues related to social workers' guaranteeing treatment results, expertise, and competence; repre senting qualifications and expertise; monitoring and evaluating treatment effectiveness; and using of research-based knowledge to guide practice.

Research on Social Work Practice, Vol. 8, No. 5, 597-603 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/104973159800800508
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