<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bd000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC2 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:59:07:01"><span class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0-000000">20:59:07:01</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0-000001">.  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0-000001">Standards for professional practice. </span><span class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0">An applicant, licensee, supervisee, or supervisor shall comply with the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) as approved by the 1996 NASW Delegate Assembly and revised by the NASW Delegate Assembly in 2020</span><span class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bd000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0">    </span><span class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0"> </span><span class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0">51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0">    </span><span class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0"> SDCL </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0">SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-26-29"><span class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0-000003">36-26-29</span></a><span class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0">    </span><span class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-26-2"><span class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0-000003">36-26-2</span></a><span class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bd000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0">    </span><span class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0-000001">Reference: Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers</span><span class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0">, 2021 edition, National Association of Social Workers.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0-000001"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0">Copies may be obtained free of charge from the Board of Social Work Examiners, 810 North Main Street #298, Spearfish, SD 57783 or at </span><a href="https://www.socialworkers.org/about/ethics/code-of-ethics"><span class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC2">https://www.socialworkers.org/about/ethics/code-of-ethics</span></a><span class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bdP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdbdc4801-c6d4-4385-ba5b-ea105bac19bd000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>