In the podcast, Allen Barsky reinforces this idea by warning that technology changes rapidly, and ethical codes can’t always keep pace in real-time. It becomes the social worker's duty to evaluate:

• How a new platforms could impact client privacy
• Whether a certain technology introduces new risks or biases
• How digital tools may exacerbate inequities

This means we must actively keep learning. Ethical competence now includes technological literacy.

As a social worker, I won’t post about clients or accept friend requests from them to protect boundaries and confidentiality. Additionally, I'll seek to use social media to share trusted mental health resources, support social justice movements, and engage with other professionals.

I worry that without naming these systems, there's a risk that the pursuit of “social change” becomes too vague or symbolic. I wonder if it should explicitly state the systems of power that social workers are often pursuing to change, such as white supremacy, patriarchy, colonization, and ableism.

When working at my first job, we had a client who was aging and lacked capacity to make informed decisions. We felt her grandson was financially taking advantage of her. We followed through with this section of the NASW Code by implementing safeguards to ensure she was not being taken advantage of and make sure her rights and interests were being represented and protected