Working for healthcare organizations, social workers frequently serve as gatekeepers to the provider system. This means they find themselves in the difficult position of sensitively advocating for the needs of patients in the face of frequent limitations on availability of healthcare resources. The ethical challenge in this case is _________________________.

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Advocacy vs. resource control is the ethical challenge because social workers must balance advocating for their clients' needs with the limitations on available healthcare resources.

Working for Healthcare Organizations, Social Workers Frequently Serve as Gatekeepers