Erica spends the day with clients as a social worker for the Department of Health and Human Services. Her work requires home visits, and most documentation is completed at this time. In between visits, Erica leaves case records in her car until she needs them. Due to a tight schedule on this particular day, she haphazardly throws papers on the backseat. A neighbor of one the clients walks by the vehicle and recognizes a name on one of the documentation sheets. What ethical standards were not followed by the social worker?

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Social workers need to take reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality of each and every client. Written or electronic records are not to be available for anyone that does not have appropriate authorization.

Erica Spends the Day with Clients as a Social Worker