A social worker's responsibility to work and practice within their competence falls on the:

A. Agency
B. Social worker
C. Supervisor
D. Administration of the agency


B. Social worker

The code of ethics is clear that the responsibility to act in a competent way falls upon the social worker.
If the social worker is working under the auspice of a clinical supervisor the vicarious liability may rest with the supervisor, but the social worker is ultimately responsible for his or her own behavior.

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