Code of Ethics.I regard as my primary obligation the welfare of the Black individual, Black family, and Black community and will engage in action for improving social conditions.
I give precedence to this mission over my personal interest. I adopt the concept of a Black extended family and embrace all Black people as my brothers and sisters, making no distinction between their destiny and my own. I hold myself responsible for the quality and extent of service I perform and the quality and extent of service performed by the agency or organization in which I am employed, as it relates to the Black community. I accept the responsibility to protect the Black community against unethical and hypocritical practice by any individual or organizations engaged in social welfare activities. I stand ready to supplement my paid or professional advocacy with voluntary service in the Black public interest. I will consciously use my skills, and my whole being as an instrument for social change, with particular attention directed to the establishment of Black social institutions. |