[Texas_Jarhead]

From their website:

NABSW
1220 11th St. NW Suite 2
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 589-1850
Fax: (202) 589-1853
 

NABSW Code of Ethics

The Code of Ethics of NABSW, adopted in 1971, is excerpted below:

In America today, no Black person, except the selfish or irrational, can claim neutrality in the quest for Black liberation nor fail to consider the implications of the events taking place in our society. Given the necessity for committing ourselves to the struggle for freedom, we as Black Americans practicing in the field of social welfare set forth this statement of ideals and guiding principles.

If a sense of community awareness is a precondition to humanitarian acts, then we as Black social workers must use our knowledge of the Black community, our commitments to its self-determination and our helping skills for the benefit of Black people as we marshal our expertise to improve the quality of life of Black people. Our activities will be guided by our Black consciousness, our determination to protect the security of the Black community and to serve as advocates to relieve suffering of Black people by any means necessary.

Therefore, as Black social workers we commit ourselves, collectively, to the interests of our Black brethren and as individuals subscribe to the following statements:

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.

Etc Etc Etc

[cgbg]

This reads like Nazi literature from the 1920s complaining about the Versailles treaty.

Scary stuff.

[Quiller]

Therefore, as Black social workers we commit ourselves, collectively, to the interests of our Black brethren and as individuals subscribe to the following statements: 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.

Just so I understand . . . .

This is from the creed of an association of government employees, and it encourages them to see their "primary obligation" as being to focus on the welfare of a specific section of Americans who are of their own ethnicity, rather than committing themselves to helping everyone?

Good thing they aren't racist, because if there was, they would only want to help their own kind.

OOPS!

I meant, good thing there isn't any racism in the organization, because if there was, the organization would choose to ignore the goal of helping everyone entitled to aid.

OOPS!

I meant, good thing . . .

Oh, forget it.

[Momaw Nadon]

"Our activities will be guided by our Black consciousness"

What is "Black consciousness"?

[cyborg]

The black social workers should be renamed black socialist workers... they do not work on the behalf of minority children at all. In fact, they're singlehandedly responsible for stalling adoptions of black children in the USA today just as one point. They wouldn't let a white person in because they trash white people any chance they get. I've know one or two members of this group and they're the most angry people in earth. How can you be so angry and racist and work with children?

[Robert A Cook PE]

Capital "B" Black Race, eh?

Nah, they aren't racist.