Code of Ethics

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Territory Acknowledgement

Hulitan Family and Community Services Society respects the connectedness between First Nations people and the land. It is with great humility that we carry out our work with Indigenous families on the traditional territories of the Lkwungen (Esquimalt and Songhees), Malahat, Scia’new, T’Sou-ke and W_SÁNEC (Pauquachin, Tsartlip, Tsawout, Tseycum) peoples. It is our intention to provide support for families with integrity and to practice in a way that honours the ancestors who came before us.

The HFCSS Mission

Hulitan preserves, unifies and advocates for Indigenous families by supporting healing and fostering resilience through culturally rooted programs, services and collaboration with community partners.

The HFCSS Vision

Hulitan empowers Indigenous families and future generations, walking alongside them and using the cultural principles of Respect, Honour, Connectedness, Humility and Integrity.

Hulitan, pronounced "Hull-ee-ton", is a Coast Salish word.

It's from the Cowichan dialect, meaning "saver of life, life giver ". It takes a community to raise a child, and urban areas are comprised of many Nations. Thus, we value the traditional teachings of all Indigenous people.

Principals

All counselors abide by the Traditional Native Code of Ethics as well as the British Columbia Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics.

Traditional Native Code of Ethics

Traditional Native Code of Ethics

British Columbia Social Workers Code of Ethics

→ A social worker shall maintain the best interest of the client as the primary professional obligation.

→ A social worker shall respect the intrinsic worth of the persons she or he serves in her or his professional relationships with them.

→ A social worker shall carry out her or his professional duties and obligations with integrity and objectivity.

→ A social worker shall have and maintain competence in the provision of a social work service to a client.

→ A social worker shall not exploit the relationship with a client for personal benefit, gain or gratification.

→ A social worker shall protect the confidentiality of all professionally acquired information. She or he shall disclose such information only when required or allowed by law to do so, or when clients have consented to disclosure.

→ A social worker who engages in another profession, occupation, affiliation or calling shall not allow these outside interests to affect the social work relationship with the client, professional judgment, independence and/or competence.

→ A social worker shall not provide social work services or otherwise behave in a manner that discredits the profession of social work or diminishes the public’s trust in the profession.

→ A social worker shall promote service, program and agency practices and policies that are consistent with this Code of Ethics and the Standards of Practice of the BC College of Social Workers.

→ A social worker shall promote excellence in her or his profession.

→ A social worker shall advocate change in the best interest of the client, and for the overall benefit of society.

BC Association of Social Workers (2011, August). BCASW Code of Ethics. Website, Code of Ethics Page. BC Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics