Ethical Identity
Growing as an ethical practitioner The opportunity to participate, practice, and process experiences in field placement encourages growth and development as an ethical practioner. In order to reach goals and ensure progress as a School Social Worker, I have identified tasks and activities for each practice behavior included in the competency for ethical identify. Developing professionally over the semester will afford opportunities to; learn through observation, apply coursework concepts to “real-life” situations and practice skills in a safe place where it is okay to learn from trial and error. There is much to be learned from gaining experiences and being exposed to authentic situations and scenarios. Taking advantage of these growing
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In the field of Social Work, practitioners much accept uncertainty and acknowledge that obscure situations and incidences will arise. How one responds and addresses these equivocal situations is key. For example, as a School Social Worker I am learning that it is exceptionally imperative to view each child as an individual, who emcompassess different trains and has experienced a different past. Each of the these entities plays a crucial role in how that child thinks, feels and behaves. What works for one student will not always work for another which often resides in leaving situations unclear and uncertain. Using data driven practices and professional best practices in order to drive decision making, will alleviate confusion and allow professionals to make guided and reflective conclusions while maintaining the child’s best interest. It is to be expected that ambiguous situations will arise frequently and consistently. Taking advantage of occasions to practice ethical decision making during field placement will be beneficial to me as a future Social
Identity is what defines us as a person. Everyone one on earth has their own unique identity. To showcase my identity, I created a collage of images and descriptive words, called an identi-kit. This identi-kit shows what I feel like is my identity to myself and the others. My identi-kit identifies me as a mixed martial artist. The identi-kit has images of a deadly shark with mixed martial arts gloves on that say mixed martial arts on the front and fight shorts with the words competitor and warrior on them. It also has descriptive words like “killer instinct” and “fight” which describe my spirit. There are three assumptions that come to question when asking about one’s identity. The first is if you were born with this
Capital punishment has been around since the eighteenth century, but it ceases to exist in the modern era for countries like Canada. Canada’s death penalty law was instated in 1759, but later abolished in 1976 (Statistics Canada).Along with being an extremely controversial topic, capital punishment has been sought to be safer for crime victims, cheaper and a better deterrent than prisons. However when looking at the facts it can be argued that the death penalty not only decreases crime rates and costs less, it is simply morally wrong.
There are many tools in place to help professionals and clients associate with the field of social work to ensure ethical practices and a basic set of values and legal boundaries to protect the professionals in the field as well as the community they serve. Three such tools are NASW Code of Ethics, the CSWE Educational Policy and Standards, and HIPAA. These organizations and laws are set into place to protect the and support both the social worker and the vulnerable populations social workers serve, one such population being minors who are in the precarious situation of being unable to consent for themselves, having parents who often are incapable of making decisions on their behalf and susceptible to dual relationships with their social
In a deadly and morose short story by Edgar Allen Poe, “Cask of Amontillado”, Montresor leads Fortunato to his death through the bribe of a pipe of amontillado, a rare find during the height of carnival. Wine is very important to many traditions and cultures still today, and the winemaking process is considered by many to be a form of art (Stein 149-163). This beverage is produced through a complex, but structured, process broken down into several distinct steps that are affected by many variables, such as climate and location, tradition, and techniques evolved throughout human history. Most important to the process is the vine and the grape themselves. Without quality vines or grapes, the wine will suffer. The vineyard the wine is grown in and the environment it is immersed in is also extremely important to the grapes and vines, affecting many aspects of the wine. The grapes also contain tannins, a compound that contributes to the wine’s mouthfeel and flavor. The process by which the wine is produced is the final factor that decides whether a wine will be sought after or not. Tied in with this is the history, culture, world market, and traditions, which usually decides what wine will be produced in a location.
Most people, unless they choose to be an outsider, want to be considered “cool.” Whether it’s to fit in with a peer group, or clique, or to impress someone in particular, like a member of the opposite sex, or a potential mate. Or possibly to gain something from an individual for financial or social gain (see “Scamming”).
Many people throughout the world have wondered what makes us us. Due to this they ask themselves questions and think about the situation. All of this relates to what is personal identity? Personal identity is the characteristics of what a human being is. Personal identity deals with philosophical questions about ourselves, for example Who am I? How do I look? When did I begin? What happens to me when I die? The argument that I will make in my paper will be that personal identity consists of three parts: body, memory, and soul. The premises for this topic are the following: the body is what we see and others see which let's us know who the person is by their body characteristics, thanks to the memories from the past it makes us have an
The Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is designed to communicate the fundamental values, ethical principles, and ethical standards of the social work profession, regardless of the role in which the workers are functioning. These codes should always be consulted as guidelines when ethical issues arise to get the best outcome for the clients. Good human service workers know this and stay up to date with any changes to the codes of ethics. They are also clear on managing their personal values when making a decision concerning their clients, so as not to cause more harm to the clients as well as themselves. Social work is challenging, faced with many complex ethical issues. In order for one to be useful in this profession, one needs to be knowledgeable enough to know how to engage ethical priniples and standards and apply relevant law when confronted with basic problems or ethical dilemmas.
Core competency two requires that social workers apply ethical principles into practice. This core competency relates to the experiences that I had through my classes and internship. I will be illustrating how I applied specific practice behaviors to artifacts. The first practice behavior associated with this competency is demonstrating leadership in applying ethical reasoning for problem resolution. For me, this involved a release of health information form that I had to provide to another agency regarding a patient. The second practice behavior is systematically questioning statements of values and recognizing the underlying ethics of policies, theories and models. This practice behavior relates to the policy analysis paper on the No Child
Over the course of the past few years, I have been very blessed to have professional experiences that reinforced my interest in social work. In 2014, I worked as a guidance counselor and learning support intern at St. Pius Elementary school in Greensboro, North Carolina. In the guidance-counseling department, I assisted with counseling appointments with children in grades K-8. We often discussed topics
In the words of the great Herclitus “the only constant is change,” this is true regarding anything in life, including climate change. From our own experience, temperatures have been increasing year by year and snowfall has slightly diminished as the year’s progress. The portrayal of global warming by the media and the government has been over-exaggerated due to a lack of concrete evidence to back up their claims. Our planet shows evidence of climate change beginning approximately 4.6 billion years ago, when the earth was first formed. The Earth hasn’t been experiencing a constant rise in global warming, but an unpredictable change of warming and cooling periods. The media’s depiction of global warming does not exist, rather a pattern of unpredictable
To be an American is to have traits of freedom the thing that the founding fathers counted on is to have the will to speak freely and to have the will of religion in the constitution it say that every citizen should have life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This impacts and brings everyone from different places to help create a society that is free. The founding fathers also counted for the people to speak for what is right. The reason is because this helps out on what the people want instead of the government wants this goes to show that the people matter and that is what makes a person happy and also makes a person feel like they have the pursuit to be happy.
There are numerous factors that either make up or restrain the self-identity of a person or an individual. Culture, in addition to family traditions, is one of the factors that affect the self-identity of an individual. When growing up, the environment around affect the personality, values, as well as, beliefs of an individual. The environment includes friends, family members, and the people that affect the life of an individual. So, if the environment is negative, then an individual will have low self esteem.
“Molly, dinner time!” my mother yells in a sing-songy voice from the first floor. My father calls the waitress over, “Excuse me, Molly” he states, trying to get her attention. The doorbell rings, and I answer it, “Hi, I’m Molly” says the cheerful little girl scout standing at my doorstep. Names are universal identifers; they shed no light about one’s personality. They are labels, they fail to display our identity because identity is a unique part of what makes you, you.
Over the course of my life I have had many life experiences which have made me who I am today. When I was in my middle childhood, most of my life revolved around playing and having fun. I did not have to put forth effort in hardly any area of my life or work hard in order to achieve specific goals. As time went on however, my own life experiences began to have an effect on me, and shape the person I am today. My life started to change the most during middle childhood when I was around the age of seven years old. At this point in my life, I had to adjust to several big changes.
In today's world, individuals can make a single decision that can have a profoundly positive or negative effect on their family, their employer, coworkers, a nation, and even on the entire world. The life we lead reflects the strength of a single trait: our personal character. Personal ethics are different for each person but for the most part, people want to be known as a good person, someone who can be trusted, and he or she are concerned about his or her relationships and personal reputations. As we go through this paper, we will focus on answering what are ethics, what are your ethics, where do your ethics come from, and how do you manifest your ethics?