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Ethical Principal 2.1

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During this interview, I addressed some of parts highlighted in Ethical Principal 2.1.1 of the social work Code of ethics. I demonstrated professional demeanor and behavior by stating the confidentiality statement and I guided the client to know that she could express herself freely and openly without judgement. When the client and I first sat down I also made sure to set the mood with a relaxed “Good Morning how are you doing today” This lead to start other side conversations consequently creating an atmosphere appropriate for this type of interview. Because we could converse on other subjects besides the actual question. Thus, we could engage in effective communication from the beginning. We were also able to make good non-verbal gestures …show more content…

This interview can be used to gain insight on what I am doing right and what I need to improve on as a social worker. We need to be able to communicate effectively when working with clients. Those skills are only gained through hands on practice. Being able to analyze and reflect on what occurred during the interview helps to better prepare for the next time or aids you to become more comfortable. Hence, these practices will come as second nature as time goes on. One of the sustains of this interview assignment was that, we were assigned a random person whom we did not previously have had a lot of interaction with. Correspondingly, while we are out in the field of social work you never know the people you are going work with. This interview provide me with hands on experience in the sense that I would become more comfortable or learn what needs to be done to reach a certain skill level . While we didn’t get to address some of the skills needed to reach out to a mezzo and macro level of client’s. You can attain basic practice skills that you can grow on and continue to a level where you can address a broader population of people. Overall, this assignment was a good exercise to get you more in tune with your skills as an

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