Importance Of Ethics In Social Work

1.2 – understand the professional qualities and values needed by a social care professional – anaylse the main differences between this role and that of others, professionals and non-professionals, working in the sector.

There are many ways in which social workers can avoid ethical dilemmas. In regards to the Jones case I will explain five ethical dilemmas. I will explain what 3 core values could have benefitted the Jones family and I will give three strategies I will use to practice ethical behavior in my field of social work in the future.

As a professional practitioner in the field of social work a great practice is to develop a foundation structured around the ethical standard set by the National Association of Social Workers. Dilemmas can arise, creating issues that could have a massive effect on clients, families, clinicians, communities, and the organization involved. In order to find a solution to the issue(s) models of ethical reasoning and ethical decision can assist with resolving ethical issues. Briefly I will discuss the case study presented with ethical issues, and will examine ethical reasoning models as it relates to the problem-based scenario.

Benkova. K., an author of the article Social Work Ethics as Applied Ethics, describes “ethics as a systematic drive to understand our individual and social moral experience in such a way that enables establishing rules which are to govern people’s behavior, to define values which are worth sticking to, and also to encourage such character traits in people which oneself is worth to develop”(Benkova 2009).

The New York State Coalition against Domestic Violence (NYSCADV) provides training, support, technical assistance and advocacy to local direct service domestic violence programs across New York State. We achieve our mission through activism, training, prevention, technical assistance, legislative development and advocacy, and leadership development.

The last four class periods, we have focused during lecture and in the assigned chapter on the basics of social work. Primarily, we have focused on the NASW Code of Ethics, which all social workers follow and are bound to as they work in the profession. In addition, we have focused on other concepts like assessment, accountability, and autonomy. A strong foundation and understanding in these core concepts will help to eventually help to make me, personally, an effective and committed social worker.

When the social worker must choose between two or more relevant, but contradictory, ethical directives, or when every alternative results in an undesirable outcome for one or more persons. Several value systems and ethical practices impact the social worker intervention and outcome.

Social Work Applications As future social workers who have different goals for our upcoming careers, we wanted to examine an age group that we will all likely encounter as well as a very influential method of therapy. CBT has a long history of use and success in the mental health arena as well as in the criminal justice and correctional systems. CBT principles are very influential and are used throughout nearly all forms of treatment, from mental illness to addiction to the behaviors of juvenile offenders (Van Wormer, 2011). CBT has been proven to be effective in combating a spectrum of health and behavioral concerns across a broad range of people.

I started my portfolio off with writing about the NASW Code of Ethics. I thought that the Code of Ethics is a great way to show that I understand a social worker professional foundation and that I understand the values and ethics of the social work profession. My Alzheimer paper show explains my understanding of how the social systems interact between people and their environment. My paper on ethical dilemma outlines how social work values and ethics could intervene in the profession of social work. My research paper demonstrate the understanding I have using evidence based practice using research methods. My ACA paper covers the ACA policy and how it came to be a law and how that law affects people. My agency paper explains how the agency in program that I am in discrimination skills that is necessary for intervention with diverse clients. My internship evaluation implements the basic social work skills that I practice at my internship. My weekly log gives me a chance to reflect on my week and learn from it. The learning plan outlines the things my

Due to tremendous advancements in technology the social work environment has changed. How social work practitioners function in the professional setting has expanded through the utilization of technology, more specifically the internet. The internet has created venues and opportunities for partnership and promoting varying interests relating to social work in what is called social networking sites (Hu & Bryer, 2014). It is through the diversified mediums, purposeful dynamics, and integration of ethical frameworks that the existence of social networking sites for social workers has blossomed into a significant presence in operational practice.

In March 2015, I began my employment as a respite worker for a local family. I had successfully completely my training on how to appropriately bill for hours, learned what my specific role is in a house is, and was made very clear that my only responsibility would be to the child with special needs. Excited about the family I would be working with, I eagerly headed to their house three times a week to work with their nonverbal son, JR. The summer started out great. I was happy to use my American Sign Language skills in a real life situation, and he was happy to have someone to communicate with fluently. JR’s parents would take their other son out to spend time together, while JR and I work go on adventures of our own. JR and I made quite

Professionalism is an integral element for any profession however for social workers this is a main ingredient due to the at risk population we serve.

This reflection paper is said to help me access my strengths as well areas for further growth. In order to accomplish such, I am to reflect on a strength I have demonstrated in an interaction, meeting, and program and so on with a client or employee followed by an interaction where I did not perform well or would have liked to have achieved a better outcome. Thus, this paper will be broken into two parts, one where I discuss the interaction that showcase a strength of mine and another where I reflect on an interaction where I wished I could have left with a different outcome. To allow for a more balanced and in-depth reflection, the two categories will be further broken down to address items such as, what social service work

The CSWE ensures that social workers are educated and competent in the field of social work. It serves as a guideline for social work educators. The (CSWE) uses the Educational Policy Act Standards (EPAS) to accredit baccalaureate and master’s level social work programs. EPAS supports academic excellence by establishing thresholds for professional competence (CSWE, 2015).

Social work practice is one in which would always lead you back to the code of ethics when we are faced with difficult circumstances involving ethic and legal issues. It is pertinent for social workers to always assess a situation and decided what is right from wrong versus what is their duty and obligation towards clients. It is important to realize the social issues associated with law and social workers because the outcomes are difference on each of the end spectrum. A social problem between the two is institutional racism in the court and how it is display in the practice. Additionally, a majority of social work practice is geared towards diversity of the clients. Social workers are aware of the sensitive culture and religious background of the clients we served and how to appropriately assess each case individually. Social workers are taught to assess client’s systemic environment-related problems to help construct a useful plan for clients. On the other hand lawyers rarely consider these components because their main focus in the court are the facts of the case which differentiate the two.