Legal And Ethical Issues In Social Care

In this case, the social worker would want to review Section One of the National Association of Social Workers, which is the section on the subject of privacy and confidentiality. Specifically, the social worker would want to examine Section 1.07, which addresses issues of disclosure in family therapy work. The Code makes clear provisions for handling the kind of situation presented by the case ensuring a clients’ private information can not be disclosed. This section could apply to Melissa since she would not like to disclose her HIV result to her Fiancé “Social Workers should respect clients’ right to privacy” (National Association of Social Workers’ Code of

Social work is based on respect for the inherent worth and dignity of all people as expressed in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights(1948) It is therefore of paramount importance that a social work professional should work towards promoting the best interests of individuals and groups in society. I very much recognize the contribution that social work brings to inclusion having worked alongside social workers during the course of my shadowing placement. I possess a real commitment to promote equality which I have had the pleasure of doing in a multitude of different roles. From academic journals as well as my lecture notes I now appreciate the central importance of using the fundamental principles of human rights and equality to underpin my practice, and the inherent need to promote justice in relation with the people I will work.

Social workers face complex ethical issues in every aspect of their profession. This work is often ethically challenging because it involves direct contact and interaction with individuals who are vulnerable. There are many factors that influence our decision making especially when working with at risk youths, we often face challenges in wanting to take on certain roles to protect our clients. These roles often conflict with our professional obligations. When our personal and professional values conflicts, our decisions may affect the individual, family, group, community and the organization.

Ethics are statements written that mirrors the principles of society it reflects society’s views of what is right or humanitarian. However, morals are not written and are codes setting out what is thought to be good enough or offensive behaviour.

The section of the National Association of Social Work Ethics that will be discussed will be number four which includes Social Workers’ ethical responsibilities as professionals. This ethics code concentrates on a several different factors which include: 4.01 Competence, 4.02 discrimination, 4.03 private conduct, 4.04 dishonesty, 4.05 personal impairment, 4.06 misinterpretations, 4.07 solicitations, and 4.08 acknowledging credit.

The commitment to act ethically is an essential aspect of social work due to the effect it can have on the quality of the service offered to those who engage with us. Through group discussions in our foundations of social work practice I have become extremely ethically aware and now will always seek to ascertain and respect, as far as possible, each individual’s preferences, wishes and involvement in decision making. From discussions with my fellow classmates I have learnt to strive to respect and uphold the values and principles of the profession by making sure I promote and work towards the code of ethics wherever possible. This in turn enables me act in a reliable, honest and trustworthy manner having worked closely with service users in a professional setting and learned of their good and bad experiences with practitioners through the service user experience we undertook in class. I believe I am now in a good position to apply the social work ethical principles to my professional practice, in a way that seeks to empower my service users and enable me to emulate the best practice. In addition from reading social work journals and staying on top of news regarding the profession more generally I am knowledgeable about the value base of social work as a profession .

Social workers have regular supervisions where individuals are discussed and information about them can be used for or against them, e.g. in court. Biestek’s principles can promote false sense of hope and security to the vulnerable individuals who believe in the meaning of confidentiality. Biestek saw the need for the principles to be developed. He offered his grounded religious beliefs to guide social workers’ professional behaviour in their daily practice.

This policy has many principles that social workers are obliged to, in order to inform and guide ethical practice. One principle specifically that relates to Aileen’s case is section 3.2 stating that, “social justice is a core obligation which societies should be called upon to uphold. Societies should strive to afford protection and provide maximum benefit for all their members” (AAWS, 2010). In addition, the AAWS Code of Ethics elaborates on the principle of social justice requiring all social work professionals to; promote social fairness by reducing barriers with special regard for those who are vulnerable or oppressed, advocate for and fight against inequalities and injustice, and work to eliminate all violations of human rights (AAWS, 2010). Relating back to Aileen’s case, if these principles within the policy of the AAWS Code of ethics were to be implemented and operated on all levels including the micro, messo and macro levels, will create a platform and equal opportunity for equitable and socially just outcomes to be achieved in all

Social workers should protect the confidentiality of all information obtained in the course of professional service, except for compelling professional reasons. The general expectation that social workers will keep information confidential does not apply when disclosure is necessary to prevent serious, foreseeable, and imminent harm to a client or other identifiable person. In all instances, social workers should disclose the least amount of confidential information necessary to achieve the desired purpose; only information that is directly relevant to the purpose for which the disclosure is made should be revealed.

The social work field focuses on a variety of tasks that ensure the wellbeing and social justice of people in society, which is carried out by following the Code of Ethics. Through maintaining professional relationships with clients, social workers assess both the presenting issues at hand and the environment in order to understand what measures need to be taken. This journal is about first impressions of social work agencies and how they influence one’s interactions with them. This journal also delves into how social services assessments may be used to identify how to interact with clients in the most appropriate manner, depending on their needs, how long their stay is, etc. Finally, this journal will explore the ways in which the relationships

The conflict is the annual budget is being finalized soon, and yet two projects are competing for roughly the same amount of money. However, only one of them can be done this year. As the CEO, Ms. New shall write a position paper describing her recommendation(s), based on ethical principles. Please use at least two (2) moral terms and support your position with at least two (2) outside resources. Please follow MLA formatting.

Confidentiality is a critical piece to the profession of social work as a whole. While this is something that would likely be addressed with all clients at the first point of contact it is important that we as social workers emphasize confidentiality, especially when facilitating group work. Emphasizing the importance of confidentiality in all settings allows the social worker to further establish rapport and a sense of trustworthiness with the individual, or individuals throughout by building a space in which they feel comfortable to enough to participate.

Confidentiality is the state of keeping private information shared within a relationship that will not be shared with others. As Social workers, the goal of confidentiality is to build a trusting relationship with our client to where he or she feels comfortable opening up and sharing deep secrets and issues that needs to be address. Although as social workers our primary commitment is to our client, we have a responsibility that is bound by NASW policies. Social workers are mandatory reporters and in cases of self-harm or impending danger of a children and or elderly person; a social worker’s obligations surpasses loyalty to a client and breaking of confidentiality to prevent any serious harm.

Codes of ethics are made to promote the work performance of practitioners, as well as insure that clients and the general public are not taken advantage of by professionals. However, ethical dilemmas can still arise in various social work practice principles. In the principle of acceptance, the inability to feel as though one should help a client because of one’s own values is an ethical issue that may result due to a lack of self-awareness, as well as confusion between accepting, and approving of a client’s actions (DuBois & Miley, 2014, p. 109). In order to empower clients, social workers need to adjust their attitudes to show that they accept their clients, regardless of their own personal beliefs.

Improving the lives of individuals is the objective of the social work profession. There is six values within National Association of Social work Code of Ethics (NASW): Service, Social Justice, Dignity, and Self-worth of the person, Importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence. These values are for social workers and their work with the client(s). Regardless of one’s race, religious belief, sex or sexual orientation each value benefits all individuals. Social workers should always practice professional values. Clients suffer from when the social worker does not uphold values. Code of Ethics is established for all social workers to obey and follow them. In this this paper, I will discuss the how “Importance of Human Relationship” will be the easiest to uphold and how “Social Justice” will challenge me as a social worker working with future clients, community and organizations.