Reflection Paper

When I first decided to expand my education, it had been so long since I had been to school, and I was very hesitant. I talked at length about my decision with my husband and with his encouragement, decided to enroll but still was not quite sure which degree program to enroll in. I knew that this was something that I had always wanted to do since I obtained my Associates Degree in Nursing, but I did not have the courage, nor did I want to give up the time with my family and children. I second guessed my abilities and my knowledge because it had been so long since I had been in college. Now that my children are about to graduate high school and

This gives the implication that values can differ from person to person, so it is therefore important to identify and understand one’s own values in order to work effectively in the field.

Throughout the course of this semester, I have continuously grown as a writer. Prior to taking this course, I had little experience or knowledge when it came to writing. I used to struggle with forming my thoughts into writing, let alone a paper. I was never confident with what I wrote. My writing had no greater purpose other than the assignment. My writing process included: writing my paper, proofreading it, and turning it in. Once the paper left my hands, it also left my mind. Throughout this course we worked with others, visited the writing lab, wrote critiques, and we were able to revise our papers. I believe that all of this is has caused me to grow greatly as a writer.

It is important that you develop an awareness of what you value, as these values will be important in informing your relationships with clients, co–workers and employers.

According to the textbook for this week’s chapter, before human service professionals can deliver services to their clients, it is very import for them to be aware of their own values and how their values can influence relationship with their co-workers and their client. (Woodside, McClam, 2012)

As a person I believe I have strong values and have made right choices in my life. I am a very honest and dependable person that makes a positive impact at home and the workplace. We gain out outlook on values from day one starting with our parents and on up to role models and our environment. These values can change depending on outside factors and events in our lives. Values help us differ from right and wrong and help us with decisions every day. One of the biggest venues for values is in the workplace where we face challenges and obstacles all the time. Working with others and on team’s present challenges where our values come into play on how we work cohesively.

As an individual, I have my personal value system that helps in guiding my behavior and code of conduct in addition to helping me know what is meaningful and important to me. I uphold certain values to keep myself in check in my daily life, how to deal with interpersonal conflicts and how to relate to the society in general. I seek to reflect on my value system, explore the NASW ethical standards as well as examine what standards are congruent with my personal belief system and which ones I anticipate having some difficulty in practicing. Comparing my value system with the NASW ethical standards, some standards are difficult to meet personally in my daily living.

People are not born with values. A person acquires values through experiences, religious beliefs, cultural beliefs, and so forth. In healthcare, in relation to patients, values are the unique preferences, concerns, and expectations each patient brings to a clinical encounter and which must be integrated into clinical

Throughout the semester, I have learned many different theories and approaches when helping clients. After taking these theories and approaches into consideration, I have developed my own personal and professional theory to help my future clients. When building my unique theory to helping I analyzed my own values and beliefs and found a way that I believe will work best for me and my future clients. Before determining my approach to helping I had to analyze the beliefs and values I hold.  As a person, I have a specific set of values I base my life upon; I have found that many of these values are like certain theories learned in class. In my personal life, I strive to be a warm and honest person who takes responsibility for her actions. I value

I will be speaking about my personal values the ground rules and where and how they fit in with my decision making. The influences I received and who the players were which helped me shape my values. The criteria and the decision making factors and how I revised them. I will be speaking on the impact which values has played on my performance in the workplace and in what ways the impact has had on my personal and professional life in today’s society. I will also speak on what I decided to do for myself when making a decision on my career pertaining to going back to school and the support I received when deciding to do so. Never let money be the determining factor when making decision pertaining to values.

Each and every individual has different values, as each individual is unique from another. Values can therefore be defined as a set of qualities in which they subjectively consider to be important and desirable (Allan, 2011). An individual’s value system is heavily influenced by their religion, culture and life experience. If values are used in an objective manner; meaning that the professional remains neutral or unbiased and avoids making use of their personal judgements (Moerdyk, 2015), then values can be used in a positive manner (e.g. making use of honesty) or it can become negative (e.g. insensitivity) (Allan, 2011). My personal values (blunt honesty, and religion also plays a role) this could be viewed in a negative manner (coming across being cold, when psychoeducating the consequences Thumi may face if she goes through with her plan), thus it will be a challenge for me not to be strict with this; because I believe that Thumi is reacting this way because she is angry and upset so she cannot think clearly about the consequences she may face in the future. Therefore I will make use of my personal values in an objective manner that I can still be honest with Thumi but without offending her. Thus by knowing these things, it will help me in my decision making

values as important. You need to ensure that your behaviour fits with these expectations at all

Social Work as a profession has been seen as firmly rooted in values (Reamer, 2001); these can have an impact on the practice while they're working with individuals, groups and communities. In 2010, Parrot stated, "The importance of having a value base for Social Work is to guide Social Workers and protect the interest of Services Users." These values include both personal and professional; in order for an effective outcome, these need to be used efficiently in practice. Everyone is brought up with different personal values bases, this is important to take into account when working with others, because

Growing up in a Christian home, I was surrounded by people telling me about Jesus and what he for me by dying on the cross and saving me from my sins. Not putting together that it isn’t just about the knowledge of God, but fully believing what His word says. However, in eighth grade I started to see faith differently. That winter, four years ago, the church planned on going to Hume Lake as they do every year. I had gone to this camp multiple times, considered myself saved as a result of knowing bible stories. On one eye-opening night, a speaker explained the difference between knowing the real Jesus with all your heart and not just your head. I felt a tugging in my heart that night and decided to give my life to Christ.

Beginning in September 1981, I was cheese-bused (school-bused) from Steele School to Mayfair Elementary in Northeast Philadelphia beginning in second grade. Amazingly, we were accepted in the desegregation program, which allowed minorities to start seeking education outside their own neighborhoods. I thought that the desegregation process began in the 60s, but I guess these Northeast Philadelphia neighborhoods remained defiant on keeping us out. I remember the green application form and clearly written on top of it “Desegregation”. Not knowing what it meant back then, I was clearly blind to the fact that racism still existed and unfortunately still does. Northeast Philadelphia was the place where the Irish lived. Rowhomes lined the streets and were always kept clean on the outside. There was always tension about going to the Northeast for anyone who wasn’t white. Initially, we weren't welcomed from the neighborhood, but the school had no choice, but to let us in.