Social Care Beliefs

Each individual is created to live their life uniquely. Each person has their own beliefs and opinions. They shape how one perceives others and how one affects others whether it be personally,locally, or globally.

Everyone has different values, beliefs and preferences. What you believe in, what you see as important and what you see as acceptable or desirable is an essential part of who you are.

This piece of writing is going to demonstrate an understanding of diversity, difference and also discuss the implications for social work practice. It will include an understanding of theories and concepts in relation to diversity where it will address the needs of diverse communities, individuals and groups, exploring differences in relation to culture, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, social class and economic wellbeing. It will also demonstrate an understanding of principle of working in an anti-oppressive and anti-discriminatory way.

‘As social care worker, you must be accountable for the quality of your work and take responsibility for maintaining and improving your skills knowledge ‘.

All people are unique, individual and different. But fundamentally all humans on the planet have a fundamental human right to make the choices they want about their life and the way they live it. In the social care setting, this means the people we support too. However, although not providing support in a person centred way takes away and individual’s rights, it also means we are not meeting the needs if the people we support and it means there are no established boundaries of what the people we support need support with and what they can do for themselves.

routine of the place in which you work and the routine that best suits you. You

My work placement is within the Organisation of Sense Scotland working in a respite care facility supporting adults with a variety of complex needs. Our service offers a warm welcoming environment to each individual who stays here and we strive to provide a service that meets their needs, our service is a chance for individuals requiring care and support to get away from it all and whatever the choices are of the individuals in our care staff will put a plan in place to meet their needs, it is important that anyone requiring our support feels that they are valued and respected at all times regardless of their disability, race, age, gender

249). What this means is that you cannot develop a relationship with people by talking as if you are better than them. You can't develop a connection by judging a person’s values that may not align with yours. You need empathy and understanding. Relating to someone on their level can help develop trust. Sometimes in the field of social work you will come across lifestyles and behaviors that you may not agree with. It is your duty as a social worker to respect other people and to help regardless of their situation. Victoria Matthews’ actions and attitudes seem to embody and serve as a guide to the everyday professional conduct of social workers as described by the NASW Code of Ethics.

As a care home we want to ensure that there is equality, diversity and the relevant rights to suit your personal needs. We uphold the statements that we put into place and take everything on board. We are committed to trying to encourage diversity and in turn trying to get rid of any kind of discrimination. Our aim is to try and create an environment that both shows respect and also values each other’s differences; we try to promote equality, suitable rights, diversity, equity and open as many opportunities as we can. We hope that this therefore encourages the individuals with us to develop and maximize the potential that they hold.

Social workers have many different practices and approaches to draw on for work with individuals, families, communities and society as a whole. These approaches and techniques can be varied depending on the distinctive

Different standards that influence the way adult social care job roles are carried out are shown within the workplace. This can be the standard of work and expectation set forth by the management. A strong work effort and expectation from a manager can influence the work force to increase their standard of work. Also the standard of work set forward by co-workers can influence one to increase their standard of work through the form of peer pressure or mentoring. Also a person’s own personal ethics, morality and drive to achieve will form the standard of which they

This study aims to discuss social work discipline and how the regulatory body, the Health, and Care Professions Council (HCPC) maintains standards in care and in the same manner seek to protect the public. The writer will begin by defining the key words in the assignment, like social work discipline, Regulation, Brief history and function of Health and Care Professions Council will be discussed. Some areas of practice regulated by HCPC like Treating Service users with care and respect, challenging discrimination, maintaining appropriate boundaries, working with partners, maintaining Confidentiality, as well personal and professional behaviour will be discussed in detail. Finally, this assignment will also look at vulnerable people. It will

As social workers, we cannot influence positive policy development if we do not understand it. Therefore, to be effective and meet ethics we must be competent. We must understand the social policies in place and how they have been developed and implemented. We must understand who they help and who they hinder. Furthermore, as social workers, we are often the professionals who identify when and where policies are not working or, when they are causing more harm then good. When these flaws are noted we must advocate by speaking up. We cannot remain idle and continue our work following a policy which is oppressive to others. However, most importantly as Baines (2011) explores, we must recognize that singularly we cannot create change to social, economic, or political problems alone. Instead, we must build partnerships, allies and teams as strength and change comes in

(Thomas and Pierson, 1995, pp. 134-5) It is the role of a social worker to comment, on procedures and practices which are anti-oppressive and empowering and to contribute and promote the development of these. They should also be respectful towards people’s values, culture, goals and preferences. As social workers there should be no discrimination in the work place by recognising their own prejudices and not use that to oppressive groups or individuals. Colleagues that display any act of discrimination or prejudice should be challenged and be reported by social workers and insure services are delivered and proposed in a suitable way. Another ethical principle under the human rights act is respecting the right to self-determination. As social workers irrespective of their values and beliefs should support people’s judgement and right to form their own choices if this does not affect the rights and safety of others. Self-determining requires the capability to form a resolution and carrying out the choices of the decision due to one’s own desires. (Pg.29 Sarah banks)

The AASW’S provision of these standards and guidelines not only allow a professional identity to form and strengthen, but also provide a safe and caring environment for all individuals. Through displaying respect and understanding, a social worker can build a rapport with multiple clients and reach set goals, as the care and information of a client is effectively prioritized through confidentiality rights and various other guidelines set by AASW. It has been argued that social workers ‘must be professionally assertive in order to keep their values afloat’ (Beddoe, 2013), thus being the reason there are multiple guidelines. Although this can be evident, professional identity can benefit from the code of ethics and guidelines put in place by AASW as it allows health professionals, especially social workers, to build upon their own professionalism within the workplace