Social Care Beliefs

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

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.

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

Aii An explanation of it is important for why social care workers to work in a way that promotes person centred values

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.

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

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 a social worker many problems may arise because of the constant grey area of either letting your personal values interfere with your professional opinion. It is essential to provide your client with information and tools to help them succeed and overcome their problems. Following the core values is essential to being a resourceful, competent social worker. In some cases, core values are in conflict. In a situation where more than one core value is in conflict it is considered an ethical dilemma (Hick, 2009). It’s not guaranteed that a perfect solution will arise, therefore one of the core values is subsided because the other has more of an impact on the client.

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

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.

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.

This essay will focus on how contemporary social workers work to balance the competing demand of care and control. It will start by outlining the nature of the contemporary social work and what it is like and how it works within society. The discussion will then move on to look at and discuss the key professional values of social work practitioners and analyse its relationship to their own personal values, this will also bring into account how these values and views influenced the relationship a social worker can have with both service users and other agencies. Lastly it will explore the range of challenges and dilemmas that are faced by social work practitioners in everyday practice when it comes to trying to balance the demand of care and control and how they work to overcome these problems in order to ensure an effective and fair service to all who avail of it.

(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

To become a Social Worker who practices the tolerance, humbleness, patience, empathy, compassion, aplomb, commitment, dedication, persistence, flexibleness and, of course, some sense of humor are for me indispensable to develop this career every day. Although others attitudes as to be an idealist, passionate, have a high sense of justice, integrity or honor are valuables, however if we don’t manage them properly could lead us to a bad practice of our job. Otherwise are the prejudices. I won’t say I don't have them, after all I do. Is just I'm aware of them so I can be more objective in my opinions. It’s difficult to accept those events, realities or ideas that we don't share, or don't understand because we’re not able to conceive them as possible. There is when the combination of pragmatic studies and individual experience are essential to achieving an effective influence in our