The Ethics And Social Welfare

Client comes to treatment because she has been mandated by the court to receive services for her drug and alcohol usage. Client self-reports an extensive history of drug and alcohol usage, as well as, issues with controlling and maintaining her anger. Client is more concerned with her anger issues then her drug and alcohol usage. Client feels that if she can control her anger then she will not have to turn to drugs and alcohol. Client appears to be self-medicating with drugs and alcohol.

Tom was bequeathed the position of head of the house after his father, a former telephone man, “fell in love with long distances.” Nonetheless, Tom still craves “long distance.” He spends his daily life stuck in a shoe warehouse only to “[retire] to a cabinet of the washroom to work on poems.” Tom realizes that his family

• Social care, social control, and rehabilitation: assisting clients to meet their social needs who cannot provide for

For the importance of this assignment, I had the opportunity of interviewing one of the social services workers. The social service worker in which I interviewed, was once a client but now holds a professional position within the agency. Understanding the demographics of Peoria, IL is one of the reasons, I was certain that I would receive valuable information about the numerous ethical dilemmas she had encountered. She began the interview explaining that due to being born and raised in Peoria, she knows everyone especially the clients. She continued by saying, she is familiar with numerous of clients due her affiliation with substances use. She stated that when she is faced with an ethical dilemma, she typically would meet with the Case Manger, which is a Licensed Clinical Professioal Counselor (LCPC) and would ask her how she should proceed with the client. The Case Manger typically refers her to the NASW Code of Ethics book that she keeps in her office. If the LCPC, could not help the worker find clarity, then they will consult with the Vice President of Mental Health Services to guide their decision making.

Local government social service agencies have many ways of aiding the public. Primarily, the functions of social services is to help the better the social welfare and provide benefits for individuals and their families. A few of the most important tasks for social services is to provide nutritional assistance through CalFresh (food stamps), employment and supportive services such as the welfare-to-work program, financial and homeless assistance for families through the CalWORKs program, In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) for the disabled individuals and elderlies in the same county, Medi-Cal and access to other healthcare plans offered under the Affordable Care Act, and financial or homeless assistance for qualifying individuals through the General Relief program. Certain individuals and their families need public assistance and must comply with the regulations to qualify.

The client is a Hispanic Male age 69, who was born in the Dominican Republic. The client communicates solely in Spanish. He has two daughters who both live in the Bronx. The client suffers from Diabetes, Cholesterol and moderate Dementia. The client has shakiness in the hands as a result of a surgery he endured in the brain. The client lives in a rented room in Inwood Heights. Initially, the clients presenting problem included finding adequate housing however, after completing the intake form I became aware that the client was over income for most housing assistance programs. When the client and I talked more about the reasons he wanted to find housing it became obvious that the client wants to feel valued by his children. Also the client mentioned wanting to overcome feelings of loneliness and isolation. The client copes with feelings of seclusion and solitude by coming everyday to the senior center. He also tends to use the defense mechanism rationalization and tries to rationalize behaviors for others including his daughter’s absence from his life. My interpretation of the clients functioning in the situation is that although the client is experiencing health impairments and sadness the client is very self-sufficient. He is capable and able to take care of his hygiene, he is able to feed himself and he is able to go to doctor’s appointments on his own. I do however; think he is in need of case management and emotional support.

Ethical dilemmas are a struggle for all human service professionals such as discrimination, displaying empathy and recognizing a client’s unmet needs. Discrimination is the knowledge or carelessness of destroying another’s self-esteem by focusing on their disability. Overcoming discrimination for many individuals can be a battle that they may sometimes succumb to without proper assistance and failure of the worker to apply the ethical standards properly. In the National Organization of Human Services Handbook listed in the responsibility to the Community and Society section statement seventeen is found, “Human service professionals provide services without discrimination or preference based on age, ethnicity, culture, race, disability, gender, religion, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status.” (NOWS, Adopted 1996)

he said. “Where’d you come from?”’ In prison, Tom would not have had to deal with wondering children begging for table scraps, the lack of hot water, or the absence of food.

According to the National Association of Social Work (NASW) Code of Ethics the goal that the social worker provided for his client was against the values, ethical principles, and ethical standards that guide all social workers. First, 1.02 Self determination states: Social workers respect and promote the right of clients to

My heart wasn’t with him and it had been this way since the moment he brought me home to his apartment above the garage the day we were wed. I had at this point given up fighting to free myself and sunk deep into my thoughts. Upon remembering the day we met I could recall almost every detail about him; from the twinkle in his eyes to the gleam of his golden watch. There was a gleam of hope which I saw when I looked at him much unlike the strain and exhaustion I see as he lurks in the grey shadows of the garage. Though I detested this awful place, it was not New York I longed to adventure away from, it was him. Him and his oh-so ordinary ways. I wished to live a life of the extravagant and the bold, a life with Tom, a life that was not

The Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is designed to communicate the fundamental values, ethical principles, and ethical standards of the social work profession, regardless the roles the workers are functioning these codes should always be consulted as guidelines when ethical issues arise while pursuing the best outcome for the Clients. Good human service workers know this and are familiar with the codes of ethics. They are also clear on managing their personal values when making a decision, so as not to cause more harm to the clients as well as themselves. Social work is challenging, faced with many complex ethical issues; for one to be useful in this profession, they need to be knowledgeable enough to know how to engage ethical standards and apply relevant law when confronted with basic problems or ethical dilemmas.

According to the Preamble of the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers, “the primary mission of the social work profession is to enhance human wellbeing and help meet the basic human needs of all people, with particular attention to the needs and empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty.” National Association of Social Workers. (approved 1996, revised 1999, 2008). Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers. Washington, DC: Author. The ethical considerations of the Bruff Case as presented by Hermann and Herlihy (2006), are clearly defined and set forth Code of Ethics; additionally, the Code provides guidance to counselors on dealing with issues which might give rise

Firstly I would like to give a brief overview of the case study; John is a twenty-seven year old man who has recently been diagnosed with depression. John was raised in a poor inner-city area and left school with no qualifications, the school was rated as inadequate by ofsted and qualification rates fell below the national benchmark. John was solely raised by his mother as his father left when he was six; he had no further contact with his father. John became involved in antisocial behaviour and crime at the age of fourteen and received an eight month custodial sentence for burglary and selling cannabis. John attended an apprentice but struggled to hold down long term regular employment. His mother moved away and it is difficult for him to see her, john continues to use drugs and alcohol and was

The second aspect noted from the meeting was stage one; immediate response and risk assessment. In carrying out risk assessments social workers should consider these questions; does the client need a place of refuge or a place of safety? And is the client considering suicide as a solution? Both these aspects were explored by the worker with Jen. Jen clearly identified she was in need of stable and safe housing through comments such as ‘I just need a place of my own’. Jen also discussed feeling depressed and wanting to ‘do

There are so many ethical ideal that I have learned from this subject, got honesty, forgiveness, justice, etc. However, I think that the greatest ethical ideal that I have learned is beneficence. In normal word, beneficence is meaning the action to do benefit and promote the good to other people. While in the language of a principle or rule of beneficence refers to a normative statement of a moral obligation to act for the benefit of other, helping them to further their important and legitimate interests, often by preventing or removing possible harms. I will choose beneficence is because there are many people in this world they need the help from other, although it is only a small thing but when we help them this is also can count as