Ethical Dilemmas in social work practice.
Ethical Dilemmas in the DOE
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Abstract
In every profession: we as the professionals are faced with ethical dilemmas. An ethical dilemma is a conflict of moral principles, occurring when a person is faced in certain situations, where adhering particularly principal might result in the violation of the other (Buzzle.com, 2014). In the Department of Education (DOE) we identify the students and families of the New York City public school system as our clients. Our families and students develop a strong relationships with staff, which is normal. Students spend 181 days of the year in school with educational, clerical and clinical staff (schools.nyc.gov, 2014). As a family worker of the DOE I am faced with ethical dilemmas that force me to check self and take a professional stance towards a situation. Dilemmas at the your workplaces can sometimes be the hardest decision to make in life, however as a professional we must take the proper steps to move further and not jeopardize our license and/ or career.
As a family worker of the School Base Support Team, I have the most parent contact due to the many hats I wear in my position. At the department of education I take on many roles and help out in different sectors of the educational system. I build relations with parents, grandparents, foster parents, service providers, outside case manager, workers of the Administration for Children Services (ACS) and our students. In building these relationships, we as staff have a lot of outside commonalities (i.e. social clubs, mutual friends, shared interest and come from the same geographical community). In my position, I have an advantage over a lot of staff. I come from the community that I work in, I have observed many of the children that enroll into my school grow and develop inside and outside of the school setting. Most of the children, that attend this educational institute, parents have grown up with me in the same
Assignment #1
Abstract
In every profession: we as the professionals are faced with ethical dilemmas. An ethical dilemma is a conflict of moral principles, occurring when a person is faced in certain situations, where adhering particularly principal might result in the violation of the other (Buzzle.com, 2014). In the Department of Education (DOE) we identify the students and families of the New York City public school system as our clients. Our families and students develop a strong relationships with staff, which is normal. Students spend 181 days of the year in school with educational, clerical and clinical staff (schools.nyc.gov, 2014). As a family worker of the DOE I am faced with ethical dilemmas that force me to check self and take a professional stance towards a situation. Dilemmas at the your workplaces can sometimes be the hardest decision to make in life, however as a professional we must take the proper steps to move further and not jeopardize our license and/ or career.
As a family worker of the School Base Support Team, I have the most parent contact due to the many hats I wear in my position. At the department of education I take on many roles and help out in different sectors of the educational system. I build relations with parents, grandparents, foster parents, service providers, outside case manager, workers of the Administration for Children Services (ACS) and our students. In building these relationships, we as staff have a lot of outside commonalities (i.e. social clubs, mutual friends, shared interest and come from the same geographical community). In my position, I have an advantage over a lot of staff. I come from the community that I work in, I have observed many of the children that enroll into my school grow and develop inside and outside of the school setting. Most of the children, that attend this educational institute, parents have grown up with me in the same
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