Ethics within social is relating to the morals of doing right or wrong and preventing or removing harm form a service user (McLaren, Leathard, 2009). Social care workers have a duty of care to do no wrong to service users (Beauchamp and Childress, 1989)
Codes of conduct within health and social care set out standards expected form a healthcare professional (Butler, 2002). The codes of conduct helps a healthcare provide safe care and …show more content…
Responsibilities of ethical decision making is some of the criteria that comes with being a social care worker (Atwal and Jones, 2009). Bulmer (1992) maintains that Ethical decision making is often a daily occurrence that can lead to much conflict within the health and social care …show more content…
For the student in Liffey View seeking a supervision session was essential to maintain professional practice. This would have provided feedback and the correct way to deal with the situation (Hawkins and Shohet, 2006). Reflection on the situation will make the student more aware of the situation and how to best practice if in the situation again (Hawkins and Shohet, 2006).
As Liffey View is a centre that deals with homelessness and alcohol addiction it is essential that the student is aware of cultural of the service user. The Cultural of a service user is essential to understand for any health care professional (Boyle, 2016). CORU (2016) maintain that cultural competence is a fundamental part of any professional practice.
For social care workers it is essential that workers can identify the specific needs of a service user (Cross, 1989). Within Liffey View, Cultural Competencies may not have been considered by the student, as Liffey View is an addiction house it is essential that service users cultural is taken into consideration. All service user within an health and social care sector have the right to express themselves in a unique manor that is individual to them (Cross,