The Ethics of the Human Services Worker Mariah Alvarez‚ Elana Payne‚ Sharon Smith University of Phoenix BSHS 301: Introduction to Human Services Group Number: CC08BHS1F2 Professor Deborah Cujino-Deras‚ M.S.‚ C.R.C. April 24‚ 2008 The Ethics of the Human Services Worker What do you do when an elderly stroke patient is demonstrating obvious signs of dementia‚ with uncontrollable and erratic behavior? When this patient must be firmly restrained‚ yet the patient equally deserves to
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Human Services can be described as catering to people’s needs. When one is a human service professional they are encouraged to be open minded and promote client uniqueness. To keep values within the profession because of different beliefs and morals‚ there is a code of ethics. This is an important guideline to follow. The code of ethics is used every day in the field and can help establish trust between client and professional. It can also help a professional ensure they are making ethical-decisions
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Human severe is a field that is dedicated in helping people. Professional in this feel help people meet very day needs. You may help organizes a ride or bring someone out in the community. In this field it is important that you have training and certain certifications. Knowledge‚ skills‚ and ethics are important in the human services field. Your knowledge about the human service field is very important. You need to have knowledge about the right of your client. if you do not know what your client
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Responsibility of Human Service Workers Gen/200 January 3‚ 2013 Dr. Jacqueline Mangieri‚ PhD Responsibility of the Human Service Workers While there is no argument for lazy‚ incompetent‚ uncaring persons that are doing a job just for a paycheck when individuals are depending on you for services; it is the Human Service Workers responsibility to provide the needed resources to clients‚ not excuses. The Human Service Worker has the responsibility to protect the individual and civil rights
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Clients Human Services Human service workers and human service assistants play a variety of roles in the medical field to include social workers‚ social service assistants‚ case managers‚ case manager assistants‚ alcohol drug abuse counselors‚ mental health aides‚ community outreach workers‚ life skill counselors and gerontology aides. All of these positions require a unique person who is dedicated to helping others with flexibility and high ethical standards. The human service area that I
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According to the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics (2008)‚ social workers are required to “pursue social change‚ particularly with and on behalf of vulnerable and oppressed individuals and groups of people” (p. 3). This ethical standard is guided by the principle of social justice that is used to help those that are disadvantaged in society by ensuring they have access to equal opportunities as well as‚ social inclusion (CITE). Reflecting on this view and it’s connection to this
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BUS 210: CheckPoint - Code of Ethics June 4‚ 2011 What would my company be? At the Alexis Group software development company all employees will follow a code of conduct. To ensure that the employees of the Alexis Group are complying with the company’s code of conduct a monitoring system will be put in place. 1. The employees will have to maintain and provide accurate and honest business records. * The company must be able to rely on an employee’s truthfulness and accurate work to
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Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics Paper The National Association of Social Workers has provided a clear code for social workers to maintain their role as a professional helper. According to the Code of Ethics for social workers‚ there are six main ethical standards: “1) social workers’ ethical responsibilities to clients‚ (2) social workers’ ethical responsibilities to colleagues‚ (3) social workers’ ethical responsibilities in practice settings‚ (4) social workers’ ethical responsibilities
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The position of a human service worker is to help those in need. Therefore‚ a human service worker must be able to handle themselves‚ and help those in need during a time of crisis. A human service worker must work in situations that may seem unsafe‚ such as during a crisis situation with a client‚ during a domestic violence intervention‚ counsel those who abuse their spouses and/or child‚ as in the Bible The Lord tests the righteous‚ but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence Psalm
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Interview with a Human Services Worker I chose to interview my mother. Her name is Barbara Lee and she works for the Riverside County Office of Education. She is an infant teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing. She has been working in her position for about 30 years and she still loves it! The human problems she works with are working with hearing impaired children and their families. There are both parent-child classroom settings and in-home settings. Some of the technologies used are
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