Values are defined by Merriam Webster as “relative worth‚ utility‚ or importance”. In essence‚ values are ideas or beliefs that are important to an individual. I believe that many individuals make personal decisions based upon the influential nature of values‚ and these decisions can become problematic in a helping relationship. The impact of personal values can cause helping professionals to inadvertently cause harm to their clients through unintentional influence. Helpers must realize the impact
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Making consistently ethical decisions is difficult. Most decisions have to be made in the context of economic‚ professional and social pressures‚ which can sometimes challenge our ethical goals and conceal or confuse the moral issues. In addition‚ making ethical choices is complex because in many situations there are a multitude of competing interests and values. Other times‚ crucial facts are unknown or ambiguous. Since many actions are likely to benefit some people at the expense of others‚ the
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Alan‚ as he was very vulnerable‚ and preoccupations with his well-being and social justice‚ which are rooted in the social work profession value base. The key values I applied while working with Alan were the right to determination‚ confidentiality and privacy‚ I have the obligation to protect Alan from harm‚ and I have an obligation to obey the law and the right to self-protection (BASW‚ 2016g). Incorporating social work values are central to its practice‚ maintaining behavioural codes and standards
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discuss the role of a social worker as well as demonstrate the importance of set professional values within the profession of social work. The term social work can refer to many things; there is no one objective definition of social work. Politically speaking it could be described as a political entity‚ therefore making it a questioned matter. However according to the international association of schools of social work and the international federation of social workers‚ social work has clearly been described
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Social work values and ethical dilemmas What are values‚ ethics‚ ethical dilemmas and a code of ethics? Values relate to principles and attitudes that provide direction to everyday living. Values also refer to beliefs or standards considered desirable by a culture‚ group or individual (AASW). Similar to values‚ but slightly different‚ ethics means a system of beliefs held about what constitutes moral judgement and right conduct‚ they are moral principles (rules‚ guides) (AASW). So an ethical
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what part values play in social work practice‚ one of the first things to understand is what our values are‚ Thompson (2000) states that One of the significant features of values is that we tend to become so accustomed to our own values and beliefs that we do not recognise that they are there or how they are influencing us. An important step‚ then‚ is to be clear about what our values are. Thompson (2000‚pp33) I will discuss both the personal and professional values that influence social work practice
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Professional Goals My professional goals are integrated within my social work placement and developed through the guidelines set in place by the agency learning agreement. Because I am currently employed at this agency‚ my professional role has been changed to adhere to standards set in place by CASA. Prior to my field placement‚ my work involved providing in-home services to families involved with Department of Human Services. The expectations of this position included conducting assessments‚ developing
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live by many core values that I have established in my life. My values have helped me evolve as a person‚ created great friendships‚ and even determined my passion for the Social Work field. My core values include my religious affiliation‚ helping others‚ treating people with kindness and respect‚ my family‚ being trustworthy‚ being able to stick by my word‚ being passionate‚ patient‚ educated‚ respected‚ honest‚ loyal‚ open-minded‚ dependable‚ reliable‚ and positive. My core values helps me carry on
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Professional Nursing Values Yvonne Simms NUR/403 Undergraduate Nursing Studies April 29‚ 2010 Joseph DeCostanza Professional values are the foundation for practice; they guide interactions with client‚ colleagues‚ other professionals‚ and the public‚ by providing the framework for commitment to the Welfare of others. They are also belief or ideas to which an individual is committed and which are reflected in patterns of behavior. Institute of medicine (2000). In this article
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A situation where I had an ethical conflict with a client is when there was a client who wanted to have an abortion. I was completing a house visit with an assigned social worker and I had to conduct the meeting. The client felt that she did not want a baby due to her age. I do not believe in abortion unless it is caught early on due to a form of sexual assault. However‚ I could not enforce my beliefs on the client. I had to rightfully inform the client of her options and what the decision could
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