Running Head: FIELD PRACTICUM REFLECTION AND INTEGRATION Social Work Values and Ethics: Coursework and Practicum Influences FIELD PRACTICUM REFLECTION AND INTEGRATION Social Work Values and Ethics: Coursework and Practicum Influences An essential element of a social work students’ education is learning social work values and ethics. Students acquire a knowledge base about values from a professional, personal, cultural, and societal perspective so that they can identify areas of differences and similarities as they practice the profession of social work. Codes of ethics, which govern the application of values or beliefs, must be learned as well and applied to the practice of social work in the basic areas of professional conduct, human dignity and social justice. Achieving congruence between a student’s personal and professional values and ethical principles is an ongoing process. In the Values and Ethics class, I learned the social work values of service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity and professional competence.
Social workers’ primary responsibility is to promote the wellbeing of clients. In general, clients’ interests are primary however, social workers’ responsibility to the larger society or specific legal obligations may on limited occasions supersede the loyalty owed clients, and clients should be so advised. In another word me, as a social worker can offer services to clients but, at the same times they have the right to Self Determination. Social workers respect and promote the right of clients to self determination and assist clients in their efforts to identify and clarify their goals. Social workers may limit clients’ right to self determination when, in the social workers’ professional judgment, clients’ actions or potential actions pose a serious, foreseeable, and imminent risk to themselves or others.
Before any interventions can take place we first need to look at how SW assessments are carried out. Within SW carrying out assessments is an essential element of social work practice. (SWP) It is a common misconception held by the public that SWP is merely a series of well-meaning but otherwise uncoordinated activities (Haines, 1981). However, this is not the case as SWP is a highly organised profession. Social workers (SWs) need to have a good understanding of assessments and be aware of the different understandings regarding assessments as this would affect the way the assessment is done, how the information is interpreted and used and what plans are put in place to establish an end result.
Social work techniques essay. In this essay social work codes and practices will be the topic of discussion; beginning with a comprehensive assessment of the codes of practice and the code of ethics implemented by the GSCC. This will be followed by an evaluation of advocacy and empowerment; which will aim to display the importance of these skills and techniques within the social work environment. Two case studies must suffice within this essay to show the use of these skills in practice. To conclude there will be an assessment of the strengths and limitations of these esoteric approaches.
These standards could expand their problem solving, awareness, values and clarification ability. Although these standards promote their liability, each therapist should maintain each ethical conduct by encouraging their colleagues as well (Hillenbrand and Claiborn, 1988). Ethics are moral values that embrace each person or group by designed to present regulations for accurate conduct. In recognize the ethical conduct the result of comprehension and understanding of each philosophical morality seem to underline the ethics code, the leading behavior that symbolizes the prime of life, decision and carefulness. These ethical beliefs are governed by the mental health professional that describe each standards in regards to his or her behavior.
Social workers should critically examine and keep current with emerging knowledge relevant to social work. Social workers should routinely review the professional literature and participate in continuing education relevant to social work practice and social work ethics. (c) Social workers should base practice on recognized knowledge, including empirically based knowledge, relevant to social work and social work ethics. I think that Competence is the most important code in the Code of Ethics. Knowing the job inside and out is very necessary for being the absolute best counselor to for the client.
further training, can improve working practice and as such, improve the standards of care provided. It can also identify areas of good practice that can be shared with others. How standards can be used to help a social care worker reflect on their practice? As social care workers, we all work to a set of standards that determine how we carry out our working practice. These standards are guidelines, policies and procedures that we are expected to follow, that identify the quality of care we are expected to achieve and deliver.
P1 – Explain the need for and the role of discipline in the uniformed services Discipline can be defined as the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behaviour, using punishment to correct disobedience. Rules and regulations are important within the Public Services. It ensures that those serving are familiar with their duties, and that they are knowledgeable about how and why discipline will be administered. It is important that discipline is administered because it makes them aware about what is expected of them and it gives punishment as a deterrent if that is not delivered. It gives them the opportunity to learn and progress, creates team cohesion and puts the individual in the right state of mind.
Definition of Social Work Definition The social work profession promotes social change, problem solving in human relationships and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance well-being. Utilising theories of human behaviour and social systems, social work intervenes at the points where people interact with their environments. Principles of human rights and social justice are fundamental to social work. Commentary Social work in its various forms addresses the multiple, complex transactions between people and their environments. Its mission is to enable all people to develop their full potential, enrich their lives, and prevent dysfunction.
2. Explain why it is important to adhere to agreed ways of working and the scope of your role as a care worker. It is important to support and follow the agreed ways of working and also the job description in order to avoid any grievances with your employer. This will decrease any chance of injury to a client or yourself. It allows space for skills and knowledge within the care sector to be able to increase.