For the social significance; establish a caring community to help volunteers understand better the community. Volunteer service is to express love, caring, sharing positive action. It is not only promoting mutual assistance also among people care more for social harmony at all levels. Through volunteer activities, raise public awareness for the responsibility to everyone in the society. And cultivate a sense of belonging to society, civic responsibility, dedication and contribution to society.
The Hyacinth Berry case study will be used throughout to identify and discuss the interconnections of values, ethics and legislation. The General Social Care (GSCC) and BASW offer the social work profession its value base. The message from reading their requirements is that values are a fundamental part of a competent social worker. There is also a clear need for both students and qualified workers to ‘identify and question their own values and prejudices and their implications for practice.’ The need for social workers to have respect for persons and their right to self determination still remains the key to practice. Complexities of the social work task relate partly to the worker having to negotiate the tension between these values and the dilemmas that decision making brings.
‘Social justice’ is generally used to refer to a set of institutions which will enable people to lead a fulfilling life and be active contributors to their community.” Social justice is equality for all. When we live, work, go to school, see a doctor, and even attend church in a community that does not have an equal playing ground, oppression occurs. In 2010 the Counselors for Social Justice (CJS) Code of Ethics was formally endorsed. The code is meant to clarify the American Counseling Association (ACA) Code of Ethics from a perspective of social justice. It provides action steps “to clarify how social justice-oriented counselors can transition ethical intent to ethical practice” (CJS Code of Ethics pp 2).
It employs a framework which brings together all aspects of an investigation into an allegation of abuse against a vulnerable adult. . Safeguarding means pro-actively seeking to involve the whole community in keeping the individual safe and promoting their welfare. Safeguarding is an important part of integrated working. When professionals work together in an integrated way, they put the individual at the centre of all activities to help identify their holistic needs earlier to improve their life outcomes.
Personal Values and Ethical Standards BSHS/332 March 25, 2013 Personal Values and Ethical Standards Human services are a profession emerging in response to and in expectancy of the direction of human problems and needs. Human services appreciate the diversity of people; therefore, it provides assistance to the people entering its domain within the context of the environment and community. Human service professionals encourage and promote the distinctive characteristics and values of human services. By these means, they support the ethics and integrity of the vocation, support community, and client well-being, and develop their professional growth. The profession has a set of principles of conduct for professional and ethical decision-making.
Effective communication gives the social worker a privilege to pay more attention to the client’s environment and their living situation. To take full advantage of that the social worker must be prepared to adhere to the NASW Code of Ethics that defined the social worker relationship with the client, such as: * Respect * Trust * Integrity * Competence In order to achieve a vision this Code of Ethics will help social workers to make the inevitable moral choices that arise in their daily
One definition which has been theorised is that of the International Association of Social Work and the international Federation of Social Workers reads below: “a profession which 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 workers intervene at the point where people interact with their environments. Principles of human rights and social justice are fundament to social work. (2001, cited in NI~SCC, 2003) This definition is a combination of a lot of relevant elements associated with the principles and values of social work, which are related to this essay and below will be discussed in more detail. The Value Base of Social Work Historically the profession of social work has been devoted to enhancing the welfare of people who encounter problems and need assistance to overcome them.
Kendrick – believes accepting the reality that now all people are positively valued in society makes social valorisation important. It prevents bad things from happening to the most vulnerable; it also increases the likelihood of good things happening. Eric Erikson – says when reviewing the care needs of a service user you would need to look at their physical, social and cognitive needs. A lot of these theories are still relevant today in the care and support provided. Within the group living environment it enables the individual to participate in society.
The process of social work requires the full participation of service users and carers alongside other professional agencies and multidisciplinary teamwork with all stages recorded clearly and systematically. This process follows a fluid circular pattern beginning with assessment whereby social workers establish the problems or issues surrounding the particular case study. Deciding on outcomes sees the service user and social worker working together, within a specific time scale, to agree on realistic achievements. These outcomes should reflect the service users' values and be looking to improve their situation. Planning follows with all those involved agreeing on the best course of action for the most effective results.
It is about getting people to move in the right direction, gaining their commitment, and motivating them to achieve their goals” (Armstrong, 2008). This implies that leadership requires the harmonization of individual needs, task needs and the needs of the group. It is about getting the job done while meeting individual and group needs and maintaining team spirit. The above definitions point to leadership as a process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task. There are new models of leadership, transformational and communal leadership, which define leadership as a social process in which interpersonal relationships and interaction at all levels in an organization are key to effective leadership (Carless, 1998: Fletcher, 2004).