It may also include a course tutor or mentor. Task B: I recently participated in Equality and Diversity training at Mary Seacole Housing Association. During the day, we looked at the grouping of the various acts under the heading of Equality and Diversity, the cycle of discrimination, the 9 protected categories and what steps we can take to prevent prejudice in our work environment. Though I have undertaken this sort of training previously, it allowed me to appreciate that equality does not necessarily mean that we should treat everyone the same but we should treat everyone according to their requirements and needs. It also reminded me of the importance of educating myself about the different cultures that I may be required to provide services for in the future to safeguard against ignorance or unintentionally offending someone
In this paper, I will discuss the range of problems facing these client’s and what skills the helper can use in order to help their client. When problems exist that causes a client to experience trouble or discomfort, it is essential that human service professionals can identify
Both the NOHS (1999) and the NASW (2008) offer similar principles of ethical standards for which human service professionals to refer to and abide by. The NOHS (1999) explains that as a human service professional, one will take on many roles such as a “caregiver, case manager, broker, teacher/educator, behavior changer, consultant, outreach professional, mobilizer, advocate, community planner, community change organizer, evaluator and administrator.” The ethical codes are written with these versatile roles in mind and elaborate on one’s responsibility to clients and community, to colleagues, to the profession, to employers, and to one’ self. The list of ethical standards all revolve around central core values consisting of: social justice, dignity and worth all of persons, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence (NASW, 2008). In comparing these codes of ethics with Biblical standards, it is easy to draw parallels. The many roles that human services professionals take on are also similar to the roles we take on as Christians.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING The following activities will help you to generate evidence to show knowledge of your terms and conditions of employment as well as knowing where to seek information and advice should it be necessary. You must show that you understand your own role and how this links to the sector as a whole. You will need to explore issues which have affected the sector and show that you understand how public opinion can influence practice and procedures. ERR Unit 1: 1.1 WorkSkills Unit 10: 1.1 Task 1a There are many aspects of employment which are covered by the law setting out responsibilities and rights of employers and employees. These ensure, for instance, equality of opportunity, safety and fair working conditions.
Support your position by discussing goals, roles, ground rules, norms, and characteristics your team or group displayed. How did these characteristics affect the team’s or group’s ability to accomplish its purpose and solve the problem it encountered? • Analyze how communication contributed to cohesiveness. Identify and address how diversity or technology affected the team or group members’ ability to communicate with one another to reach a resolution. • Explain your thoughts on how goals, roles, ground rules, and norms help determine effectiveness.
It gives the employer a better understanding of what the applicant is like. It includes similar things to an application form but also personal information such as contact details and addresses. A CV is usually adapted to suit the job that the applicant is applying for. | Strength | The format of the CV allows applicants to extensively share their history and accomplishments, the employer can learn a lot about the applicant from a single document. A CV is also a living document which can be continually be updated.
A code of ethics that is well written should also give guidance to employees on how to deal with certain ethical situations. A well-written code of ethics should also give guidance to employees on how to deal with certain ethical situations. Every code of ethics is different and should reflect the company's ethos, values and business style. Some codes are short, setting out only general guidelines, and others are large manuals, encompassing a huge variety of situations. They should define accepted/acceptable behaviors, promote high standards of practice, provide a benchmark for members to use for self evaluation, and establish a framework for professional behavior and
For example, if the client is better off after the application of the intervention in comparison to the prior assistance. Applying a logic model to this evaluation will measure the changes of skills, behaviors, understanding, values, and independence for each client. The measurements will address the prior behaviors and skills in comparison to the present behaviors and skills to document the achievement changes. These measures come from data collection involving client satisfactions surveys, special measurement instruments, and the service professional that can accurately account for specific influences in these evaluations. In addition, the outcome evaluation can prepare the organization for a long-term intervention that can create changes in the community of the organization and the surrounding businesses and community stakeholders.
Reflective practice can take place: verbally – discussing our progress and practice with managers, supervisors, tutors or colleagues in writing – such as writing an account or diary of daily activities, developments or incidents, and identifying ways in which we could use these experiences to improve. It is important to reflect upon our practice in order to continuously improve the quality of the service we provide to service users and others. This ensures that we adhere to set standards, agreed ways of working and provide quality service. This is because continuous reflective practice means that we have to address issues and new
Cultural competence also requires victim service providers to appreciate how workers need to move from cultural awareness to cultural sensitivity before achieving cultural competence, and to evaluate growth and development throughout these different levels of cultural competence in practice. Self-awareness becomes the basis for professional development and should be supported by supervision and agency administration. Agency administrators and public policy advocates also need to develop strategies to reduce their own biases and expand their