...After reviewing the NASW Professional Code of Ethics, I learned about access to records, interdisciplinary collaboration, and unethical conduct of colleagues. A few things I learned from the Access to Records code was that social workers should be able to provide clients with fair access to their own records. This code was a surprise to me because originally, I thought a client didn’t have any access to their records whatsoever. Social workers who worry that the information may harm or cause misunderstanding, should be able to assist the client in interpreting the information if necessary. Overall, social workers should limit access to their client’s records. The client’s request for viewing parts or all of their records must be documented...
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...was not a consideration. Now, that I am in an agency, in particular one where the person in charge of my supervision does not hold a degree of any kind, I have personal experience with the necessity of competency-based supervision when working in the social services field, particularly social work. Analysis of Supervision The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) have developed Best Practice Standards in Social Work Supervision. The goal of this regulatory board and organization of professional membership task force is to support and strengthen supervision standards for professional social workers. The Best Practice Standards are also to provide a general framework that promotes uniformity and serves as a resource for issues related to supervision in the social work supervisory community (NASW & ASWB, 2013). The Best Practice Standards are not only designed to guide the practice of supervisors but to protect clients, support practitioners, and ensure that professional standards and quality services are delivered by competent social workers (NASW & ASWB, 2013). Protecting clients, supporting...
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...This paper examines the challenges of making ethical decisions as a social worker. The purpose of this case study is to identify ethical dilemmas social workers may be faced with. This paper provides available ethical strategies and models to utilize in determining ethical resolutions. What are the ethical dilemmas presented in the case example? Provide a rationale for why you identified specific issues as an ethical dilemma. In the social work profession it is inevitable that as social workers we will be faced with ethical dilemmas. Social workers are responsible for maintaining the commitment to be ethical, and the promise to ensure each client’s well-being. An ethical dilemma involves two or more conflicting issues. Being culturally diverse and understanding the NASW Code of Ethics are two methodologies that can help to identify your ethical obligation as a social worker, and hopefully help you make the right choices when faced with an ethical dilemma (NASW, 2007). There are a number of key concepts to consider pertaining to the duty and obligations of social workers (Roberts, & Watkins, 2009, p. 115). In case study 1.7 Believing an Emotionally Disturbed Child, the social worker is faced with several dilemmas. One of the main dilemmas is whether or not to report the abuse allegation described to the psychologist by seven year old Mary. The psychologist reported the allegation to the social worker rather Children Protective Services (CPS). Not only does the...
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...Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers Approved by the 1996 NASW Delegate Assembly and revised by the 2008 NASW Delegate Assembly The 2008 NASW Delegate Assembly approved the following revisions to the NASW Code of Ethics: 1.05 Cultural Competence and Social Diversity (c) Social workers should obtain education about and seek to understand the nature of social diversity and oppression with respect to race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, political belief, religion, immigration status, and mental or physical disability. 2.01 Respect (a) Social workers should treat colleagues with respect and should represent accurately and fairly the qualifications, views, and obligations of colleagues. (b) Social workers should avoid unwarranted negative criticism of colleagues in communications with clients or with other professionals. Unwarranted negative criticism may include demeaning comments that refer to colleagues’ level of competence or to individuals’ attributes such as race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, political belief, religion, immigration status, and mental or physical disability. 4.02 Discrimination Social workers should not practice, condone, facilitate, or collaborate with any form of discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender...
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...González-Prendes, Ph.D. Wayne State University aa3232@wayne.edu Kimberly Brisebois Wayne State University Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics, Volume 9, Number 2 (2012) Copyright 2012, White Hat Communications This text may be freely shared among individuals, but it may not be republished in any medium without express written consent from the authors and advance notification of White Hat Communications Abstract Increasing numbers of clinical social workers use cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in their practice. This article analyzes how CBT fits with social work values and in particular with social justice. We propose that CBT is a good fit with the values of the profession and make suggestions for areas of improvement. Keywords: cognitive-behavioral therapy, social work values, social justice, social work practice 1. Introduction In a day when evidence-based practice has become so important to the social work profession, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has become one of the most frequently used forms of psychotherapeutic intervention. Extensive research supports the effectiveness of CBT approaches for a wide range of psychosocial issues (Dobson & Dobson, 2009; Granvold, 2011). It is one of the most widely researched and published models of therapy, with more than 325 published outcome studies that validate its efficacy (Butler, Chapman, Forman, & A. Beck, 2006). This empirical validation has made CBT a popular choice for social ...
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...RUNNING HEAD: Graduate Essay for the M.S.W. Program Personal Essay Brandy Blanco Radford University Personal Essay Social work practice is concerned with behavior in the context of the social environment, which includes individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations. As a social worker, I enjoy assisting the social environment, and I have a strong desire to help people improve their lives. I want to encourage people to function the best way they can in their environment, teach people how to solve their personal problems and family problems, deal with relationships, and provide crisis intervention. As a professional social worker, I want to increase my awareness in the social work field, refine my knowledge of disorders, symptoms, and effective treatment, strengthen my listening skills and interviewing skills, and enhance my ability to work effectively as a professional in this field. Radford University School of Social Work has changed my life and taught me how to improve the lives of others. I am eager and ready to continue my educational journey of working toward a Master of Social Work degree through the Radford University School of Social Work. I feel very fortunate that my goals during these past four years are helping me take every opportunity that comes my way and allowing me to live a productive and meaningful life. When it comes to successfully reaching...
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...Running head: TESTING WITH A POSSIBLE DEATH SENTENCE Testing With a Possible Death Sentence (An analysis of American mal-practice stemming from the Henrietta Lacks story) Testing with possible death sentence We can perceive past and future medical advancement through two very different lenses. One lens is clean and colorful and paints an innovative and hopeful picture of the present and future, and therefore many folks enjoy looking through it and broadcasting it. The second is foggy, dirty and colorless, and depicts a sad and appalling look at a frightening past. This perception threatens us, as the haunting past often does. Needless to say, most people choose not to look the old lens and is rather kept occult. This is probably the reason that aside from bits and pieces of unethical experiments in our part of the world, I was simply not well-educated on the subject and never expected to hear about so many terrible incidents catalyzed by one patient’s cells. The historic lens shows us that “historically, the health care institution has failed, humiliated and ruined lives in the effort to improve medicine” (Robbennolt, 2009) , and it is important for us as social workers to look through that gloomy, grim lens and envision interventions that would have prevented it from becoming so. In a twisted irony of life, one woman’s ill fate, gave way to many discoveries that have saved many lives, but unfortunately at a heavy price for others...
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...intervene upon the transitional processes between these systems” Bronfenbrenner, (1979). The client has suffered numerous disparities and wants to transition out of the marriage with therapy assistance because he says his wife cannot be trusted. Also, she cheated with the neighbor he wants out of the dysfunctional relationship; the couple have very distant relationship. The intervention theory consists of focus theory a quick divorce as the client desires. Example, “He says he believes that he can survive without her”, and the clinician job is to adhere to the client’s wants and needs. 19. Social worker support/reinforcement change in client. The system theory is consistent with social work values according to the Assembly, N. D. (2008). NASW Code of Ethics, Importance of Human Relationships “social workers seek to strengthen relationships among people in a purposeful effort to promote, restore, maintain, and enhance the well-being of individuals, families, social groups, organizations, and communities”. Example: Bronfenbrenner, (1979) states focus on interrelation transactions between systems, and stress that all existing elements within an ecosystem play an equal role in maintaining balance of the whole”. System theories’ application to social work “Holistic thinking can provide a paradigm for understanding their systems and how interactions can maintain an individual's behavior” Bronfenbrenner, (1979). The client mirror image is that his wife has broken all marital rules and he...
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...Introduction Codes of ethics Code of ethics is widely accepted in an organization or company. Many business adopted code of ethics at this present days. So, its adaptors are steadily increasing over past two decade. The research of Mark John Somers characterized codes of ethics into several themes representing distinct lines of inquiry. One theme concern in promoting ethical behavior in organization and second one is prevalence; which mean which codes have been adopted in specific countries. (e.g white and Montgonery, 1980) or industries (e.g Berenbeim, 1992). And the last is emergent theme which concerns the influence of codes of ethics on employee in an organization. Codes of ethics define moral idea essence of an organization or company. A code need to be simple and easy to understand that unites employee regardless of their particular religious, sex, location, race and ethnicity. The tone of code is important. There are six moral values of codes of ethics review by corporate, global codes of ethics, Business ethics are as follows: * Trustworthiness * Responsibility * Respect * Caring * Fairness * Citizenship Codes of conduct A code of conduct expands on the principles embodied in code of ethics. Codes of conduct have to address all the legal expectation and ethical risks suit to organization or company or job title. Codes of conduct have to be revising when the issues arise in the organization. The NYSE address seven topics of codes they are...
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...within itself but can also instigate change in others as well. According to Wakefield (1996), Systems are sets of interacting elements; systems can be open or closed to interaction with the outside world; systems are linked hierarchically; systems can possess states of homeostasis and equilibrium or can be in disequilibrium; systems are regulated through positive and negative feedback; and, again, causal influences are circular, in that changes in one system have consequences for other linked systems that, in turn, through feedback, have consequences for the first system (p. 4). Systems can be referred to as schools, neighborhoods, communities, government, and biological environment. The ecosystems perspective, when applied to humans, studies the interactions between the systems surrounding the person and how these systems have an effect upon the person. While the person in the environment is still central to the social worker...
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...Personal Values and Ethical Standards L. M BSHS/322 Professional, Ethical & Legal Issues in Human Services July 2, 2012 Personal Values and Ethical Standards Dr. King once stated “if we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values that our reality hinges on” then and only then will we be able to define the true meaning of life, and the direction we are to go. Within this paper I would like to share with my readers the sources that has impacted my values, as well as how my values play a role in my studying to become a human service professional. I will also address, and discuss specific dilemmas that may be relevant to this field; along with a brief discussion on several general principles as it relate to ethical standards. Values are defined as something priceless, something important, something that individuals hold at a high regard; values also give directions to our behavior, by determining what is desirable. Like each and every one of us, we are not born with values but these values are formed by those closest to us, by trials, events, and institutions. Within this list all have played a major role in the personal values I hold dear to me. Growing up in a single parent home it was my mother who has laid the foundation for me. In that I have learned firsthand what it means to be a fighter, dedicated, passionate, honest, loyal, and trustworthy. My mother has also giving me a spiritual foundation. Among the many things that have played...
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...MYKOLAS ROMERIS UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND MEDIA SCHOOL ISSUE OF MULTICULTURALISM IN SOCIAL WORKS Master Thesis Master thesis Supervisor: Vilnius, 2015 CONTENTS LIST OF USED ABBREVIATIONS AND CONCEPTS LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES INTRODUCTION 1. HIGHLIGHTING LITERATURE ON THE PROBLEM OF MULTICULTURALISM IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE 1.1 ------------------------------------------------- Meaning and concept of social work and multiculturalism 1.2 ------------------------------------------------- Social work theories 1.3 ------------------------------------------------- Characteristics of social work 1.4 ------------------------------------------------- Social work in a multicultural society 1.5 ------------------------------------------------- Social change goals in multiculturalism 1.6 ------------------------------------------------- conclusion INTRODUCTION Multiculturalism is one of the biggest issues in Nigeria where the population is over 150 million with multi-faceted ethnic and cultural differences which pose major constraints on the socio-economic development of the nation. Wong (2006 cited in Udebunu, 2011) asserts that multiculturalism appreciates and recognizes, without ignoring or turning blind side to the presence of variety of cultural groups coexisting in a particular society. Rather than conjuring a common identity for widely dispersed groups, multiculturalism...
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...Hutchinson (2003) eloquently posits that” poverty influences the ability of parents to adequately meet their children’s basic needs. Understanding human development requires an ecological approach that views the child in a home environment duly placed in a community context, where the family strives to meet their needs and obtain long-term resources” (p.56). The social problem created by poverty is a much larger than any debate ever address. Its remains an issue of serious social concern, addressing the truthfulness about poverty is crucial to assist in the policy making process. Because ignoring the cause of poverty only obscure the nature, extent, and causes of real material deprivation of those affected. For example, according to a study conducted by the Casrsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire, 2.6 million of America’s children live below poverty level. The cause is believed to be slowing down of the economy and the amount of jobs lost since the recession began in 2008. Another...
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...Alternative means of leaving foster care are running away, entering a psychiatric hospital, incarceration or death. It has been proven that those who spend longer periods of time in the foster care system are more likely to be emancipated rather than undergo an unsuccessful discharge (Courtney & Barth, 1996). A study in Northern California found that majority of youth in the foster care system (90.4%) stated they wanted to leave due to dissatisfaction of the system and services provided, a desire to return home, and other unidentified reasons. With that said, these results suggest that early service intervention in the systems youth would better prepare them for the transition from dependence to independence or an Independent Living Programs (McCoy, McMillen & Spitznagel,...
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...General Practitioner Paper SWK 6370 10/3/2014 | Assessment (Hepworth, 2013, p. 192-193) Client is Ms. Juana Hernandez, though Will County Health Department, made referral to Joliet Area Community Hospice- it increasingly hard to cope with her 9 year old son’s death. As the anniversary of his death comes near, client has thoughts of suicide and finds it unbearable to face the fact that her son is dead. Ms. Hernandez is 38, single mom, and has two daughters, ages 5 and 8. She lives in a two bedroom apartment. * Ms. Hernandez is currently facing legal problems for driving on a suspended license. Client drives to and from appointments; thus raising concerns. Client is currently being treated for suicidal thoughts related to her son’s death. She reports that she’s taking all prescribed medications and has no thoughts of hurting herself and/or others. * Ms. Hernandez also expresses concerns for her other two daughters in the household. The girls are 5 and 8 years old. Recently her daughter (5 year old) had been playing in her room unattended and somehow managed to fall from the second floor window. The daughter told her mother that her deceased brother told her to play with him. The client acknowledges that she and her 5 year old daughter are being medically treated for Bipolar Disorder. Client has also been diagnosed with Schizophrenia. * She was sexually assaulted as a teenager and has not sought counseling to cope with the effects of the assault. Client appears...
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