strengthened my knowledge on the importance of human relationship by showing me how crucial the relationships that we have not only with our clients but with everyone we may encounter is to the social work profession. My work experience at Los Alamos National Labs and the Okay Casino has given me the ability to work effectively under demanding and stressful situations and has shown me the importance in being a flexible, reliable, and dependable hard worker. My previous work experience has also reinforced the values of service and integrity, these values are a must in the working profession. My volunteer experience and the student organizations that I’m apart of have helped me become a motivated self-starter with a strong desire to learn. They …show more content…
My life experiences, accomplishments, and more importantly my hardships have helped me come to the realization of my personal values. Learning about the social work core values was another indicator for me that social work was the right profession for me. The social work core values of service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence are all values that are very similar if not identical to my own personal values. Many of the social work core values encompass many of my own personal values. For example, the core value of social justice encompasses my personal values of equality and helping the less fortunate. Overall, I believe in making a meaningful contribution to the betterment of society and working to help improve the lives of individuals by helping them overcome challenges such as poverty, abuse, addiction, physical illness, loss, educational problems, disability, and mental illness. I full heartedly believe and recognize the need to help the underprivileged and those without a voice. In order to do this you must believe and represent the social work core values. This is how I know my personal values are compatible with the social work values. We as individuals all have biases, this is one of the greatest things I have learned about myself in my undergrad. …show more content…
When I stop to really think about it I realize how truly remarkable it is that we humans are 99.9% identical in our genetic makeup, it goes to show that even though we each have two eyes, arms, and legs, it's what's inside that really sets us apart. It's the factors such as our religion, sexual orientation, beliefs, and culture that make each of us different. The inside is where the soul is and that's what makes each of us beautifully unique. Since I was a young boy I’ve experienced diverse and unique people. Some of those people have grown to be my very close friends. I met one of my closest friends and current roommate in elementary. I met Marcus Lopez in 5th grade. Marcus is a Native American from Nambe Pueblo. Marcus introduced me to his beautiful culture and religion. I’ve had the privilege of attending many of the feast days of Nambe pueblo. Marcus is one of many diverse friends that I’ve had the opportunity of meeting and who has opened my eyes to see how truly beautiful cultures other than my own really are. I have also experienced diversity inside my own family through the way my family shares their love. I have cousins and friends that are gay. My opinion on sexual orientation and anything for that matter is simple, if it makes you happy I’m happy. When it comes to right and wrong how can you make up a measurement when it comes to love. I feel that a
Social Work is a profession that is committed to the promotion, restoration, maintenance, and enhancement of social functioning. Its focus is to work with individuals, groups, and communities, in helping them use the resources within themselves and the environment to cope more effectively with their problems. At its most basic level, social work is about promoting the general welfare of society by representing those who are most vulnerable. Providing social services can sometimes be a difficult task, wrought with ethical uncertainties and challenges. The Social Work Code of Ethics helps social workers navigate these challenges throughout their careers and provide a framework for the principles and standards a social worker must uphold.
According to NASW (2010), values are descried as the mission of the social worker in which this includes service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence. An essential value that is applicable to my practice setting is the service value. This value is define as the social workers’ priority to help people and addressing social problems in the environments As an intern, it has been a priority to provide services to our client depending on their specific needs. There has been times that client have needed transportation in order for them to attend monthly events, clothes’ donations, and mentoring services. Another importance value that
The National Association of Social Workers, NASW, considers the following as its six most core values; service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence. The value of service is considered to be a core value because offering help to those in need is a crucial goal for all of those looking to practice in the field of Social Work. These services can include, but are not limited to, addressing social problems, helping those in need, and volunteering their knowledge to those who cannot otherwise afford such help. Social Justice is also an important core value for a Social Worker to develop. As a Social Worker one will encounter many people from several different walks of life, no two cases will ever be exactly the same. Some of these walks of life can leave a client vulnerable, defenseless, exploited, oppressed, and troubled. Therefore it is important to learn what Social Justice is, and how to help people from falling victim to injustice. Dignity and Worth of the Person is one of the most important values that one should uphold. People who need the help of a Social Worker many, but not all, times feel powerless, embarrassed, and worthless because they feel as though they cannot control aspects of their life an...
These are the values that all social service workers must follow. I feel that the most important value that underpins social care practice is trust. It is very important that the person being cared for trusts you as their social service worker. The best way to do this is to develop a strong relationship with the person so that they know that they have someone they can speak to if they ever have a problem. This value is described in various different ways within the SSSC codes of practice. One of these codes states that as a social service worker should be seen as “being reliable and dependable” (SSSC,2009:2.4) if you are always there for them then they will be able to trust you. Another value that is related to the SSSC codes of practice would be the value of respect. All clients want to be and deserve to be respected by everyone especially their social service worker. This also means respecting their personal belongings as well as them as a person. As a social service worker your role includes “treating each person as an individual” (SSSC,2009:1.1) this just means that everyone should be accepted for who they are and treated with the utmost
As a social work professional, you must take into account your own personal values before you can be an effective worker in this field. Social workers sometimes need to put their own values aside when working with clients who don’t share their same ideals. Clients are diverse and are not going to always have the same values that the worker has. Social workers need to be professional and adhere to the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) guidelines when working with any client.
The following paper aims to discuss and analyze the way in which my personal values intersect with the values I hold as most important within the profession of social work. It would stand to reason that these values would stand on common ground; however, there are places where my personal and professional values diverge. These conflicts may prove to be problematic within my chosen career unless I find a way to prioritize my values, or find ways for them to work harmoniously with each other.
These core values are the establishment of social works fascinating reason and perspective, that were achieved be previous professionals throughout history. Service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity competence. These expectations of core values reflects what is unique to the social work profession. Core values, and the rules and regulations that abide from them, must be balanced inside the particular circumstance and unusualness of the human
Among an array of Values from The Code of Ethics (TCE) of social work Value 1 dictates that as social workers we must respect the dignity of our clients and refrain from passing judgement onto them (Canadian Association of Social Work, 2005, pg.7). As a social worker, it is important to follow this value as it prevents the distancing of the client from the worker as the client will have a better chance of opening up to someone who does not instantly tell them what to do or reprimand them for their actions or non-action in their lives. Oppression relates to the TCE in that it says the social work profession’s main purpose is to raise their clients who are vulnerable, oppressed and/or living in poverty (CASW, 2005, pg.7). Taking this into account
Ethics consists of factors such as culture, religion, and these continuously affect a person’s beliefs and ethics. As individuals continue to develop and adapt to different values and ethics. This is through past experiences and the expectations as our life pattern changes. Core values in social work practice are the code of ethics, informing our understanding of the difference and diversity. The social work profession is evaluated by a whole set of guidelines, measures put in place by regulatory bodies, allowing the movement to put in place new governmental laws and guides within this field.
The six core values of social work should guide and impact how social workers act and treat their clients. A social worker must show anyone who they come in contact with that they are valued by serving, standing up against injustices, letting them know they have inherent worth, teaching them the importance of healthy human relationships, having integrity, and being competent. These values are necessary to apply not only to the professional areas but in our daily
My interest in social work stems from a love of volunteering that I possessed ever since I was a young child expressing great enthusiasm for church and school service events. As I grew older, I began volunteering for many other community events, such as serving over 200 hours at a local hospital, helping with free cancer screenings, and fitting children with free bike helmets. I even created my own donation drive for a local women’s and children’s shelter. I feel the best when I am striving to create positive changes in my community and for struggling, marginalized individuals. Social services have been a part of my life for a very long time, and I want it to continue to be on a professional level.
These core values are: service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity and competence. Although it could be argued that object relations theory could be consistent with any of these values, there are three that are more relevant than the others. Because it is important to develop a strong therapeutic relationship and holding environment when utilizing object relations theory, one core value that would be paramount would be the importance of human relationships. In order to build a strong alliance, it is imperative for social workers to treat the population they serve as partners and vehicles of
When they are in need we must do everything in our power to make a change. Sometimes this involve advocating for them to see a change in social problems. The definition of a social worker states that they are trained person that carries out work with the aim of alleviating conditions of those in need (12). This often calls the need for social justice. After learning about social workers throughout history, I realize there’s multiple ways to help those in need (11). They’ve been able to implement social welfare for the public.
Social workers challenge social injustice. Social workers pursue social change, particularly with and on behalf of vulnerable and oppressed individuals and groups of people. The meaning of this value is to ensure that individuals going into the social work profession pursue change, most importantly with, on behalf of vulnerable and oppressed individuals, and with groups of people. Additionally, this social work value forces social workers to constantly affect social change primarily focused upon issues of poverty, discrimination, and other forms of social injustice by creating activities that seek to promote sensitivity to and knowledge about oppression and cultural and ethnic
Prior to having the class of Professional Values and Ethics, I assumed I understood the basic concepts of what defines a professional who has competence of values and ethics. Nevertheless, by being enrolled in this course, I have gained great knowledge of which professional values and ethical principles must be held by a social worker, which I did not know before. Progressively in this class, by learning professional values and ethics, my motivation to succeed as an upcoming social worker has gotten stronger.