The article “The Willow River Developmental Disabilities Center” talks about a dilemma involving social worker Juan, an employee at the Willow River State Center. This article is embedded with a story that simply communicated the unjust care clients received at the facility. As a result of the undeserved treatment being experienced by clients; social worker Juan grew tired of the inadequate active treatment being provided to clients. So, Juan took it upon himself and demanded for better clients treatments and programs form his employer. The following questions embedded in this assignment attempts to identify and address some general ethical dilemma social workers might encounter at a workplace.…
One moral dilemma that often arises in many cases is where people who deserve to receive assistance are denied, because of minor circumstances. While an individual who abuses the system is allowed to receive help, and often more than what they should. Certain amounts of core values are required for a social worker to display such as service, social justice, dignity, integrity, and competence. These values are not always displayed by our clients so it is our job to display them at all times. When we see such discrepancies we are not to judge, but rather investigate and seek that the right course of action is taking to help those in need. This is where our use of ethical principles can come into action. Although we may not agree that the client who is abusing the system may or may not deserve assistance, as much as the next person. It is our job to put our personal self interests aside, and provide help where it is needed (Manning, 2003). It is also our job to respect those who are in need, and not discriminate or mistreat the client in any way. We are to show social justice and equality and ensure each client is treated…
Ethics within social is relating to the morals of doing right or wrong and preventing or removing harm form a service user (McLaren, Leathard, 2009). Social care workers have a duty of care to do no wrong to service users (Beauchamp and Childress, 1989)…
This paper will look for the way in which the code of ethics for Human Services expresses such values as Integrity, Respect for others, Responsibility, Justice, Beneficence and nonmaleficence, and compassion.…
I am interested in this type of work because I want to help people. Some people have many thing going on with their lives, but they have nobody to talk to. I wish I could be at somebody that people can talk to if they have any problem.…
The purpose of this essay is to present a case study that was allocated to me on my second placement setting. I will discuss some of the ethical dilemmas which I have encountered and how I have dealt with them in a professional way. Anti-oppression/discrimination and reflective practice will also be analysed in order to demonstrate how they guided me throughout my work. I will also illustrate how the theories and legislation were incorporated within my practice. Working on this case also gave me the opportunity to work in partnership with other professionals from different fields, such as: Local social workers, Police , court , Youth oddending team and youth worker, health, housing, education,counselling.…
Social Workers recognize that there are personal and structural barriers that create and maintain distress, injustice, and inequality and prevent the achievement of full potential. The NASW Code of Ethics is intended to serve as a guide to the everyday professional conduct of a social worker. As a social worker, you are faced with…
All of us at a certain point of time have to encounter the situation of ethical dilemma in personal or professional life. In any field of life, there are certain ethics that every associated professional has to follow. In social services, focus on ethical behavior is of importance, as it is a part of the nature of these services. The social workers many times go through situations where they have to face moral or ethical dilemmas, which can be due to many reasons. This can be due to pressure from many sides such as management, colleagues, junior staff, clients, funding agencies. A social worker has to take hard steps in such situations to overcome those…
Social workers can play a major role in helping individuals with intellectual disabilities. When working with individuals with intellectual disabilities it is important for social worker to follow the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics (NASW). There are specific parts of the NASW code of Ethics that social worker who are working with children with intellectual disabilities should be especially cognizant of. One ethics principle that is important to social workers’ who with children with intellectual disabilities is social justice (National Association of Social Workers [NASW], 2008). The ethical principle for social justice stated by the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics declares that social workers should work to promote social change especially when working with a population who are oppressed (NASW, 2008). When working with children with intellectual disability it is also important for social workers to provide access to needed resources such as support services and information pertaining to…
Because human services work often involves direct client interaction, there are times when the values of the worker differ from those of their clients. In these circumstances, ethical dilemmas tend to arise. Review the case examples and current ethical conflicts presented in Chapter 5 of your textbook. Choose…
Social workers must be critical thinkers in order to deal with ethical dilemmas. Social workers have ethical obligations at a Macro level.…
Code of Ethics. (2008). National Association of Social Workers. Retrieved April 15, 2013, from: https://www.socialworkers.org/pubs/code/code.asp…
The Sanchez family is a case that would keep any social worker occupied with the complex needs for the different members. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics is a guideline that ensures that all the necessary efforts are practiced by social worker. According to the NASW, a social workers priority is to enhance the individual’s well-being by providing the assistance towards addressing their client’s problems (p.1). Two social work standards that pertain to the understanding of the services provided to the Sanchez family are 1.04 Competence and 2.06 Referral for Services. The two codes described are relevant to this case to ensure that the Sanchez family members are getting the services needed ethically according…
The Onslow County Department of Social Services primary responsibility is to address child abuse, neglect and dependency. The Child Protection Services Division provides intake, investigation, assessment, and in-home services when needed. The division has a commitment to deliver family-centered services to children and families in Onslow County. When social workers are providing these services they may be faced with ethical dilemmas. An ethical dilemma, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is “a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two courses of actions, either of which entails transgressing a moral principle.” Social workers working for the Onslow County Department of Social Services have a duty to follow agency policies while still abiding by the NASW Code of Ethics. Being able to respond to ethical dilemmas while working as a social worker is crucial. The intent of this paper is to discuss an ethical dilemma that arose during field placement at the Onslow County Department of Social Services.…
This week’s assignment is about case studies in concern with family and couple issues. Identifying the issues and how they are to be resolved while maintaining ethical standards are the basis of this paper. The paper will describe the ethical issue that a case worker is faced with and referencing the AAMFT Code of Ethics.…
