In psychology and social work‚ dual relationships and clinical boundaries are often common. They are often unclear and most times the professional has a difficult time noticing them developing. Ethical dilemmas are found in all professions‚ but are often different in type and solutions. They are hard to identify and even harder to make a clear decision. Dual relationships and clinical boundaries are one of the biggest ethical dilemmas social workers face because of the difficulties of finding the
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2010 The field of social work is constantly being influenced by new theories and ideology that affects how social worker’s engage and interact with their clients. The new ideology of the theories can impact the values of social worker’s. The purpose of this paper is to explore and inform how the concepts of relationship or alliance with clients from the work of the RCT theorist‚ Judith Herman‚ and Paulo Freire has influenced my values and developing sense of social work practice. As a student
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Theories‚ models and perspectives - Cheat sheet for field instructors Major Theories – Used in Social Work Practice Systems Theory Psychodynamic Social Learning Conflict Developmental Theories Theories of moral reasoning (Kohlberg‚ Gilligan) Theories of cognition (Piaget) Transpersonal theories of human development (Transpersonal – means beyond or through the persona or mask. Going beyond identity rooted in the individual body or ego to include spiritual experience or higher levels
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The History of Social Work Code of Ethics Abstract Every professional organization is governed by professional ethics or a code of conduct. The organization I chose to discuss in regards to ethics is the National Association of Social Workers or commonly known as NASW. A code of conduct is intended to be a central guide and reference for users in support of day-to-day decision making. It is meant to clarify an organization’s mission‚ values and principles‚ linking
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Challenging Oppression – A Critical Approach to Social Work (Bob Mullaly) Oppression is a state of being kept down by force or authority. Personally Constructed Theory Social Work is practiced based and pursues the following to lead to well-articulated practice (functions of theory) - description‚ explanation‚ prediction‚ control and management of events and changes. There is much discussion regarding the nature of‚ dynamics‚ forms‚ functions and causes of oppression however there is
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Alan‚ as he was very vulnerable‚ and preoccupations with his well-being and social justice‚ which are rooted in the social work profession value base. The key values I applied while working with Alan were the right to determination‚ confidentiality and privacy‚ I have the obligation to protect Alan from harm‚ and I have an obligation to obey the law and the right to self-protection (BASW‚ 2016g). Incorporating social work values are central to its practice‚ maintaining behavioural codes and standards
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requirements for the standards (HCPC‚ 2016). (Highan‚ 2006) Social work is placed within a network of caring services or personal social services staffed by members of the helping professions. Some of the code of conduct includes the following: Treating Service users with care and respect‚ challenging discrimination‚ maintaining appropriate
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In social work‚ genograms can be an important too when working with children and families. Genograms are a practical tool in social work practice‚ it is useful in gathering information‚ understanding relationship dynamics and behavioral patterns‚ promoting the client’s self-understanding‚ conduction assessments‚ and guiding the practitioner to interventions (Pope & Lee‚ 2016‚ para. 3). The genogram invites the client to talk about the family dynamics‚ culture and other relationships that may not
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The Role of Leadership in Social Work (1.0) According to the AASW code of ethics (2010)‚ social work competence involves six core values: committing to the values of service‚ a person’s dignity and worth‚ social justice‚ integrity‚ and the importance of human relationships. These values‚ by definition‚ do not only require leadership but also defines leadership thus makes social workers natural leaders (Fairholm‚ 2003). According to Cooke‚ Reid‚ and Edwards (1996)‚ leadership skills include: networking
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position as a Social Worker it needs the ability to identify and balance values of benefits and harms‚ taking into consideration where one’s own value base impacts on the decision making and where we can support people to achieve the best outcomes‚ using professional rather than personal values. However we are guided by the purpose of the organisation we are employed in‚ as well as the legal and policy parameters of our society. Additionally‚ it would appear that the focus of social
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