HRSJ quiz 1
QUES 1. What are the guiding principles for the social work profession? Where do we find these principles? Identify at least two professional codes of ethics, and their contribution to defining social work practice and roles.
ANSWER: Principles: SSDWHIC... HRSJ intervening where ppl interact with environments understanding systemic change that needs to take place empowering the individual Find in code of ethics (?) Codes of ethics: Cultural competence (understanding diverse cultures, sensitivity and empathy for differences) & Self-determination (An ethical principle in social work that recognizes the rights and needs of clients to be free to make their own choices and decisions.) empowers client through education on system and understanding of self-worth or Client empowerment
IFSW Code of Ethics
Developed in 2004 by the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) and the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW). It contains principles, such as human rights and social justice and accountability that guide the profession internationally. It contains a preface, social work definition, international conventions, principles (i.e., human rights and human dignity and social justice), and professional conduct. Tl;dr Human rights social justice Accountability / professional conduct
NASW Code of Ethics
Developed in the United States, the NASW Code of Ethics (1999) is a set of standards for the professional conduct of social workers. All NASW members are expected to affirm their commitment to abide by the code of ethics. The NASW Code of Ethics (1999) has evolved from a 1 page to a 25 page document that delineates the values, rules, and principles of ethical conduct for all professional social workers. Tl;dr standards for professional conduct for SW
Ethics
Ethics: Ethics generally refer to a standard of conduct or moral duty. The word ethics originates from the Greek language in which it means character (Merriam-Webster, 2007). Similarly, ethics refers to moral principles and people's perceptions about right and wrong (Congress, 1999). Tldr; standard of conduct
Council on Social Work Education
Founded in 1952, the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) is a nonprofit national association representing more than 3,000 individual members, as well as graduate and undergraduate programs of professional social work education. It specific aim is to strengthen social work education by preparing competent social workers. It is the sole accrediting agency for social work education in this country. Tl;dr Sole accrediting SW agency in US Prepares / educates SW for field 1952 3,000 members
QUES 3. Identify three differences between the IFSW Code of Ethics and the NASW Code of Ethics. How do you think these differences are shaping the social work profession?
IFSW is about liberation, social change, more emphasis on human / rights and social justice. RIGHTS vs need based or charity based approach
Well-Being (Domains)
In the broadest sense, optimal functioning incorporates multiple domains that include the cognitive/psychological, emotional, behavioral, social/cultural, spiritual, economic, and civil and political domains. These domains are outlined below. Economic well-being: refers to that attainment of "living wages," including having sufficient resources to meet basic needs such as food, clothing, shelter, and health, as well as the means to participate in the civic life of the community (McAdoo, 2002). Educational well-being: refers to access to free and compulsory elementary education and to readily available forms of secondary and higher education. • Mental well-being: is defined as an ideal internal state whereby individuals recognize their abilities, are able to cope with normal stresses of life, work productively and fruitfully, and make a contribution to their community (World Health Organization, 1999). It also includes behavioral well-being, which refers to the practice and actions that are productive and adaptive to oneself and others. Physical well-being: refers to an ideal state characterized by anatomical, physiological, and psychological integrity; ability to perform personally valued family, work, and community roles; ability to deal with physical, biological, psychological, and social stress; a feeling of well-being; and freedom from the risk of disease and untimely death (Stokes, Noren, & Shindell, 1982). • Political and legal well-being: refers to an ideal state in which individuals to can experience fairness, equality, dignity, choice and self-determination. It ensures the sanctity and safety of all human life, enhances the right to essential freedoms, and secures protection from discrimination based on age, gender , religion , race , and sexual orientation . Political well-being is an ideal state in which all individuals have a right to participate in the political process in a fair and just manner. Social and cultural well-being: refers to the ideal state in which all individuals experience social coherence, social integration (quality of one's relationship to society, culture, and community), social acceptance, are valued for social contribution and enjoy social actualization. • Spiritual well-being: refers to the ideal state in which all individuals can seek the willingness to seek meaning and purpose in human existence, to question everything and to appreciate the intangibles which cannot be explained or understood readily (Young & Fuller, 1996). Tl;dr well-being involves freedom, coping, and equality...
IFSW
International Federation of Social Workers: The International Federation of Social Workers was born out of the International Permanent Secretariat of Social Workers, which was founded in Paris, France in 1928 and was active until World War II began. In 1950 during the International Conference of Social Work in Paris, the International Federation of Social Workers was created to be an international organization of professional social workers. The original agreement was that the IFSW would become an official organization when seven national organizations agreed to become members. After six years and seven members later, the Federation was founded in 1956 during the International Conference on Social Welfare held in Munich, Germany. Tl;dr Org of professional SW Seven national orgs 1956
QUES 4. What two historic movements shaped the development of the social work profession in the United States, and how?
Jane Addams' Settlement Mvt (Bridge gap through personal example -- immerse themselves in community // Jane Adams believed in not othering the poor, but that this is happening to all of us It's not "They," Us vs them, Rich vs poor -- this doesn't speak to whole issue, bc we're all under the "Big Squeeze" // to establish settlement houses in poor urban areas for volunteer middle-class social workers to alleviate the poverty of their low-income neighbors. Focused on the causes of poverty through research, reform, and residence, early social workers in the movement provided the poor with educational, legal, and health services// - rather than engaging in the resolution of immediate individual requirements, the emphasis was placed on political action working through the community and the group to improve their social conditions and thereby alleviate poverty. ) Elizabethan Poor Laws? (deserving poor vs undeserving) Mary Richmond's Charities Organization Movement? (social casework) Richmond who systematically developed the content and methodology of diagnosis in the period around 1910. Her first principle was that care had to focus on the person within her or his situation. Building on extensive research, she developed what she labelled 'social diagnosis'. Her famous circle diagram visualised the correspondence of client and environment. Richmond identified six sources of power that are available to clients and their social workers: sources within the household, in the person of the client, in the neighbourhood and wider social network, in civil agencies, in private and public agencies. This is a precursor of the system theory that was so popular in 1970's social work. Through her approach to research, Richmond gave social work clients a voice for the first time.
NASW
National Association of Social Workers: The American National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest professional social work organization in the world (145,000 members). NASW provides training and resources for the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and influence social policies. "The primary mission of the social work profession is to enhance human wellbeing and help meet the basic human needs of all people, with particular attention to the needs and empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty" Tl;dr Largest professional social work org in world Resources for growth and impact social policies
Well-Being (General)
Refers to optimal experience and functioning. 'Internal' well-being connotes the subjective experience of pleasant feelings or balance between positive and negative affect (Lent, 2004) In the broadest sense, the internal or subjective notion of pleasure or happiness in that it involves a diverse set of goals and values through which people achieve psychological growth, make meaning ,and seek purpose in their lives.
Ethical issues in formal organizations (as specified in the NASW Code of Ethics) include:
Relationships between workers and clients. Relationships between administrators/supervisors and workers. Relationships among colleagues. Ethical issues in conducting research. Confidentiality (client records). Informed Consent Client self-determination. Responsibility to intervene when colleagues are unethical or incompetent. Payment for services/conflicts of interest.
The NASW Code of Ethics Identifies important principles including;
Relationships between workers and clients. Relationships between administrators/supervisors and workers. Relationships among colleagues. Ethical issues in conducting research. Confidentiality (client records). Client self-determination. Responsibility of individual social workers to advocate for improvements in policies, services, and resources for clients. Responsibilities of social workers to engage in and promote culturally competent service delivery. Responsibility to intervene when colleagues are unethical or incompetent. Payment for services/conflicts of interest. Advocacy (helping clients get the resources they need)
Ethical principles (social work)
Social work's ethical principles are based on the core values of service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence. These principles set forth ideals to which all social workers should aspire. Tl;dr Core values - SSDWHIC service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence.
Social work
The social work profession promotes social change, problems solving in human relationships and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance well-being. Utilizing theories of human behavior and social systems, social work intervenes at the points where people interact with their environments. Principles of human rights and social justice are fundamental to social work (IFSW, 2004, p.1) Tl;dr promotes social change and empowerment of individuals in environments, serving the underserved
Values
Values often refer to the customs, beliefs, and rules of conduct that a group, culture, society desire. In other words, values represent strong beliefs or feelings that are in general not empirically verifiable, which in turn guide human actions and behaviors. Individuals' personal values may differ on such issues as social welfare services for the poor or the use of the death penalty.
QUES 2. Upon reviewing the NASW Code of Ethics, answer the following questions: a. What are the core social work values identified in the preamble of the NASW Code of Ethics? b. How many levels of social workers' responsibility are identified in the NASW Code of Ethics?
a. CORE VALUES NASW - ethical principles service social justice dignity and worth of the person importance of human relationships integrity competence (SSDIIC) b. Levels of Responsibilities: CCPSPS Clients, Colleagues, Practice setting, Self, Profession, Society 1. SOCIAL WORKERS' ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO CLIENTS 2. SOCIAL WORKERS' ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO COLLEAGUES 3. SOCIAL WORKERS' ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN PRACTICE SETTINGS 4. SOCIAL WORKERS' ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES AS PROFESSIONALS 5. SOCIAL WORKERS' ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION 6. SOCIAL WORKERS' ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE BROADER SOCIETY
Code of ethics
code of ethics often is an explicit statement of a profession's values, principles, and codes of conduct. A code of ethics for a profession generally provides guidelines as to how members of the profession translate their values into action. Professional codes of ethics guide decision-making, regulate professional behavior, protect the rights and welfare of clients, set standards for research and evaluation, and are a basis for improving practice, and ensuring accountability. Tl;dr Codes of conduct for professionals Protection for clients' welfare and rights Ensures accountability
