SWRK 1000H Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Child Protection, Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, Community Organizing
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Swrk1000H Lecture Four: Tuesday, 4th October, 2016
Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) Code of Ethics: 6 core values
Value 1 – Respect for Inherent Dignity and Worth of Persons (p. 34): are there “sticky points‟?
Think of a scenario where this might be put into question for you.
Value 2 – Pursuit of Social Justice (p. 34): what assumptions are being made here?
Value 3: Service to Humanity (p. 35): how might power play a role in the Social worker/client
relationship? Think of a scenario in which power and authority might be used (abused?) and or
justified, because it appears to serve a “just society‟.
Value 4: Integrity of Professional Practice (p. 35): What are the assumptions here? What might
be seen as a conflict of interest? Think of an example here.
Value 5: Confidentiality in Professional Practice (p. 35): Are there “sticky points‟? Think of a
scenario where this might be put into question.
Value 6: Competence in Professional Practice (p. 35): What does a “competent practice‟ look
like? How does knowledge play a role in this?
**Ethical dilemmas arise when there is a conflict between these values**
*******TABLE*******
Professional - Ethics
•What relevant standards and expectations are outlined by my profession in its Code of
Ethics?
•How do ethical principles conflict in this case?
•If ethical principles conflict, use an ethical decision making process to resolve
Professional - Laws and Policy
•are there any legal obligations in this case?
•how do my agency’s places direct me?
•are there any conflicts between my profession’s ethics and my legal obligations or my
agency’s policies?
•legal obligations usually supersede professional ethics
•agency policies should not prevent the ethical practice of work
•seek supervision in both cases
Personal - Values
•what relevant personal values apply in this case and where did they originate?
•what professional values are outlined in the Code of Ethics and do any of them apply in
this case?
•if there is conflict between personal and professional values, how can I manage my
personal values so that I can allow my professional ethics to guide me?
•seek supervision, use self-reflection and values clarification process
Personal - Morals
•how does my behaviour affect my relationship with others?
•what would I like to do and/or what would I….
EXAM??- when you’re a social worker in a small town and limited social services - client has
fear of open public spaces - limited knowledge to treat them - going to have travel far to get help
with new open spaces and could heighten the fear - what two are conflicting?
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⁃competence in professional practice and pursuit of social justice??
Chapter Four: Social Work Roles
Some examples of fields of practice include:
1. Child protection
2. Mental Health
3. Criminal justice
4. International social work
Can you think of others?
⁃rehabilitation
⁃aboriginal advocacy
⁃elder care
⁃homelessness
These fields of practice (and others) determine what kind of role you will play in social work.
The roles that are specific to the field of practice you are in are called specialist roles.
Examples?
⁃hospital social worker - discharge planning - plan to give the patient tools and
information for when they leave the hospital
⁃community organizer - research role - be familiar with the history of the issue and the
community
Generalist (and specialist roles) also depend on micro, mezzo and macro levels of practice. What
do I mean by this?
⁃community organizing work - specific roles
⁃case manager on a micro level with a client
⁃micro - working with an individual - councillor, case manager
⁃mezzo - small groups and families - councillor, case manager
⁃macro - working with the community - community organizer
Generic roles
Common across several fields of practice, but can differ depending on Micro, Mezzo and Macro
systems. However, there are a set of roles which are common amongst all levels of practice:
•Advocate
•Enabler or facilitator
•Group worker
•Educator, teacher, or coach
•Mediator
•Outreach Worker
•Social Broker
•Evaluator
It is important to note here that these roles are not separate and distinct from one another - in
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Document Summary
Canadian association of social workers (casw) code of ethics: 6 core values. Think of a scenario where this might be put into question for you. Think of a scenario in which power and authority might be used (abused?) and or justified, because it appears to serve a just society . Think of a scenario where this might be put into question. **ethical dilemmas arise when there is a conflict between these values** What relevant standards and expectations are outlined by my profession in its code of. If ethical principles conflict, use an ethical decision making process to resolve. Personal - morals how does my behaviour affect my relationship with others? what would i like to do and/or what would i . Can you think of others? rehabilitation aboriginal advocacy elder care homelessness. These fields of practice (and others) determine what kind of role you will play in social work.
