These codes of ethnic are placed to improve and establish rules and boundaries from social workers to clients and the importance of the ethnical value its place for the helping of the social worker. Social workers are there to help meet the basic needs of human, also with the need of helping encourage, mentoring, and empower human struggles in society and poverty. The code is designed for many reasons. It identifies core values in which a social worker mission is based, the code summarize broad ethnic principle such as; challenge injustices, respect the inherent dignity and worth of the person, behave in a trustworthy manner, and help people in need and to address social problems. The code is generally designed to help people with relevant needs to there every day life.
Humility is a characteristic of being humble with a modest attitude toward others. These humble people will have a strong self-esteem. At the same time, by the esteem, they respect others in which they want others to feel good about themselves also. In real life, humility plays a crucial role in the workplace, especially when we have to work with other people. For example, teamwork is very important in my career.
In the reading, the author discusses throughout the chapter skills and techniques in the middle phase of working with a service user. Honesty is a value that is highly respected in the social work profession because it creates authenticity and trust in the therapeutic alliance. I agree with the statement completely, as I believe that being honest in regards to what one is feeling as a social worker allows the service user to be honest with how they are feeling as well. Further, it is explained that empathy is of vast importance when working with a service user in order to connect, help them uncover what they are feeling, and find specific approaches and techniques that would be beneficial to the service user. Although I agree that empathy is an important skill for a social worker to have when working with a service user, I feel that at times it can be an issue.
Professionalism allows people to bring out good professional attitudes, and become respected people among the team members. Communication is very important; either between our team mate or the people we are serving or taking care of. We should be careful when it comes to non-verbal communication that is body language which says a lot. As professional worker it is important to treat others with respect. Professionalism also needs someone to be truthful, honesty and integrity.
Values I should continuously be aware of any conflicts between personal and professional values by dealing with them responsibly (Apgar, 2015, p. 248) are what this paper validates. Consequently, realizing the values that I hold is important in working with people. Dignity and worth of a person along with integrity are mindless values that come naturally because they are engrained in my thinking which will be easier to follow. However, an interpersonal relationship is mindful which has to be thought of continuously in order to be an efficient social worker. Interpersonal Relationships My grandmother taught me the importance of interpersonal relationships.
People that work together, have to be able to trust each other in order for there to be a healthy environment. Trust is not only needed between the people working within the organization but it has to be between the employees and the clients. Mistrust can be detrimental for an organization. Being accountable for your actions is another important aspect to have in my code of conduct. Accountability helps promote success in general.
RESPECT FOR OTHERS This is a basic requirement for nurturing friendship, team work, and for the synergy it promotes and sustains. Respect for others is based on self-respect. It really is following the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. Being a polite and courteous person makes one a rare individual in today's world. Politeness and a genuine concern for the rights and feelings of others in our society seem to have slammed the door in our faces.
Success is not necessarily obtaining all of one 's goals, but knowing you tried your hardest. Some things that are important to me are my family, my friends, softball, my grades, and my treatment of other people. These things are all very important to me because they have helped me get farther in life. My family and friends are essential to my life. My family has been with me step by step to help me work for and achieve my goals.
For me, family always comes first.They are always there for me and support me along with the choices I make. On my mandala, my family is represented by a heart with initials inside of it. The first initial, A, is for my dad. My dad is the protector of the family. He is always looking out for me and gives me advice whenever I need it.
An effective leader have a lot of qualities, here are some I think it takes to be an effective leader. Appreciative, a wise leader values their team and the person. Success is only achieved with the help of others. Confident, their confidence inspires. Compassionate, a good leader uses compassion to perceive the needs of those they lead and to decide a course of action that is of greatest benefit to the person and the team.