SWRK 1001H Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Chemotherapy

• School: Trent University
• Department: Social Work
• Course: SWRK 1001H
• Professor: Else Knudsen

Document Summary

Respect for the inherent dignity and worth of persons. Can a family living without adequate housing or warm clothing be self- determining about their lives. Where do personal values fir in to sw practice. Risk of unconsciously enacting normative, oppressive, moral values. Casw code of ethics recognizes role diversity in workers" values. Importance of reflecting carefully on own value base. An agency may have values, ideological approaches or demands which a worker finds incompatible with professional values, personal values. Situations of needing to choose between available courses of action, and any action will cause the compromising of professional ethics or standards. Vs. tension or discomfort about applying professional standards, or between personal and professional values. Would a sw be obligated to break confidentiality to warn a client"s partner that he has an sti. Casw advises to seek to resolve in ways that are consistent with code, then seek consultation.