At the core of this problem was the issue that tht client felt that I could not serve her best interests because she did not trust my class background. In my mind, I had learned about these conflicts in social work sessions, which is always intended to bring about “the empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty” (Reamer p.19). Of course, I felt that the client was too biased in their view of my appearance, which allowed me to utilize the NASW as a way to provide the most un-biased form of social work for this particular individual. In the NASW Code of Ethics, the rules on Conflict of Interest define this difficult position I was put in when dealing with this particular client: Social workers should be alert to and avoid conflicts of interest that interfere with the exercise of professional discretion and impartial judgment. Social workers should inform clients when a real or potential conflict of interest arises and take reasonable steps to resolve the issue in a manner that makes the clients’ interests primary and protects clients’ interests to the greatest extent possible (NASW 1.06a). These rules on Conflict of Interest inspired me to begin the process of reassigning the client to a more suitable social worker, which allowed the client to feel more comfortable during counseling sessions. This how I made the “client’s interests primary”, instead of continuing with conflict-based sessions that might have discouraged the client from utilizing our services. Foster care involves building a deeper trust with the clients, which I knew could not be resolved with this particular client. The NASW helped me to see a conflict of interest based on class values, which provided me with the ethical knowledge to release the client to
At the core of this problem was the issue that tht client felt that I could not serve her best interests because she did not trust my class background. In my mind, I had learned about these conflicts in social work sessions, which is always intended to bring about “the empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty” (Reamer p.19). Of course, I felt that the client was too biased in their view of my appearance, which allowed me to utilize the NASW as a way to provide the most un-biased form of social work for this particular individual. In the NASW Code of Ethics, the rules on Conflict of Interest define this difficult position I was put in when dealing with this particular client: Social workers should be alert to and avoid conflicts of interest that interfere with the exercise of professional discretion and impartial judgment. Social workers should inform clients when a real or potential conflict of interest arises and take reasonable steps to resolve the issue in a manner that makes the clients’ interests primary and protects clients’ interests to the greatest extent possible (NASW 1.06a). These rules on Conflict of Interest inspired me to begin the process of reassigning the client to a more suitable social worker, which allowed the client to feel more comfortable during counseling sessions. This how I made the “client’s interests primary”, instead of continuing with conflict-based sessions that might have discouraged the client from utilizing our services. Foster care involves building a deeper trust with the clients, which I knew could not be resolved with this particular client. The NASW helped me to see a conflict of interest based on class values, which provided me with the ethical knowledge to release the client to