Children going through divorce
I. School Social Work
A. Professionalism
1. Building relationships as a social worker is very important
a. This is how you will become close to your client
b. Building trust from you client is key
c. Without trust from client you don’t serve a purpose
B. Ethics
1. Confidentiality
a. Not telling your clients information to people who don’t need to know unless client approves
b. Only tell supervisors
2. Psychological Harm
a. Young children are very vulnerable to psychological harm
i. Can make them feel nervous ii. Being uncomfortable iii. Asking questions about problems at home can make them feel uncomfortable
3. Invasion of privacy
a. Drugs/Alcohol questions
i. One might not feel comfortable telling you if …show more content…
So as a Social Worker it is our job to help students going through this problem. Children tend to have more behavior problems when going through a divorce and also are more aggressive. I feel they are this way because they are confused and don’t fully understand what is going on. This has always been a problem working with children because a lot of parents do get divorces. If you’re working with a child going through this, being confidential is very important. You should not tell your friends or family about the child because it’s not ethical at all. Also as a Social Worker you should be aware about the questions you ask, because you don’t want to ask extreme personal questions that might make this child uncomfortable. Not only do you have to work with the child, you have to work with the children’s parents as well, because it’s their job to make their child …show more content…
Since this child is having a behavior problem, I would tell the parents to give the child a lot of attention. I would recommend putting the child in a sport or any other extracurricular activities. Then recommend them to a therapist. My goal with this is to come to a conclusion and an understanding as a family. Although the child would not understand as much they will later on in life. A way to help fix the behavior is to be comforting and positive to the child, because children like that. I feel this will help solve the problem and will make the child happy, which is the main goal of the treatment. The parents can’t argue around the child anymore, and if arguing around the child is a huge problem then sending them to individually therapy will become beneficial to them. The last thing I would want is for a lawyer to get involved to determine who has custody of the child, but at times it’s needed. I understand this is a very difficult time for the family, but when going through a divorce putting the child first is the most important thing. This topic is interesting to me because my parents went through this when I was a child, and I didn’t go to a therapist or ever talked to a social worker. Also fixing the child’s behavior will help them in the long run, and once they fully understand what is going on, then the child’s behavior will change.
I. School Social Work
A. Professionalism
1. Building relationships as a social worker is very important
a. This is how you will become close to your client
b. Building trust from you client is key
c. Without trust from client you don’t serve a purpose
B. Ethics
1. Confidentiality
a. Not telling your clients information to people who don’t need to know unless client approves
b. Only tell supervisors
2. Psychological Harm
a. Young children are very vulnerable to psychological harm
i. Can make them feel nervous ii. Being uncomfortable iii. Asking questions about problems at home can make them feel uncomfortable
3. Invasion of privacy
a. Drugs/Alcohol questions
i. One might not feel comfortable telling you if …show more content…
So as a Social Worker it is our job to help students going through this problem. Children tend to have more behavior problems when going through a divorce and also are more aggressive. I feel they are this way because they are confused and don’t fully understand what is going on. This has always been a problem working with children because a lot of parents do get divorces. If you’re working with a child going through this, being confidential is very important. You should not tell your friends or family about the child because it’s not ethical at all. Also as a Social Worker you should be aware about the questions you ask, because you don’t want to ask extreme personal questions that might make this child uncomfortable. Not only do you have to work with the child, you have to work with the children’s parents as well, because it’s their job to make their child …show more content…
Since this child is having a behavior problem, I would tell the parents to give the child a lot of attention. I would recommend putting the child in a sport or any other extracurricular activities. Then recommend them to a therapist. My goal with this is to come to a conclusion and an understanding as a family. Although the child would not understand as much they will later on in life. A way to help fix the behavior is to be comforting and positive to the child, because children like that. I feel this will help solve the problem and will make the child happy, which is the main goal of the treatment. The parents can’t argue around the child anymore, and if arguing around the child is a huge problem then sending them to individually therapy will become beneficial to them. The last thing I would want is for a lawyer to get involved to determine who has custody of the child, but at times it’s needed. I understand this is a very difficult time for the family, but when going through a divorce putting the child first is the most important thing. This topic is interesting to me because my parents went through this when I was a child, and I didn’t go to a therapist or ever talked to a social worker. Also fixing the child’s behavior will help them in the long run, and once they fully understand what is going on, then the child’s behavior will change.