Ethical Dilemma In Social Work

Under the circumstances; the major obstacle in engaging this client is to determine whether she is oriented to person, place, time and the situation or not. Despite what anyone else said in their previous encounters with the client; the social worker assigned to working with her must make sure that she is not in need for special medical attention, prior to further engagement. In fact, it states under the National Association of Social Workers Preamble that it is the primary mission of the social worker profession to “help meet the basic human needs of all people” (NASW, n.d.). In this specific instance, the client is exhibiting suicidal ideation behaviors and therefore, it is important to ensure that the client is in a safe domicile where she is not dangerous to herself and or harm to others. As equally important as making sure …show more content…
As often quoted; “there is never a second chance to make the first impression”. By me showing up on time; be empathetic with my nonverbal communication; show warmth towards the client and sounds sincerely when greeting her will help puts her at ease. I believe that if I portray all these characteristics in my interventions, they can be influential in moving the client of the precontemplation stage that she is in. My next step is employing strength based approach by using motivational interviewing questions. When the questions are asked in a motivating way and the questions asked are beneficial to the client, those questions will draw strengths out the clients (Prochaska, Norcross, & DiClemente, 2013). For instance when the client talks about a traumatic event that happened in the past, I will ask her how did she get out of it? I will also applaud and compliment the client for being here at the moment because somehow, somewhere she found a way to get out of that situation. After all, I am just another human reaching out to another human being to see the