What Are Personal Values

Someone once asked me what my personal values in regards to society are. I thought to myself for a moment to truly asses what I believed in. I did not want to give the age old “Well, I believe that all people should be treated equally” spiel; because do we not all believe this? When I tried to talk about my values and beliefs in the past I found it quit difficult to truly say what I believed without sounding complicated. This all changed when I read the Code of Ethics of the NASW. When I read the Ethical Principals it truly dawned on me that this is what I have thought and believed all along.
There are six main Ethical Principles of the Code of Ethics and when I read all six I am constantly checking my own beliefs to see if there are any beliefs or values that I have that do not necessarily line up. Every time I read the Principals I find myself thinking this is what I believe, but I also find myself somewhat questioning whether I hold the same value as the Principals state “all people.” Do not get me wrong, I do believe that all people deserve social justice, I also believe that all people have dignity and worth, and I believe that all people deserve to have services regardless of …show more content…
It is the key to shaping beliefs. If I was to not learn about people and to keep holding on to this belief that you can lose dignity by doing something wrong then I would not make a good Social Worker. As I move closer to becoming a Social Worker I am shaping this belief about those who harm others so that it does not affect or make me loose integrity or competence. This is highly important. If I am to go into the CPS field and I continue to hold this belief the parents, of the children on my case, will not have a fair chance of working a case plan. Or if I continue hold this belief and work in the mental health field my clients would never move towards a healthier life because I believe that if they committed wrong they do not deserve to move past