As an aspiring social worker, I have come across the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) code of ethics multiple times in my educational experiences. These core values are service, social justice, dignity and worth of a person, importance of human relationships, integrity and competence. Though, these core values are imperative in promoting social well-being for clients, I have come to the realization that one of these professional values are not in congruence with my personal values. Before enrolling in Social Work 305, I truly believed I could uphold these values to the highest extent, I did not see anything that could potentially interfere with me practicing these values. I thought, I understood the concept of social work as a
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Comartin and Gonzales-Prendes’s ideas about personal values conflicting with profession values are crucial because it helps us to understand why as social workers, we may find it difficult to work with a certain type of group. In spite of the fact that many people have conflicts between their personal beliefs and values and their professional beliefs and values, for one to be successful in one’s field of study or practice, these biases or limitations have to be eliminated or at least minimized not to affect ones work. My ideas regarding resolving this conflict between personal values and professional values are that as social workers we have to try to inquire within ourselves to try to understand where these conflicts are arising. Additionally, we must learn as much information on the misconceptions we might have, that might be at fault for why we believe the things we do. Personally, I would have to do extensive research on sexual offenders and what leads them to become offenders, as well as what treatments and programs can be used to help them recover and reinstall themselves in society as functional human …show more content…
Sex Offender Content in Social Work”(2011) both Melissa D. Grady and Jennifer M. Abramson argues “social work curricula should include content on working with sexual offenders given the increasing prospect that new practitioners, whatever their practice setting, will be called on to work with sexual offenders, offenders’ families, or the survivors of sexual offenses” (p. 441). What is interesting about this is that the whole argument comes down to exposure and becoming well-rounded students who have knowledge about different populations and different themes and topics like sexual offenders. I agree with both Grady and Abramson because it corresponds to my idea that for biases to be broken individuals need to be knowledgeable in many areas. They go on to say, “Each new generation of MSW students may perpetuate myths about sex offenders and find themselves ill-prepared to address the needs of clients who are or may evolve into sex offenders” (p. 452). I agree with Grady and Abramson on the issue to debunk myths because too many people believe certain myths causing stereotypes and misconceptions as the ones I have towards sexual offenders. I think for me to be able to work with these individuals and honor their dignity and worth of a person I would have to dismantle all the beliefs I have built upon the years with regards to sexual
Comartin and Gonzales-Prendes’s ideas about personal values conflicting with profession values are crucial because it helps us to understand why as social workers, we may find it difficult to work with a certain type of group. In spite of the fact that many people have conflicts between their personal beliefs and values and their professional beliefs and values, for one to be successful in one’s field of study or practice, these biases or limitations have to be eliminated or at least minimized not to affect ones work. My ideas regarding resolving this conflict between personal values and professional values are that as social workers we have to try to inquire within ourselves to try to understand where these conflicts are arising. Additionally, we must learn as much information on the misconceptions we might have, that might be at fault for why we believe the things we do. Personally, I would have to do extensive research on sexual offenders and what leads them to become offenders, as well as what treatments and programs can be used to help them recover and reinstall themselves in society as functional human …show more content…
Sex Offender Content in Social Work”(2011) both Melissa D. Grady and Jennifer M. Abramson argues “social work curricula should include content on working with sexual offenders given the increasing prospect that new practitioners, whatever their practice setting, will be called on to work with sexual offenders, offenders’ families, or the survivors of sexual offenses” (p. 441). What is interesting about this is that the whole argument comes down to exposure and becoming well-rounded students who have knowledge about different populations and different themes and topics like sexual offenders. I agree with both Grady and Abramson because it corresponds to my idea that for biases to be broken individuals need to be knowledgeable in many areas. They go on to say, “Each new generation of MSW students may perpetuate myths about sex offenders and find themselves ill-prepared to address the needs of clients who are or may evolve into sex offenders” (p. 452). I agree with Grady and Abramson on the issue to debunk myths because too many people believe certain myths causing stereotypes and misconceptions as the ones I have towards sexual offenders. I think for me to be able to work with these individuals and honor their dignity and worth of a person I would have to dismantle all the beliefs I have built upon the years with regards to sexual