Professionalism
We all have personal values. Nevertheless, we ought to behave professionally and appropriately. Inevitably the difference between the two creates conflicts and contradiction. A common way to deal with this distinction is responding differently to people and situations in these two settings. Alternatively, widening knowledge by understanding various theories and others’ perceptive and simultaneously reflecting on our thinking can assist us in reasoning with our own values and hence evolving our values. (Lomax & Jones, 2014, p.58) Thus, learning plays an essential role in Social Work. I am always willing to learn and my learning style based on the Honey and Mumford’s Model is a mixture of being a ‘Reflector’ and a ‘Pragmatist’, which means I learn well by collecting information, reviewing and thinking carefully and make conclusions or testing ideas in practice before reaching conclusions. (Pritchard, 2009, pp.42-43)
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I have learned from the course to adopt the concept of Critical Social Work and take a holistic approach to understand the ‘impact of social and economic environments on individuals and families’ (Weiss-Gal, 2014, p.61), rather than focusing on individualised problems and placing the blame on service users.
As a Social Worker, we should act and make decisions ethically and in accordance with the law: to be objective and self-aware, continuously improve our knowledge in order to make sound judgment and respect people’s human rights to make their own choices. Power and authority should be used in a ‘responsible, accountable and respectful manner’ or otherwise it could damage the relationship with service users. (The British Association of Social Workers,
We all have personal values. Nevertheless, we ought to behave professionally and appropriately. Inevitably the difference between the two creates conflicts and contradiction. A common way to deal with this distinction is responding differently to people and situations in these two settings. Alternatively, widening knowledge by understanding various theories and others’ perceptive and simultaneously reflecting on our thinking can assist us in reasoning with our own values and hence evolving our values. (Lomax & Jones, 2014, p.58) Thus, learning plays an essential role in Social Work. I am always willing to learn and my learning style based on the Honey and Mumford’s Model is a mixture of being a ‘Reflector’ and a ‘Pragmatist’, which means I learn well by collecting information, reviewing and thinking carefully and make conclusions or testing ideas in practice before reaching conclusions. (Pritchard, 2009, pp.42-43)
From work experience, I …show more content…
I have learned from the course to adopt the concept of Critical Social Work and take a holistic approach to understand the ‘impact of social and economic environments on individuals and families’ (Weiss-Gal, 2014, p.61), rather than focusing on individualised problems and placing the blame on service users.
As a Social Worker, we should act and make decisions ethically and in accordance with the law: to be objective and self-aware, continuously improve our knowledge in order to make sound judgment and respect people’s human rights to make their own choices. Power and authority should be used in a ‘responsible, accountable and respectful manner’ or otherwise it could damage the relationship with service users. (The British Association of Social Workers,