importance of human relationships, integrity and competence.
Social workers are guided by professional code of ethics on advocating for justice, change, equality, human rights, and well-being of all individuals. This includes, but is not limited to, disadvantaged, poor, vulnerable, and oppressed individuals; the most helpless in society. Our role as social workers is to empower individuals to function more effectively and help them develop the necessary skills to effectively cope with the complex issues of their everyday lives. Therefore, I am committed to helping build a society that treats all individuals fairly and equally. All individuals have a fundamental right to live decent, dignified, and fulfilling lives, but society is structured such that not all individuals have equal access to necessities such as food, housing, safety, education, and employment. As social workers, it is our responsibility to ensure that individual needs are met so people can be more self-sufficient and able to make the best possible choices for themselves. Just as individuals have basic biological needs they have to satisfy in order to function, relationships are also vital to satisfy their emotional, physical, security, social and educational needs. The family is the primary source of support for individuals when they are dealing with problems in their everyday lives. Some families have external and financial resources to help them with their problems, while many others do not. Often, problems arise within a family or relationship from a lack of communication.
Social workers see the family as the basis for our human growth and development as well as for giving support. They engage people as partners in the helping process. The family must be supported and strengthened because it contributes to our well-being. Most importantly, relationships helps us learn from each other, develop, grow, and live more productive and meaningful lives. It is important for social workers to recognize that relationships can and will affect individuals and our behavior. We need to strengthen relationships to help each other get along with family that provides for individuals well-being.
Another personal value that places the highest ethical standard to social work profession is integrity. These are the standards of right and wrong, what each of us ought to do usually in terms of rights and obligations, benefits, common good, least harm, and social justice for all individuals. All of which are central to social work practice to helping the disadvantaged, vulnerable, and oppressed individuals live more productive lives. Social workers must adhere to the ethical principles of integrity on maintaining a high code of behavior, honesty, trust, being respected, and having a sense of justice and fairness. Being honest and having integrity can be a guide for everything that one does. Knowing what to do when no one is watching, knowing the difference between doing the right thing and wrong thing, and keeping your word are all examples of integrity. These are attributes that social workers should practice as professionals and in their everyday lives. Having integrity is respected both in personal and professional relationships. One needs to display a certain amount of sincerity and morals when working with clients. A social worker, specifically, must uphold the highest level of morality. They need to maintain that level when other people try to challenge their views and test their wills, or when social workers are challenged with ethical situations, and they have to maintain a sense of integrity to their profession. We need to understand that clients’ will have different values and beliefs that are different from our own and as social workers we must be open to learning about their differences and still behave in an ethical manner.

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