1.Discussion: Academic Values and Professional Ethics - A Comparison
The first sentence of the Preamble to the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers states that "the primary mission of the social work profession is to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic human needs of all people..." (NASW, 2008).
This statement very much aligns with the Walden University mission that as an institution "...provides a diverse community of career professionals with the opportunity to transform themselves as scholar-practitioners so that they can effect positive social change" (Walden University, 2013). Social workers are often called change agents as they address the needs of marginalized and oppressed groups, by enacting change on many different levels.
How might Walden University's mission and vision compliment the social work code of ethics? How might you be able to meld the two together to become your own social change agent?
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Learning Resources. Consider the similarities between the NASW's social work core values and Walden's mission and vision. Then select either the Pedro case or the Debra case and identify a potential ethical dilemma from the case you selected.
Consider the decision you might make in response to that dilemma and reflect on how the Walden Mission and Vision as well as the NASW ethical standards might influence your decision. Finally think about how the mission and vision and values might inform your role as a social change agent.
1.Answer this discussion for week 10 with an explanation of the similarities between social work core values and the Walden Mission and Vision.
Describe the potential ethical dilemma you identified from the course-specific case study you selected. Then explain the decision you might make in response to that ethical dilemma.
Include an explanation of how the Walden Mission and Vision and the principles you selected from the NASW ethical standards influenced your decision. Finally, explain how the mission, vision, and values might inform your role as a social change agent.
Support your posts and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.
2. Discussion: Social Change
Advocacy might conjure images of speaking at a congressional hearing or soliciting petition signatures at library entrances. Yet, social workers engage in advocacy as an agent of social change in numerous ways. The scenarios presented in this week's introduction are examples of three types of advocacy:
• Case advocacy-When a social worker addresses the lack of services, or resources at the micro level, educates the client about available resources and programs, or fights for clients' rights.
• Legislative advocacy-When a social worker addresses a policy gap at the macro level, and provides information and suggestions to legislators, in order to close that gap.
• Community advocacy-When a social worker represents the needs of a community at the mezzo level by engaging in group-oriented activities, such as holding a town meeting to educate the neighborhood about a particular issue they are facing.
Another type of advocacy, not represented by the earlier scenarios, is agency advocacy. For example, you might conduct agency advocacy as a social worker when you identify a gap in services at your agency and pursue additional services for a particular population the agency serves. Or, you might pursue a change in current policy that you deem to be unfair to some of your clients.
How do you envision becoming an agent of social change through the use of advocacy?
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Learning Resources. Think about whether advocacy is a vital aspect of social work. Then, consider what section within the NASW code of ethics requires advocacy of social workers. Finally, search for a local, state, or federal legislative website for a pending law that relates to an issue and a population that social workers encounter. Consider the importance of passing this legislation to the population, to the community, and to social work practice.
2.Answer this discussion for week 101 withan explanation of whether you think advocacy is a vital aspect of social work. Be sure to reference this week's readings to support your position. Then, explain what section within the NASW code of ethics requires advocacy of social workers.
Finally, describe the pending law you selected and explain why its passage might be important to the population effected by the issue, the broader community, and social work practice.
Support your posts and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.