Social work values consists of personal values that are unique to the individual derived from the individual’s life including family, education and cultural influences. The professional values are also based on the principles within the social work organisation such as BASW code of ethics and HCPC guidelines. Five important values in social work are human dignity and worth, social justice, service to humanity, integrity and competence. Human dignity and worth is based on individual’s having an intrinsic value and the right to well-being, self-fulfilment …show more content…
Social worker within this case study has the power to support and meet the family’s needs, by reviewing the care plan and the concerns associated with both of the children as well as the family as a whole. Reviewing care plans and concerns will enable the social worker to gain an understanding of the family in order to support the family and meet their needs (Nzira and Williams, 2009).
Furthermore the social worker of this case study needs to respect diversity and gain accurate knowledge of the Ansar family. The social worker also needs to be aware of the Ansar family’s culture and values in order to gain an understanding of the family and work effectively with them. In conclusion to this the social worker needs to recognise the pervasiveness and seriousness of the oppression the family are facing (Nzira and Williams, …show more content…
The social workers personal values need to be consistent with the professional standards of conduct, as this will enable the social worker to interact genuinely with the Ansar family. Social workers should not bring their personal values, beliefs and life experiences into the practice that may create a dissonance within the social work practice. When social workers and service user’s personal values have been clashed social workers need to work congruently with the values and ethics of social work practice (Comartin,