Part of becoming a professional social worker is reflecting on how your personal values and professional ethics will play a role in your practice. This assignment will give you opportunity to define some key terms, consider potential ethical challenges in your present or future practice, and place your discussion in a scholarly context.
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following EPAs and generalist practices:
• Competency 1 Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior.
o C1.GP.A Use reflection and self-regulation to manage personal values and maintain professionalism in practice situations.
• Competency 2: Engage diversity and difference in practice.
o C2.GP.B Apply and communicate understanding of the importance of diversity and difference in shaping life experiences in practice at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels.
prepare a 4–5 page paper addressing your personal and professional values and how these values will play a role in social work practice and ethical decision making.
• Discuss the concepts of competency, integrity, boundaries, and social justice.
• Discuss any ethical challenges you anticipate in the field and areas or concepts on which you can improve.
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