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Socw6051 Discussion Question Response

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SOCW6051 Discussion Question response
Respond to at colleagues with recommendations of what skills social workers might employ to
separate and/or reconcile personal values with professional responsibilities in the scenario
presented. Discuss how the barriers to services identified by your colleagues can be overcome by
a professional social worker working with LGBTQ clients.
Rachael,
Good scenario about Ms. Q. This type of discrimination is common in the workplace and
negatively impacts member of the LGBT community. The social worker has a duty to set aside
their personal values about homosexuality and devote themselves to assisting the client in
improving their lives. The skills social workers might employ to separate and/or reconcile
personal values with professional responsibilities is the ability to remain unbiased and to set
aside their personal feelings. When a social worker cannot separate their personal values from
their professional values, there is the potential they will cause harm to the client. Social workers
can reconcile personal values by strictly adhering to the NASW code of ethics and always
displaying professional behavior (Valutis & Rubin, 2016). In your scenario, the social worker
refused to provide assistance to a client based on their sexual preference. This would be biased
social work and is directly in opposition with the NASW code of ethics. I agree with your
statement “the social worker actions will cause the client more confusion and feelings of
depression and disappointment. The barriers to service you identified in your scenario can be
overcome through professionalism and a clear understanding of professional ethics. Instead of
turning the client away, the social worker should have set aside her personal feelings and
provided the client with fair, unbiased assistance.
Valutis, S. & Rubin, D. (2016).Value Conflicts in Social Work: Categories and Correlates.

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SOCW6051 Discussion Question response Respond to at colleagues with recommendations of what skills social workers might employ to separate and/or reconcile personal values with professional responsibilities in the scenario presented. Discuss how the barriers to services identified by your colleagues can be overcome by a professional social worker working with LGBTQ clients. Rachael, Good scenario about Ms. Q. This type of discrimination is common in the workplace and negatively impacts member of the LGBT community. The social worker has a duty to set aside their personal values about homosexu ...
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