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    The document discusses the values of social work. It defines values as what a person thinks they ought to do. There are personal values like caring and honesty. Cultural values include celebrating diversity and linguistic ties. Social values incorporate altruism and equality. Work values involve autonomy and professionalism. Social work values focus on people, society, and professional behavior. Generic social work values include believing in the inherent worth of individuals, democratic functioning, equal opportunity, and social responsibility. Professional values are transmitting skills to clients and separating personal feelings from work. Social workers are expected to maintain high standards of conduct.

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    The document discusses the values of social work. It defines values as what a person thinks they ought to do. There are personal values like caring and honesty. Cultural values include celebrating diversity and linguistic ties. Social values incorporate altruism and equality. Work values involve autonomy and professionalism. Social work values focus on people, society, and professional behavior. Generic social work values include believing in the inherent worth of individuals, democratic functioning, equal opportunity, and social responsibility. Professional values are transmitting skills to clients and separating personal feelings from work. Social workers are expected to maintain high standards of conduct.

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    The document discusses the values of social work. It defines values as what a person thinks they ought to do. There are personal values like caring and honesty. Cultural values include celebrating diversity and linguistic ties. Social values incorporate altruism and equality. Work values involve autonomy and professionalism. Social work values focus on people, society, and professional behavior. Generic social work values include believing in the inherent worth of individuals, democratic functioning, equal opportunity, and social responsibility. Professional values are transmitting skills to clients and separating personal feelings from work. Social workers are expected to maintain high standards of conduct.

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    SOCIAL WORK VALUES

    ARPITA CHRISTIAN

    MEANING OF VALUE..
    A

    value determines what a person thinks he

    ought to do, which may or may not be the same as what he wants to do, or what is in his interest to do, or in fact what he actually does. Values in this sense give rise to general standards and ideals by which we judge our own and others conduct: they also give rise to specific obligations
    Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work (CCETSW, 1976, 15)

    PERSONAL VALUES

    Caring Courage Creativity

    Honour Independence Integrity

    Friendliness
    Honesty

    Spirituality

    CULTURAL VALUES
    Celebration

    of Diversity

    Ethnic
    Faith

    roots

    Linguistic
    National

    ties

    ties

    Regional
    Tradition

    ties

    SOCIAL VALUES
    Altruism Diversity Eco-consciousness Equality

    Fairness
    Family

    closeness Lovingness Morality Reliability

    WORK VALUES
    Autonomy Competitiveness Conscientiousness Dedication Equanimity/Ethics Loyalty Professionalism Punctuality Remunerative Team

    worth

    player

    SOCIAL WORK VALUES FOCUS ON THREE GENERAL AREAS:


    VALUES ABOUT PEOPLE

    DUBOIS & MILEY 1999

    VALUES ABOUT SOCIAL WORK IN RELATION TO SOCIETY

    VALUES THAT INFORM PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR

    GENERIC VALUES OF SOCIAL WORK

    1. the conviction in the Inherent worth, integrity and dignity of the individual (Friedlander, 1977).

    2. Belief in democratic functioning. Social work relies on the democratic process while dealing with the client system. This implies that decisions are taken through consensus and nothing is imposed on the client.

    3. Firm belief in equal opportunity for all, limited only by the individual's capacities (Friedlander, 1977). This value expresses the need for social justice. Social work fights against social injustices meted out to the disadvantaged and vulnerable sections of society.

    4. social worker's social responsibily towards;


    himself,
    his

    family, his society (Friedlander, 1977)

    This value cautions the social worker not to neglect himself, his family and the society in which he is living while discharging his professional duties.

    5. To transmit knowledge and skills to others (Sheafor & Morales ,1989). This value instructs the social worker to provide the information that he has, that would enable the client to take care of himself, in case the client faces similar problems in future. This is to ensure that the client does not become dependent on the social worker through out his life.

    6. Separating personal feelings hm professional relationships (Sheafor & Morales 1989). This value reminds the social worker that he

    should not allow personal feelings to intrude in a


    professional relationship, as this may make him

    over concerned or develop a biased or prejudiced


    view about the client and his problem situation.

    7. The seventh value assumes high

    standards of personal and professional

    conduct (Shaefor & Morales 1989).


    It emphasizes that the conduct of the

    social worker should be exemplary at


    both personal and professional levels.

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