CORE COMPETENCY 2

BY: VICTORIA THOMPSON

CORE COMPETENCY 2
Apply social work ethical principles to guide
professional practice.
PRACTICE BEHAVIOR 2.1
Recognize and manage personal values in a way that allows
professional values guide practice.
It is important for us as social workers to remain professional at all
times. Letting your personal feeling/opinions get the better of you
could keep you from helping your client the way you need to.

PRACTICE BEHAVIOR 2.2
Make ethical decisions by applying standards of the NASW code of
ethics, and as applicable, of the International Federation of Social
workers/ International Association of schools of social work ethics
in social work, statement of principles.
As social workers, it is out job to make sure that we are compliant
with the Code of ethics. If have a doubt about whether or not I was
professional in a situation, I would check the code of ethics just to
make sure I was following the standards and core values.
PRACTICE BEHAVIOR 2.3
Tolerate ambiguity in resolving ethical conflicts
Change doesnt happen over night. There will be situations
where a client might be difficult. It is important for social
workers to be patient and continue working with the client.
PRACTICE BEHAVIOR 2.4
Apply strategies of ethical reasoning to arrive at principled
decisions.
There was a student at the middle school would act out and refuse
to stay in school. My field supervisor found out that the child has
Autism and right then her, a YDS, and the guidance counselors
came together to discuss ways to help the students feel more
comfortable at school.