This course is designed to familiarize the student with their personal values and the intersection of their values with the values of their client population and the NASW Code of Ethics. Students will become familiar with the meaning and concepts as well as the process of thinking about and confronting ethical issues and dilemmas.
This course is designed to familiarize the student with their personal values and the intersection of their values with the values of their client population and the NASW Code of Ethics. Students will become familiar with the meaning and concepts as well as the process of thinking about and confronting ethical issues and dilemmas.
This course is designed to familiarize the student with their personal values and the intersection of their values with the values of their client population and the NASW Code of Ethics. Students will become familiar with the meaning and concepts as well as the process of thinking about and confronting ethical issues and dilemmas.
Please be aware if there is a question about a grade, it must occur no more
than seven days after the grade is posted. I will not entertain any questions regarding a grade past the seven day deadline. This syllabus is subject to change INSTRUCTOR NAME: JEANNIE LAWRENCE PHONE # 248-924-0305 WEDNESDAY 12:40-3:25 PM -UC 1 ROOM 210 WAYNE STATE EMAIL ADDRESS-AE8301@WAYNE.EDU OFFICE HRS. BY APPT. ONLY Winter 2014 Dates for this Course: Class begins on January 06, 2014 and closes April 29, 2014 COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed to familiarize the student with their personal values and the intersection of their values with the values of their client population and the NASW Code of Ethics. Students will become familiar with the meaning and concepts as well as the process of thinking about and confronting ethical issues and dilemmas. The primary goals of this course are to promote personal awareness of ethical questions and knowledge of their historical contexts. The course provides students with the opportunity and ability to critically interpret and evaluate philosophical texts, positions, and arguments. In particular, students will examine a variety of ethical issues by focusing on forms or ideals of life and models for relating to others. This course may appear to be redundant to the extent that every course in the School has some ethics content in it; however, this course goes beyond the descriptive analysis. It puts the student in touch with his or her personal
values and ethics which provides an understanding of the underpinnings of
their belief system which serves as the impetus for all decision making particularly when it comes to making decisions which conflict with their your belief system. COURSE COMPETENCIES AND PRACTICE BEHAVIORS FOR THIS COURSE 2.1.1 Identify as a professional social worker and conduct oneself accordingly Practice Behaviors: Advocate for the client access to the services of social work; practice Personal reflection and self-correction to assure continual professional development; attend to professional roles and boundaries; demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior, appearance and communication; engage in Career long learning; use supervision and consultation 2.1.2 Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice Practice Behaviors: Recognize and manage personal values in a way that allows professional values to guide practice; make ethical decisions by applying standards of the NASW Code of Ethics; tolerate ambiguity in resolving conflicts; apply concepts of ethical reasoning to arrive at principled decisions 2.1.3 Apply Critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments Practice Behaviors: Distinguish, appraise, and integrate multiple sources of knowledge, including research based knowledge, and practice wisdom; analyze models of assessment, prevention, intervention and evaluation; demonstrate effective oral and written communication in working with individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities, and colleagues. Benchmarks A. Students will employ values clarification as a process regarding use of self in their professional role. B. Examinations (5)
Learning Outcomes: By the end of this course students will be able
to:
Recognize and manage personal values in a way that allows
professional values to guide practice (competency 1-B)
Illustrate how professional conduct is shaped by social works commitment to the inherent values (Competency 2-A) 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 Social Work Ethics in Social Work, Statement of Principles (Competency 2-B) Discuss the inherent values of the social work profession and how they are embedded in ethical standards (Competency 2-B) Tolerate ambiguity in resolving ethical conflicts (Competency 2-C) Identify value conflicts and ethical dilemmas experienced by social workers (Competency 2-C)