VALUES OF A SOCIAL WORKER 4

VALUES OF A SOCIAL WORKER 4

Values of a social worker

The marginalized individuals living among the Americans are deprived of certain services that are crucial for their survival. One of the services that they lack is access to good health care where the treatment that they receive fall short. Scenarios like these arise either due to lack of knowledge by the medical officer due as the case is beyond his or her experience or absence of the necessary facilities. By enrolling to the master’s program, I will have a wider exposure to making policies that are crucial in solving such problems.

I will come up with policies aimed at improving the situation whereby more trained doctors will be availed in the medical centers where these people are treated, and there should be enough equipment as well as erecting more medical centers to serve these individuals. Through working with the community, we can be able to set up mobile medical centers to ensure that they receive medical care as was the case when we worked to provide medical care in various children homes. Through such a program, the marginalized will improve their health while at the same time enhancing their welfare which is in line with my ambitions.

My values and beliefs that are compatible with my profession include the ability to offer services to those who need it. Being a social worker, I love offering help and services at my disposal in making people improve their lives and solve problems that they are encountering while giving other people’s interests first. I believe in fighting for justice and ensuring that those who are voiceless are heard so that they are not oppressed by those who have power than they do. I believe that in a society set up, we should all be treated as equal and therefore, marginalization should not exist (Timms, 2018). I uphold the dignity of individuals, without being mindful of any differences that exist be it the race, social status, age or ethnicity. I believe in integrity in carrying out my duties and ensuring that there is trustworthiness in all my activities. By joining the program, I will be in a position to exploit my values and beliefs in the field since I will be better trained. I will also be entrusted to more responsibilities in the social work and using the knowledge acquired; I will execute my duties in the right manner.

On the contrary, I haven’t achieved the level of competency that I believe is required in this profession (Banks, 2012). I am, therefore, consistent in my studies to achieve competence where I am embarking on various researches and with a goal to pursue a master’s degree.

References

Banks, S. (2012). Ethics and values in social work. Macmillan International Higher Education.

Timms, N. (2018). Social work values: An inquiry. Routledge.