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We have reviewed the social work core values. As Social Workers, we must be in alignment with these values since we are a values-based profession. I suspect, however, that most of us were in alignment before we started social work school – because these values are probably what led us to pursue this career in the first place. 

Using our core values as our common core, we will examine these values, purpose, and reflection in a few distinct assignments. These tasks are time-intensive but not labor-intensive.

You need to examine the values and ethical principles of social work and analyze how you were socialized to these concepts of service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, the importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence.

Socialization

• Dictionary Definition  (Links to an external site.)
  • A continuing process whereby an individual acquires a personal identity and learns the norms, values, behavior, and social (Links to an external site.) skills appropriate to his or her social (Links to an external site.) position.
  • the act or process of making socialistic (Links to an external site.): the socialization of industry.
• Types of Socialization  (Links to an external site.)
  • Primary Socialization
  • Anticipatory Socialization
  • Professional or Developmental Socialization
  • Re-Socialization
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Review Social Work Values and Ethical Principles

Social Work is a values-based profession. Our core values guide our behavior, actions, and decisions. We have six (6) core values, and you must take the time to know them and operationalize them. Please review the Core Values (Links to an external site.) and the corresponding ethical principles which help to guide our actions.

Value: Service

Ethical Principle: Social workers’ primary goal is to help people in need and to address social problems.

Value: Social Justice

Ethical Principle: Social workers challenge social injustice.

Value: Dignity and Worth of the Person

Ethical Principle: Social workers respect the inherent dignity and worth of the person.

Value: Importance of Human Relationships

Ethical Principle: Social workers recognize the central importance of human relationships.

Value: Integrity

Ethical Principle: Social workers behave in a trustworthy manner.

Value: Competence

Ethical Principle: Social workers practice within their areas of competence and develop and enhance their professional expertise.

These values probably come naturally to you as you embark on a social work career.

Via a discussion board, please share how you learned these values as a child – and how they have shaped your perspective. Were you born with this knowledge – or did you learn it along the way? What were influences from your life significant as it relates to these values? What do these terms mean to you? How did you learn them? Who or what was influential in your learning these concepts?

• Service
• Social Justice
• Dignity and Worth of the Person
• Importance of Human Relationships
• Integrity
• Competence