Encouragement is a form of positive reinforcement that every individual will require at some point. People encourage one another to make an individual strive to improve, to keep trying or to lift a person’s spirit. In times of frustration and doubt, encouragement can be used as a tool to promote growth or point a person in the right direction. Consider the hypothetical posed in unit one, in which the client was considering suicide. Thoughts of suicide result when a person is at their lowest point. This is a point when the individual sees death as a release of his or her suffering and when death is viewed as a more favorable option to living. In this case, the individual must be encouraged as to why his or her life is worth living and to help the individual focus on the positive aspects of their life rather than the negatives. Encouragement should be provided in cases where the individual feels depressed, hopeless, useless and so on. While suicide is an extreme, there are plenty of instances where an individual needs some encouragement. Any person getting rehabilitation or involved in a support group will require positive reinforcement. In corrections, inmates can be encouraged to get a high school or college education while in prison, so that upon release the individual has an idea of what type of job, they can look for. There are a vast number of instances within the criminal justice setting in which encouragement can be given. The level of success of that encouragement would depend on the person giving the encouragement and the person receiving the encouragement. Criminal justice professionals can definitely be successful in encouraging their clients. The difficult lies in how unique each client is and how that un... ... middle of paper ... ...nals should be able to work with all kinds of people. Professionals should recognize their own values and realize that those values could impact how they interact with others. Professionals can seek training and education to ensure success with working with clients of different cultures (Ethical standards for human service professionals, 2009). Ultimately, encouraging a client should be based on what will work for the individual client and not a standardized form of encouragement to use for all clients. References: Ethical standards for human service professionals. (2009). Retrieved November 3, 2011, from National Organization for Human Services: http://www.nationalhumanservices.org/ethical-standards-for-hs-professionals Summers, N. (2009). Fundementals of case management practice: skills for the human services, 3rd Edition. Belmont, CA: Cengage Learning.
Summers, N. (2009). Fundamentals of case management practice: skills for the human services, 3rd Edition. Belmont, CA: Cengage Learning.
As a student new to social work, The Code of Ethics written by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is in the forefront of my mind whenever practicing my freshly learned skills. According to the Code, these rules were written as the “values, principles, and standards to guide social workers’ conduct” (Code of Ethics - NASW, n.d.). Within my most-recent session, certain aspects of this code were relevant, including informed consent, privacy and confidentiality, a commitment to the client, the dignity and worth of a person, the importance of human relationships, integrity and competency of the worker, and social diversity.
National Association of Social Workers [NASW]. (1998). The New NASW Code of Ethics Can Be Your Ally: Part I. Retrieved from: http://www.naswma.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=96
National Association of Social Workers. (1999). Code of Ethics. Retrieved July 27, 2001, from http://www.naswdc.org/Code/ethics.htm.
Human Service professionals are responsible for many tasks over a course of one’s position as a professional. One part of what is required of a Human Service worker would be the understanding of the individual, family and community that they are serving, respecting the diversity that would be amount us, and being able to make professional judgments whenever one is needed to.
I agree with the significant points made by Ashleigh, Grace, and Donna regarding testimonial support from the prosecution and defendant perspectives.
This essay will discuss the role of the criminal justice professional in serving both individual and societal needs. It will identify and describe at least three individual needs and three societal needs, in addition to explaining the role of the criminal justice professional in serving each of these needs. Illustrative examples will be provided for support.
Explain the National Organization of Human Services (NOHS) Code of Ethics, and its importance to the profession.
In brief, case managers are a unique segment of the healthcare workforce. They share the same goals and standards of practice but are multidisciplinary and have diverse academic educational backgrounds and work environments (Park & Huber, 2009). case management leads to better manage health of individuals.
National Association of Social Workers. (2008). Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers. Washington DC: Author.
National Association of Social Workers. (2016). Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers Retrieved
Prior to having the class of Professional Values and Ethics, I assumed I understood the basic concepts of what defines a professional who has competence of values and ethics. Nevertheless, by being enrolled in this course, I have gained great knowledge of which professional values and ethical principles must be held by a social worker, which I did not know before. Progressively in this class, by learning professional values and ethics, my motivation to succeed as an upcoming social worker has gotten stronger.
Corey, G., Corey, M. S., & Callanan, P. (2011). Issues and ethics in the helping professions. (8th
Human services provides help to individuals, families and children that are in crisis or have needs that are not being met. One of the systems within human services focuses on upholding the law to the fullest extent. According to the National Center for Victims of Crime “The criminal justice system is the set of agencies and processes established by governments to control crime and impose penalties on those who violate laws”. In other words this system seeks out to provide justice and safety for victims of horrendous crimes while also prosecuting those who commit these crimes. This system is in place in order to protect and serve the many individuals in the U.S be it at a local, state or federal level.
In this paper I try to describe the scope and actual experience of case work ...