Social Work Ethics Barsky

Personal Values from Barsky that are Relevant to the Case

The plan, at first, was to consider the case, then list down the moral values involved. After reading Barsky’s literature, it was decided to use three of his examples which matched the situation more accurately. Barsky seeks to address and clarify on how personal values and professional values clash, a challenge that is often faced in the field of social work. His work lists the values, then offers a conclusion in ways to ensure we avoid this collision, and it is a well-suited reference point for the ethical dilemma faced in this case. Barsky (2010) emphasizes that “social work ethics tells us to respect all people, irrespective of whether or not their values are similar to our own”

It shows that professional values and personal morals do not always have to clash. These values can be used concurrently to provide better services to clients as a social worker. Many of the professional values all practitioners should follow are extracted from morally and ethically accepted practices that go hand in hand with many personal standards, which are also mainly tailored in accordance to moral and ethical beliefs and practices. They focus on treating every individual equally and fairly while placing the client’s interests first, just as the ethical standards

Whereas putting, the client’s interests first are one of the most important lessons to take from all this, “cultural awareness and social diversity” is the most important value of consideration in this specific case. The social worker should carefully reconsider his view of this value first. It will put things in perspective and remind the social worker that one of the main duties of social work is respecting everyone equally despite their values (Barsky, 2010). Furthermore, there is a major rise in church groups accepting homosexuality. The rise is due to an increase in younger church members, like the client, whose generation is more “accepting of homosexuality” (Murphy, 2015). Next, the social worker should be asked to carefully consider what is best for the client, especially since physical abuse had been involved. With equality for all individuals in mind from the previous step, the social worker considering the needs or interests of the client will be attainable. All these steps require some level of consultation and therefore fit the standard. If none of this works, the next logical step as earlier suggested would be to transfer the client’s case to a more willing and accepting