Imagine that you are a human service practitioner working with a family involved in the foster care system. You recently removed three children from the home due to physical abuse and medical neglect. The family is dedicated to fulfilling the child welfare system requests, and would like to reunite with their children as soon as possible. Review the social work code of ethics provided on the
Ethical Standards for Human Service Professionalswebsite and choose two standards that would apply in this field of work. Then, explain how you would apply each of those standards in this particular situation. Justify your reasoning for each choice.
As you are writing your journal assignment, think about how difficult it can be, both ethically and emotionally, to remove and reunite children and their families. At times, you may be asked to remove or reunite children in conflict with your personal opinion. Be sure to consider your own biases in your response.
HSE 325 Module Three Journal Guidelines and Rubric Journal activities in this course are private between you and the instructor. In Module Three, you are introduced to the professional responsibilities associated with the human services field. The child welfare process and systems are intricate and may be difficult to balance the many moving parts. There is a constant disequilibrium between family, judicial, and governmental systems that must be maintained by human service practitioners. Dilemmas may result from the clashing of parental versus child rights, and the instructions of the judicial system. Human service workers may find themselves questioning their responsibilities. Additionally, human service practitioners may also question if they are truly performing ethical and appropriate actions and may feel anguish related to their professional duties. In this journal assignment, students will explore some of the broad ethics and values that guide the child welfare profession. Professional responsibilities provide stability and an operational framework to guide human service workers as they work in the field. Prompt: Imagine that you are a human service practitioner working with a family involved in the foster care system. You recently removed three children from the home due to physical abuse and medical neglect. The family is dedicated to fulfilling the child welfare system requests, and would like to reunite with their children as soon as possible. Review the social work code of ethics provided on the Ethical Standards for Human Service Professionals website and choose two standards that would apply in this field of work. Then, explain how you would apply each of those standards in this particular situation. Justify your reasoning for each choice. As you are writing your journal assignment, think about how difficult it can be, both ethically and emotionally, to remove and reunite children and their families. At times, you may be asked to remove or reunite children in conflict with your personal opinion. Be sure to consider your own biases in your response. Your journal assignment should be 3–4 paragraphs in length and any sources should be cited in APA format, whether paraphrased or directly quoted. Submit journal assignment as a Word document. Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value Ethical Standards Identification Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides an organized, clear point of view or idea using rich and significant detail, as well as supporting research Identifies appropriate standards from the Ethical Standards for Human Service Professionals that align with a given scenario Identifies human service standards from the Ethical Standards for Human Service Professionals, but some or all may not align with a given scenario Does not identify standards from the Ethical Standards for Human Service Professionals to a given scenario 30 Application of Ethical Standards Meets “Proficient” criteria and supports explanation with rich detail and research Accurately explains how the chosen standards would apply to a given scenario Provides explanation of the chosen standards to a given scenario with limited detail and/or inaccurate application Does not explain how each of the chosen standards applies to a given scenario 30 Justification of Ethical Standards Meets “Proficient” criteria and supports justification with examples and research Justifies reasoning for the application of chosen standards Provides justification of rationale for the application of standards, but may include inaccurate information and/or lacks detail Does not provide justification of rationale for the application of the chosen standards 30 http://www.nationalhumanservices.org/ethical-standards-for-hs-professionals Articulation of Response Journal assignment is free of errors in organization and grammar Journal assignment is mostly free of errors of organization and grammar which are marginal and rarely interrupt the flow Journal assignment contains errors of organization and grammar but are limited enough so that assignments can be understood Journal assignment contains errors of organization and grammar, making the assignment difficult to understand 10 Total 100%