NASW Code of Ethics Tenet 6 Meghann Hinkle

NASW Code of Ethics Tenet 6 Meghann Hinkle and Brooke Pasker

6. 01 Social Welfare Social workers should promote welfare of society locally and globally, along with the development of people, communities, and environments. We should also advocate for the fulfillment of basic human needs. Hanover Township: We, as an agency, promote positive youth development and advocate for the needs of the children.

6. 02 Public Participation “Social workers should facilitate informed participation by the public in shaping social policies and institutions. ” Project Concern has put on Faces of Homelessness and Changing Minds events in the community that raise awareness about homelessness in Dubuque and some issues the homeless population faces.

6. 03 Public Emergencies Social workers should provide the best qualified services for the public especially in relation to emergency. Hanover Township: We as a agency have emergency services available to us worker and to the public.

6. 04 a Social and Political Action “(a) Social workers should engage in social and political action that seeks to ensure that all people have equal access to the resources, employment, services, and opportunities they require to meet their basic human needs and to develop fully. ” Project Concern works with other agencies such as the Circles Initiative to make comprehensive services accessible to as many community members as possible.

6. 04 b Social and Political Action cont. “(b) Social workers should act to expand choice and opportunity for all people, with special regard for vulnerable, disadvantaged, oppressed, and exploited people and groups. ” The Homeless Coordinator from Project Concern goes to the Rescue Mission every Wednesday over lunchtime to meet with clients in case they are unable to come to the office due to job, transportation, health, or other reasons.

6. 04 c Social and Political Action (c) Social workers should promote respect in regards to diversity and culture locally and globally. We should also promote policies and practices that respect diversity and culture. Hanover Township: The major population of children I work with are Hispanic. The Township as a whole respects and recognizes cultural diversity. Our services are offered in Spanish for those who don’t understand English.

6. 04 d Social and Political Action cont. “(d) Social workers should act to prevent and eliminate domination of, exploitation of, and discrimination against any person, group, or class on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, political belief, religion, immigration status, or mental or physical disability. ” Teresa Shelter doesn’t discriminate based on race, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion. It has housed a transgender individual in the past.

What is Hard and What Stood Out to Me What’s hard is to keep up with everything at once. Being political and advocating takes a lot of time and effort as a social worker. However, each part of tenet 6 is important to think about as a social worker and while in our placements. What stood out to me the most was the section on social welfare because what my agency does overall is be aware of social justice and promoting the development of human beings and this social, economic, political, and cultural values.

Challenges to Social and Political Action and What Stands Out A challenge to social and political action is that my placements don’t have the staff and resources to push for political action. The staff have full caseloads already so they would have to work overtime to focus on more political action. Working overtime costs money, which is also a challenge as both my placements are nonprofits. What stands out to me from Tenet 6 is that social workers should be available in public emergencies because if we aren’t working on a macro level, it can be hard to pull ourselves out of our micro-focused worlds and respond to a macro level emergency.

References http: //www. socialworkers. org/pubs/code. asp