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PRINCIPLES THELMA LEE MENDOZA (Fuertes, Filamor, Fernandez)

This document outlines 7 key principles that guide social work practice: 1) Acceptance of people as they are based on the belief that every person has worth and dignity. 2) Participation of the client in problem-solving so that the client is actively involved in finding solutions rather than having the worker take over. 3) Self-determination is a right of the client to make their own choices and decisions with support from the worker. 4) Individualization of clients by recognizing each person's unique circumstances and treating them equally. 5) Confidentiality to protect private client information disclosed in sessions. 6) Worker self-awareness so the worker examines their own feelings and responses objectively rather

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PRINCIPLES THELMA LEE MENDOZA (Fuertes, Filamor, Fernandez)

This document outlines 7 key principles that guide social work practice: 1) Acceptance of people as they are based on the belief that every person has worth and dignity. 2) Participation of the client in problem-solving so that the client is actively involved in finding solutions rather than having the worker take over. 3) Self-determination is a right of the client to make their own choices and decisions with support from the worker. 4) Individualization of clients by recognizing each person's unique circumstances and treating them equally. 5) Confidentiality to protect private client information disclosed in sessions. 6) Worker self-awareness so the worker examines their own feelings and responses objectively rather

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PRINCIPLES:

THELMA LEE
MENDOZA
HANNAH CHRISTINE FUERTES
ALDREYN JOHN FERNANDEZ
GIO GABRIELFILAMOR
TENTATIVE DATE OF REPORTING: 3 NOVEMBER 2022

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SOCIAL WORK PRINCIPLES
•THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK IS GUIDED
BY CERTAIN BASIC PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF
ACTION FOR THE PRACTITIONER (EMANATING
FROM SUCH VALUES, AS DIFFERENTIATED
FROM “PRINCIPLES” OF ACTION BUILT ON
TESTED KNOWLEDGE OR GENERAL TRUTHS)

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MEANING OF THE WORD

•PRINCIPLE (NOUN)
•PRIN·​CI·​PLE | \ ˈPRIN(T)-S(Ə-)PƏL , -SƏ-BƏL \
•
•A COMPREHENSIVE AND FUNDAMENTAL LAW,
DOCTRINE, OR ASSUMPTION

2022 June 9 Full Name For all purpose


1. ACCEPTANCE OF PEOPLE AS
THEY ARE
THE VERY GENERIC PRINCIPLE OF SOCIAL WORK
RESPECTING AND UNDERSTANDING THE CLIENT
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES;
AN APPROACH WHICH IS AN EXPRESSION OF A
COMPOUND OF ATTITUDES BASED ON SCIENTIFIC
ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT HUMAN BEHAVIOR;


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1. ACCEPTANCE OF PEOPLE AS
THEY ARE
STARTING POINT OF THE CLIENT-WORKER
RELATIONSHIP BASED ON THE BELIEF THAT
EVERY PERSON IS BORN WITH WORTH AND
DIGNITY.
“THE OBJECT OF ACCEPTANCE IS NOT THE
GOOD BUT THE REAL”.
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2. PARTICIPATION OF THE CLIENT IN
PROBLEM-SOLVING
•THE WORKER DOES NOT TAKE OVER IN A HELPING
PROCESS, THE CLIENT IS THERE FOR THE DURATION OF
PROBLEM-SOLVING.
•THE CLIENT PARTICIPATES PLANNING WAYS OF
RESOLVING THE PROBLEM, THINKING OF POSSIBLE
ALTERNATIVES, LOOKING FOR HIS/HER OWN
RESOURCES APPLIED FOR THE PROBLEM-SOLVING.

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2. PARTICIPATION OF THE CLIENT IN


PROBLEM-SOLVING

•THE WORKER BUILDS UPON AND UTILIZES THE


CLIENTS STRENGTHS.

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3. SELF-DETERMINATION IS A
RIGHT OF THE CLIENT
•IT IS THE NEED AND RIGHT OF THE CLIENT TO
MAKE HIS OWN CHOICES, DECISIONS AND
ALTERNATIVES AND HOW THEY SHOULD BE
MET.
•PEOPLE ARE ENDOWED WITH A REASON AND A
FREE WILL SO THE CLIENT ALSO NEEDS IT.

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3. SELF-DETERMINATION IS A RIGHT
OF THE. CLIENT
THE CLIENT IS CAPABLE OF “SELF-HELP” TO
REGAIN SELF-RESPECT AND SELF-
CONFIDENCE WHEN HE/SHE IS ABLE TO
SOLVE HIS/HER OWN PROBLEM. THAT IS
WHY THE SOCIAL WORKER DOESN’T DO
EVERYTHING FOR THE CLIENT

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4. INDIVIDUALIZATION OF CLIENTS
•THE BASIC TENET OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE THAT
BELIEVES ON INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES.
•NO TWO PERSONS ARE ALIKE; WE ARE ALL BUILT DIFFERENT
AND HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE OUR OWN PERSON, SEPARATE
AND DISTINCT FROM OTHERS AND TREATED EQUALLY.
•THE CLIENTS’ MAY PRESENT THE SAME PROBLEMS TO A
WORKER, BUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE PROBLEM, THE
CLIENTS RESPONSE AND PERCEPTIONS WILL BE DIFFERENT

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5. CONFIDENTIALITY
THE PRESERVATION OF SECRET INFORMATION CONCERNING
THE CLIENT WHICH IS DISCLOSED IN A PROFESSIONAL
RELATIONSHIP; RIGHT TO KEEP THEIR PAST BEHAVIOR AND
PRESENT TROUBLES PRIVATE TO PROTECT THE CLIENT.
TRUST IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN THE CLIENT-
WORKER RELATIONSHIP; HE/SHE IS FREELY EXPRESSING
FEELINGS ABOUT THE SITUATION AND THERE MUST BE
ASSURANCE THAT WHATEVER THE CLIENT SAYS WON’T BE
DISCUSSED TO OTHERS.

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6. WORKER SELF-AWARENESS

•THE SOCIAL WORKER IS ALWAYS CONSCIOUS THAT HIS/HER


ROLE IS TO MAKE USE OF HIS/HER PROFESSIONAL
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CLIENT IN A WAY THAT IT WOULD
ENHANCE THE CLIENT’S DEVELOPMENT RATHER THAN HIS/HER
OWN
•THE WORKER MUST UNDERSTAND AND FACE HIS/HER SELF
FIRST; EXAMINE HIS /HER FEELINGS, BE CONSCIOUS IN
RESPONDING TO THE CLIENT- OBJECTIVE RATHER THAN BIASED.
•SELF-DISCIPLINE IS A MUST.

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7. CLIENT-WORKER RELATIONSHIP
•THIS REFERS TO THE PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP OR THE
SOCIAL WORKER-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP TO HELP THE CLIENT
FUNCTION THROUGH THE HELPING OR PROBLEM-SOLVING
PROCESS.
•COMMONLY KNOWN AS ‘CONTROLLED EMOTIONAL
INVOLVEMENT”, PROFESSIONAL DETACHMENT; THE CLIENT’S
EXPRESSION OF FEELINGS ENABLES THE SOCIAL WORKER TO
GAIN DEEPER INSIGHTS IN THE CLIENT’S PROBLEM AND BECOME
MORE SENSITIVE TO HIS/HER NEEDS.
.

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CONCEPTS

•AMBIVALENCE- THE CONFLICT BETWEEN ITS OPPOSING


TENDENCIES.
(E.G. LOVE-HATE)
•TRANSFERENCE- THE CLIENT UNCONSCIOUSLY MAKES THE
WORKER THE OBJECT OF AN EMOTIONAL RESPONSE, THIS
TRANSFERRING HIM TO A RESPONSE APPROPRIATE TO OTHER
PERSONS IMPORTANT IN THE HISTORY OF THE CLIENT.
•(E.G. “YOU REMIND ME OF A DAUGHTER I LOST”)

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SOURCES:
•SOURCE: HTTPS://WWW.MERRIAM-
WEBSTER.COM/DICTIONARY/PRINCIPLE
•MENDOZA. (2008) SOCIAL WELFARE AND SOCIAL WORK. 3RD ED.
PHILIPPINES:QUEZON CITY.CENTRAL BOOKS INC.
•COMPILATION OF HANDOUTS, KNOWLEDGE, VALUES AND
PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE SOCIAL WORK
PROFFESSION, COMPLIED BY CAROL KAY C. BLANDO, RSW,
MSSQW

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