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Principles of Social Work

The document discusses several principles of social work including acceptance, individualization, communication, confidentiality, self-determination, non-judgmental attitude, and controlled emotional involvement. Social workers use these principles as guidelines to best help clients and achieve results while respecting clients' dignity, worth, and independence.

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Principles of Social Work

The document discusses several principles of social work including acceptance, individualization, communication, confidentiality, self-determination, non-judgmental attitude, and controlled emotional involvement. Social workers use these principles as guidelines to best help clients and achieve results while respecting clients' dignity, worth, and independence.

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Principles of Social Work

Principles are declarations of what to do and what not to do to achieve the best
results while conducting social work. They serve as reference points for
professionals performing fieldwork.

The social work profession promotes social change, problem-solving in human


relationships, and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance well-
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being.

Social workers work with adults, children, and families and often specialize in
a specific field of work- such as support for children and families, or working
with adults with physical disability or mental health related needs.
Acceptance Principle

In order to achieve optimum results, both the client and the social
work practitioner must accept each other. The client must accept the
worker because the worker is assisting the client in overcoming his
or her problem condition.

Similarly, the worker must acknowledge the client as a person with


a person who has come to him or her for assistance. Regardless of
the client’s looks or history, the worker should accept the client just
as he or she is.
Principle of Individualization

The social worker regards each client’s problems as unique and


works with the client to find the most satisfactory way for him or
her to deal with his or her personal problem circumstance. This
principle reminds the social worker that when interacting with the
client, he or she is not dealing with an inanimate object or a lower
entity.
Because the client was unable to find a solution to his or her problem, he or she
should not be regarded as a person devoid of dignity, worth, or value.

Furthermore, the social worker should always keep in mind that each client is
unique and distinct from other clients experiencing a similar problem, as each
person repsonds and reacts differently to the same stimuli and enters or exits
different problem situations in different ways.
Principle of Communication

Communication between the social worker and the client is critical


in social work. Communication is important in social work
relationships since the client’s and the worker’s histories may differ,
as may their mental states. The primary job of a social worker is to
establish an environment in which the client feels comfortable
expressing his or her feelings.
Principle of Confidentiality

It is critical in social work to supply information to the worker.


This can range from simple factual information to highly
confidential information. A person may be unwilling to discuss
specific facts about his or her personal life with anyone unless the
person with whom the information is given is trustworthy.
Principle of Self-determination

It emphasizes that the social worker should not force decisions or


solutions on the client merely because he or she has sought
assistance from him or her.
The client is thus assisted not only in realizing his or her potential,
but also in feeling independent and like a person of worth and
dignity.
Principle of Non-Judgmental Attitude

The nonjudgemental attitude principle assumes that the social


worker should enter the professional interaction without prejudice.
He or she must treat the client as though he or she has come to him
or her for assistance, and he or she must be willing to assist the client
without being swayed by others’ judgements about the client or his
or her predicament.
Principle of Controlled Emotional Involvement

The notion of regulated emotional engagement protects social


workers from becoming too emotionally invested in their clients’
problems or becoming too objective. The worker may become to
sympathize with the client by overindulging in the client’s life,
which may infringe on the client’s right self determination and
independence.
Thank you.

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