Professionalism in Social Work Education & Practice

Professionalism in Social Work Education & Practice

by Zoe Dubin -
Number of replies: 4

-using the pronouns for people who specified what those are 

-acknowledging people when they enter your presence or you enter theirs 

-try to be understanding even when you are very different from the person you are trying to understand 

-remaining no more than platonic with clients and not crossing any boundaries 

-keeping your biases out of interactions with clients and/or decisions you make about client's "plan" for whatever they are going through

-acknowledging if you do something non-professional and holding yourself accountable for it

In reply to Zoe Dubin

Re: Professionalism in Social Work Education & Practice

by Alane Degli Esposti -
I feel strongly about keeping biases out of interactions as well. Respecting and honoring differences is so important. Hope to meet you soon!
Alane
In reply to Alane Degli Esposti

Re: Professionalism in Social Work Education & Practice

by Zoe Dubin -
Thanks, Alane! Hope to meet you soon as well :-)
In reply to Zoe Dubin

Re: Professionalism in Social Work Education & Practice

by Sarah Slates -
Zoe, I like that you've given specifics about what professionalism in social work looks like for you. We tend to talk about more general guidelines or standards and your examples help to deepen that conversation.
In reply to Sarah Slates

Re: Professionalism in Social Work Education & Practice

by Zoe Dubin -
Thank you, Sarah! I thought about my own work experiences in order to relate to this topic.