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    SOCIAL WORK VALUES

    ARPITA CHRISTIAN

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    MEANING OF VALUE..

    A value determines what a person thinks he

    ought to do, which may or may not be thesame as what he wants to do, or what is in his

    interest to do, or in fact what he actually does.

    Values in this sense give rise to generalstandards and ideals by which we judge our

    own and others conduct: they also give rise to

    specific obligations

    Central Council for Education and Training in SocialWork

    (CCETSW, 1976, 15)

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    PERSONAL VALUES

    Caring

    Courage

    Creativity

    Friendliness

    Honesty

    Honour

    Independence

    Integrity

    Spirituality

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    CULTURAL VALUES

    Celebration of Diversity

    Ethnic roots

    Faith

    Linguistic ties

    National tiesRegional ties

    Tradition

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    SOCIAL VALUES

    AltruismDiversity

    Eco-consciousness

    EqualityFairness

    Family closeness

    LovingnessMorality

    Reliability

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    WORK VALUES

    Autonomy

    Competitiveness

    Conscientiousness

    Dedication

    Equanimity/Ethics

    Loyalty

    Professionalism

    Punctuality

    Remunerative worth

    Team player

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    SOCIALWORKVALUESFOCUSONTHREE

    GENERALAREAS:

    VALUES ABOUTPEOPLE

    VALUES ABOUT SOCIALWORK IN RELATION TO

    SOCIETY

    VALUES THAT INFORMPROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR

    DUBOIS & MILEY

    1999

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    GENERIC VALUESOF

    SOCIAL WORK

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    1. the conviction in the Inherent

    worth, integrity and dignity of the

    individual (Friedlander, 1977).

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    2. Belief in democratic functioning.

    Social work relies on the democratic

    process while dealing with the client

    system. This implies that decisions

    are taken through consensus and

    nothing is imposed on the client.

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    3. Firm belief in equal opportunity

    for all, limited only by the

    individual's capacities (Friedlander,1977).

    This value expresses the need for

    social justice. Social work fights

    against social injustices meted out

    to the disadvantaged andvulnerable sections of society.

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    4. social worker's social responsibily towards;

    himself,

    his family, his society

    (Friedlander, 1977)

    This value cautions the social worker not to neglect himself, his

    family and the society in which he is living while discharging his

    professional duties.

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    6. Separating personal feelings hm professional

    relationships (Sheafor & Morales 1989).

    This value reminds the social worker that he

    should not allow personal feelings to intrude in a

    professional relationship, as this may make himover concerned or develop a biased or prejudiced

    view about the client and his problem situation.

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    7. The seventh value assumes high

    standards of personal and professional

    conduct (Shaefor & Morales 1989).

    It emphasizes that the conduct of thesocial worker should be exemplary at

    both personal and professional levels.

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