5004- Values and Ethics

Overview Part of becoming a professional social worker is reflecting on how your personal values and professional ethics will play a role in your practice. This assignment will give you an opportunity to define some key terms, consider potential ethical challenges in your present or future practice, and place your discussion in a scholarly context. One way to do this is through the use of infographics. In your studies, you examined “Digital Literacy: Learning Through Infographics,” by Danielle Davis. For this assignment, you will prepare an infographic or concept map addressing the difference between your personal and professional values and examining how personal values can create bias. In addition, you will create a one-page written document explanation of your infographic. You may want to revisit the examples you studied in the Week 7: Infographic ExamplesLinks to an external site. reading list. Depression, from a Woman's Perspective Title: Depression, from a Woman's Perspective Author: Einstein Perspectives Publisher: Einstein Perspectives Publication Date: 2017 Creating an Infographic in a Social Work Course: A Student’s Perspective from Danielle Davis Title: Creating an Infographic in a Social Work Course: A Student’s Perspective from Danielle Davis Author: Hitchcock, L. Publisher: Teaching & Learning in Social Work Publication Date: 2018 https://socialwork(dot)buffalo(dot)edu/resources/self-care-starter-kit/how-to-flourish-in-social-work.html https://onlineprograms(dot)ollusa(dot)edu/resources/infographic/inside-the-mind-a-social-worker-infographic/ https://online(dot)une(dot)edu/blog/types-of-social-workers-all-around-us-infographic/ Instructions Part 1- Infographic For this assignment, prepare an infographic or concept map addressing the difference between your personal and professional values and examining how personal values can create bias. Show how values will play a role in social work practice and ethical decision-making based on the lens and content of the assigned reading. Use words, images, symbols, and other media to detail your accounts. Use the assigned readings to guide the development of your infographic. Part 2 - Explanation Create a one-page written document or three-minute audio/video explanation of your infographic and upload it as an additional document to your infographic assignment. Use the instruction, prompts, and grading rubric to describe the components of your infographic. Be sure to include the following: Describe the difference between your personal and professional values and examine how personal values can create bias. Describe how personal and professional values play a role in social work practice and ethical decision-making. Illustrate (with images and words) the concepts of competency, integrity, boundaries, and social justice. Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments. Lay out any ethical challenges you anticipate in the field and areas or concepts on which you can improve. Be insightful and use critical thought for this explanation. Describe how you could advocate for clients to secure resources to support their efforts to change behaviors and how this relates to ethics and values. This assignment is developed to harness your creativity to social work practice. Additional Requirements The assignment you submit is expected to meet the following requirements: Written communication: Written communication is free from errors that detract from the overall message. Length: One infographic plus one-page written document or three-minute audio/video explanation. APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA Style and Format. Use Academic WriterLinks to an external site. for guidance in citing sources and formatting your paper in proper APA style. See the Writing CenterLinks to an external site. for more APA resources specific to your degree level. Cited resources: Minimum of two scholarly sources. The assigned reading must be utilized. All literature cited should be peer-reviewed and current, with publication dates within the past five years. Can be placed in the bottom footer of the infographic.