Ethical Duty As A Social Worker!

I have been wondering for days, much before I started school, that as a Social Worker what should be my ethical duty when it comes to understanding clients' perspective. Where as a Social Worker I stand when I know client probably is not very happy in the way he/she is getting served. I want to know and understand my client's point of view on their situation, their point of view on what services they should get and how they should get treated. Ethically how much can I ask, how much I can take clients perspective, how much should I know the facts about client from client…how much…oh there are many questions and less answers.

Last week when I met with one of my clients, parents of two children who were detained by the county, I noticed the vulnerable feelings and insecurity on both of their face. These feelings made me sad, I wanted to ask them what do they want, how do they want to get treated, and what help they require but it was not my position or authority because I was shadowing someone else and they were not my direct client. Clients had another social worker, and worse situation clients spoke Spanish, which I don’t even understand more than few words. Ah!

More about it in next post...thought out, I am almost off to my class! See ya!

Trojan