Social Ethic and Values Plane

In this essay, it is important that you identify some of your values and prejudices and reflect on how these may impact on social work practice and on your relationships with others.   You can include examples of how you have been able to translate values into practice in your paid or voluntary work experience and personal life.
Essay Plan

Introduction
Academic description of what Values are
Academic description of what ethics are
Academic description of what prejudices are
Briefly discuss what this essay is about and what it will entail.

Paragraph 1
Discuss in general how ethics, values and prejudices can affect social work practice and relationships with service users and colleagues/other agencies
Paragraph 2
Discuss in detail how my personal values and prejudices can positively affect social work practice and relationships in the workplace
Paragraph 3
Discuss in detail how my personal values and prejudices can negatively affect my social work practice and relationships with those around me including multi agencies
Paragraph 4
Discuss past work experiences where my own values have affected the way I work and if these values are recognised and promoted in the social work profession or not

Paragraph 5 (Conclusion)
Tie up the main themes from each paragraph to form an overview of what I need to do about my values and prejudices now that I am aware of the impact they may have on my daily practice (positive and negative impact)
Conclude with self-reflection linked with the literature


Throughout the essay, I will be backing up what I say with relevant research literature using up to date journal articles that are relevant to society today (e.g. societies attitudes to abortion, divorce etc)