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 giv

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 or three-minute audio/video 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.

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following EPAs and advanced practice behaviors: 

• EPAS Competency 3: Engage Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ADEI) in Practice 
  • C3.GP.B Demonstrate cultural humility by applying critical reflection, self-awareness, and self-regulation to manage the influence of bias, power, privilege, and values in working with clients and constituencies, acknowledging them as experts of their own lived experiences. 
    • Related Assignment Criteria: 
      • Identify personal and professional values.
      • Illustrate (with images and words) the concepts of competency, integrity, boundaries, and social justice.
• EPAS Competency 6: Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities 
  • C6.GP.B Use empathy, reflection, and interpersonal skills to engage in culturally responsive practice with clients and constituencies. 
    • Related Assignment Criteria: 
      • Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments. 
• EPAS Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities 
  • C7.GP.B Demonstrate respect for client self-determination during the assessment process by collaborating with clients and constituencies in developing a mutually agreed-upon plan. 
    • Related Assignment Criteria: 
      • Describe how personal and professional values play a role in social work practice and ethical decision-making.
• EPAS Competency 8: Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities 
  • C8.GP.A Engage with clients and constituencies to critically choose and implement culturally responsive, evidence-informed interventions to achieve client and constituency goals. 
    • Related Assignment Criteria: 
      • Depict how to advocate for clients to secure resources to support their efforts to change behaviors and how this relates to ethics and values. 

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. 

Submit your assignment by 11:59 p.m. Central time on Sunday.

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.  

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

• Competency 2: Demonstrate anti-racist and anti-oppressive social work practice at the individual, family, group, organizational, community, research, and policy levels. (C3.GP.A)
  • Describe the difference between one's personal and professional values.
  • Describe how to maintain competence, integrity, boundaries, and social justice while dealing with personal bias.
• Competency 3: Demonstrate cultural humility by applying critical reflection, self-awareness, and self-regulation to manage the influence of bias, power, privilege, and values in working with clients and constituencies, acknowledging them as experts of their own lived experiences. (C3.GP.B)
  • 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.
• Competency 4: Use empathy, reflection, and interpersonal skills to engage in culturally responsive practice with clients and constituencies. (C6.GP.B)
  • Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments.
• Competency 7: Engage with clients and constituencies to critically choose and implement culturally responsive, evidence-informed interventions to achieve client and constituency goals. (C8.GP.A)
  • Describe how to advocate for clients to secure resources to support their efforts to change behaviors, and how this relates to ethics and values.
• Competency 8: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession.
  • Address the appropriate audience, using familiar, discipline-specific language and terminology.

  View RubricValues and EthicsValues and EthicsCriteriaRatingsPtsDescribe the difference between one's personal and professional values.view longer description21 to >17.85 ptsDISTINGUISHEDDescribes the difference between one's personal and professional values, and makes a strong connection to real-world examples.17.85 to >14.7 ptsPROFICIENTDescribes the difference between one's personal and professional values.14.7 to >0 ptsBASICLists the difference between one's personal and professional values.0 ptsNON_PERFORMANCEDoes not list the difference between one's personal and professional values./ 21 ptsDescribe how personal and professional values play a role in social work practice and ethical decision-making.view longer description21 to >17.85 ptsDISTINGUISHEDExplains how personal and professional values play a role in social work practice and ethical decision-making by providing clear examples.17.85 to >14.7 ptsPROFICIENTDescribes how personal and professional values play a role in social work practice and ethical decision-making.14.7 to >0 ptsBASICOutlines how personal and professional values play a role in social work practice and ethical decision-making.0 ptsNON_PERFORMANCEDoes not outline how personal and professional values play a role in social work practice and ethical decision-making./ 21 ptsIllustrate (with images and words) the concepts of competency, integrity, boundaries, and social justice.view longer description19.5 to >16.58 ptsDISTINGUISHEDIllustrates (with images and words) with detailed descriptions of the concepts of competency, integrity, boundaries, and social justice.16.58 to >13.65 ptsPROFICIENTIllustrates (with images and words) the concepts of competency, integrity, boundaries, and social justice.13.65 to >0 ptsBASICLists the concepts of competency, integrity, boundaries, or social justice.0 ptsNON_PERFORMANCEDoes not list the concepts of competency, integrity, boundaries, and social justice./ 19.5 ptsDescribe how to maintain competence, integrity, boundaries, and social justice while dealing with personal bias.view longer description19.5 to >16.58 ptsDISTINGUISHEDExplains how to maintain competence, integrity, boundaries, and social justice while dealing with personal bias.16.58 to >13.65 ptsPROFICIENTDescribes how to maintain competence, integrity, boundaries, and social justice while dealing with personal bias.13.65 to >0 ptsBASICOutlines how to maintain competence, integrity, boundaries, and social justice while dealing with personal bias.0 ptsNON_PERFORMANCEDoes not outline how to maintain competence, integrity, boundaries, and social justice while dealing with personal bias./ 19.5 ptsApply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments.view longer description19.5 to >16.58 ptsDISTINGUISHEDApplies exceptionally rigorous critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments.16.58 to >13.65 ptsPROFICIENTApplies critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments.13.65 to >0 ptsBASICExplains how critical thinking informs and communicates professional judgments.0 ptsNON_PERFORMANCEDoes not explain how critical thinking informs and communicates professional judgments./ 19.5 ptsDescribe how to advocate for clients to secure resources to support their efforts to change behaviors, and how this relates to ethics and values.view longer description19.5 to >16.58 ptsDISTINGUISHEDDescribes how to advocate for clients to secure resources to support their efforts to change behaviors, and how this relates to ethics and values. Describes some barriers to securing resources.16.58 to >13.65 ptsPROFICIENTDescribes how to advocate for clients to secure resources to support their efforts to change behaviors, and how this relates to ethics and values.13.65 to >0 ptsBASICDescribes how to advocate for clients to secure resources to support their efforts to change behaviors, but does not describe how this relates to ethics and values.0 ptsNON_PERFORMANCEDoes not describe how to advocate for clients to secure resources to support their efforts to change behaviors and how this relates to ethics and values./ 19.5 ptsAddress the appropriate audience, using familiar, discipline-specific language and terminology.view longer description30 to >25.5 ptsDISTINGUISHEDAddresses the appropriate audience, using familiar, discipline-specific language and terminology. Uses precise and accurate vocabulary and effective word choice for articulate, fluent expression.25.5 to >21 ptsPROFICIENTAddresses the appropriate audience, using familiar, discipline-specific language and terminology.21 to >0 ptsBASICFocus on the intended audience wavers, or uses jargon, slang, idioms, colloquialisms, or terminology that inhibits clarity of expression.0 ptsNON_PERFORMANCEDoes not address the appropriate audience using familiar language and terminology./ 30 pts