1. Values, Ethics and Professional Identity, in Social Work Leadership Facilitated by:  Daniela  Sheri  Shawn

2. Professional Identity In your opinion, what is this movie clip teaching you about discovering our identity? https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=T0jVC DHE6pI

3. What do you suggest is the relationship between: Identity & Professional Identity

4. Margaret Wheatley “First, we must know what “center” feels like. We must know who we are, our patterns of behavior, our values, our intentions. The ground of our identity and experience must feel familiar to us; we must know what it feels like to be standing in it. But we don’t expect that we will be perfectly balanced in that center all the time. We know that we will drift into the wrong activities or be thrown off-balance by life’s chaos. But we also will recognize when we’ve moved off too far, and will be able to recall ourselves more quickly to who we want to be” (Chapter 8 of Leadership & the New Science).

5. Let’s reflect together  In your practicum so far: What has specifically helped you discover your professional identity as a Social Work Leader? Why? What is distracting, or has distracted or thrown you “off-balance” from your professional identity? What do you to rebalance yourself?

7. Theory on Professional Identity in Social Work Leadership Mizrahi, T. & Berger, C. S. (2005). A longitudinal look at social work leadership in hospitals: The impact of a changing health care system. Health & Social Work. 30:2, p. 155-165. Silverman, E. (2008). From ideological to competency based: The rebranding and maintaining of medical social work's identity. Social Work. 53(1), p.89-91.

8. Vancouver General Hospital

9. True North Goals Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

10. CASW Core Values Value 1: Respect for Inherent Dignity and Worth of Persons Value 2: Pursuit of Social Justice Value 3: Service to Humanity Value 4: Integrity of Professional Practice Value 5: Confidentiality in Professional Practice Value 6: Competence in Professional Practice

12. Ethics “Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do”. (By U.S. Former Supreme Court Justice, Potter Stewart.)

14. Code of Ethics “The purpose of the Code of Ethics is to set forth values and principles to guide social workers professional conduct. While a code of ethics cannot guarantee ethical behaviour it guides social workers as they act in good faith and with a genuine desire to make sound decisions. The Code of Ethics identifies core social work values, and the principles which underline those values.” (Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW), Code of Ethics, 2005)

15. Practice - Rossiter et al. (2000) found in his research about enforcing code of ethics in practice that codes of ethics are not used in practice. - Rossiter et al. (2000) reports that there is no time for the professional to consult the code of ethics, or that some practitioners are only vaguely aware of their existence. - Rossiter et al. (2000) argues that the codes are instruments to provide students with reflection on their practice.

17. Ethical Practice Guidelines for Ethical Practice aim to: Serve as a companion document to the CASW Code of Ethics Provide guidance on ethical practice Not intended to be exhaustive, or entirely prescriptive Intended to provide social workers with greater clarity on how to interpret and apply the ethical values and principles in the Code. “The extent to which each guideline is enforceable is a matter of professional judgement” (CASW, Guidelines for Ethical practice, 2005, p.2).

19. Social Work Values: Personal versus Professional The Code of Ethics does not specify which values and principles are most important and which outweigh others in instances of conflict. Reasonable differences of opinion exist among social workers with respect to which values and principles should be given priority in a particular situation. A social worker’s personal values, culture, religious beliefs, practices and/or other important distinctions, such as age, ability, gender or sexual orientation can affect his/her ethical choices.

20. Social Work Values: The Moral Core of the Profession “At its core social work must respond to the moral imperative of caring for the neediest amongst us” (Bisman,2004, p.109). “Without values and morality, what good is the knowledge attained and skills used by social workers?” (Bisman,2004, p.115). Question for class: What stood out to you in this article ?

22. Class Exercise  Define what ethical practice means for you in five words.  As social work leaders name 3 most important professional and personal values which define your way of leading.

23. References Bisman, C. (2004). Social work values: The moral core of the profession. British Journal of Social Work, 34(1), 109-123. Canadian Association of Social Workers. (2005). Code of Ethics. Ottawa, Ontario. Retrieved from: http://www.casw -acts.ca/en/what-social-work/casw-code-ethics Canadian Association of Social Workers. (2005). Guidelines for Ethical Practice. Ottawa, Ontario. Retrieved from: http://www.casw-acts.ca/en/what-social-work/casw-code -ethics/guideline-ethical-practice Rossiter, A., Prilleltensky, I., & Walsh-Bowers, R. (2000). A postmodern perspective on professional ethics. Practice and research in social work, 83-103.

24. Any further comments or questions you may have?