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Assignment: Intro to Social Work- Value Statement

Within 1-2 sentences, develop a values statement that reflects your personal values and beliefs for your life (Family, Gratitude, Accountability, & Respect). Next, select a news article (from a reputable source, i.e., Associated Press) from the past year related to a social problem of interest to you. You will rationally explain the social problem's connection to social work. Add the article that you chose for your paper on your reference list or 20% will be taken off this assignment. Write a 5 pages paper, excluding title and reference pages, in which you explore your own personal value system, the social problem, and how it fits with National Association of Social Workers (NASW) values and ethics.

Present your values statement with a description of your core values (1 page)

A. Where/how did you learn these values? (Parents) What are some of the life messages that your parents, grandparents or other caregivers shared with you?

B. What are some of the life messages shared in? How can these messages direct you in social work practice? (less than 1 page)

C. In what areas do your values agree with the National Association Social Workers (NASW) values (see NASW Code of Ethics: Ethical Principles)? (1 page)

D. In what areas do your values diverge from social work values? (1 page)

E. Summarize the social problem from your selected article (less than 1 page). What population is impacted by this problem? What are the main issues experienced by those impacted by this problem?

F. How do your core values impact your ability to work with the population identified as impacted by the social problem?

G. How might any areas of difference between your values and social work values affect your ability to practice social work?

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