Summarize the Following Values That Underlie Social Work Practice: Respect

question 18

Essay

Summarize the following values that underlie social work practice: respect for the dignity and uniqueness of the individual, clients' right to self-determination, confidentiality, advocacy and social action for the oppressed, accountability, and the institutional orientation.

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Definitions:

Maslow

An American psychologist best known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs in priority, culminating in self-actualization.

Self-actualize

The process of realizing and fulfilling one's talents and potentialabilities.

Basic Needs

Fundamental requirements necessary for individuals to live a healthy and comfortable life, often represented as physiological needs such as food, water, shelter, and safety.

Immediacy

The quality of being immediate or present; in therapy, it refers to addressing issues as they occur within the therapeutic session.