Ethics in Child Welfare
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Ethics in Child Welfare
Ethical Standards for Human Service Professionals provides a set of standards that may play an important role in enhancing ethical conduct among human service professionals. The adherence to the highest standards of professional conduct not only improves the quality of services but also make sure that there is respect for the right and dignity of all the persons. In the present case, the two ethical standards that may be applied include the responsibility to clients and respond to the public and society. The former implies that in the course of the performance of their responsibilities, human services must be conscious of the interests and needs of their clients and respond to them (National Organization of Human Services, 2015). The latter, on the other side, compels human service providers to consider the interest of the public and society.
In the present case, the ethical principle on the responsibility to clients may be applied by understanding the specific needs of the child and the causes of actions that may work well for the child and those that will not work well for the child. Since the foster parents of the child want him back, it is critical to have an understanding of whether the environment back at home is suitable for the child. The second principle may be applied by looking at the values of society and determining whether or not it is in the interest of the public to reunite the child with his parents in an environment that is not suitable, and that may cause a lot of harm to him.
Separating children from their parents draws a significant emotional reaction. Similarly, it is painful to see children living in an environment that does not guarantee their health and safety. As emotional as any course of action may look, the most important thing to do is to make sure the actions serve the interests of the child.
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National Organization of Human Services. (2015). Ethical Standards for Human Services Professionals. Retrieved from https://www.nationalhumanservices.org/ethical-standards-for-hs-professionals