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Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is for student to reflect on the primary influences on the development of their personal values and ethics. In addition, students will be challenged to explain perceived conflicts as it relates to their personal values vs. professional values/social work code of ethics.
Requirements
The Ethical Personal Reflection Assignment will be graded on the completion of 3-5 page in which you demonstrate critical self-awareness of your personal ethics, what life experiences/lesson have shaped your ethics, and how your personal ethics will impact your practice as medical social worker. You will also be graded on your use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization/effectiveness based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric.
Create your paper using Microsoft Word (a part of Microsoft Office), which is the required format for all Chamberlain College documents. You can tell that the document is saved as a MS Word document because it will end in “.docx”
Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about your assignment may be posted under the Q & A Forum.
The length of the exercise is to be no less than 3 pages and no greater than 5 pages excluding title page and reference pages.
APA format is required with both a title page and reference page but no abstract. Use the required components of the review as Level 1 headings (upper and lower case, centered, boldface):
Note: Introduction – Write an introduction but do not use “Introduction” as a heading in accordance with the rules put forth in the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association.
Guidelines
Write a 3-5 page autobiographical reflection on the primary influences on the development of your personal values and ethics. Also explain any perceived conflict as it relates to your personal values vs. professional values/social work code of ethics. Analyze how your personal values and ethics will aide in your work as a medical social worker and/or inhibit your work as medical social worker.
Questions to ponder for this assignment:
What are your values?
What do you value in life?
What experiences and/or who shaped your values?
Are your values flexible? If so, how?
What are your ethics and what do they mean to you?
Do you think social worker ethics/values serve a purpose?
How do your ethics/values affect your decisions?
Are your values and ethics similar to the values and ethics that govern social workers? If so, how?
Which of your personal ethics/values differ from the social work code of ethics?
How will you work with clients that have different values than yours, especially as it relates to their healthcare and choice of treatment regimen?
How does your culture, ethnic background, socioeconomic status, etc… influence your values and ethics?
How will your personal values and ethics impact decision making process as a medical social worker?
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Ethical Personal Reflection
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is for student to reflect on the primary influences on the
development of their personal values and ethics. In addition, students will be challenged
to explain perceived conflicts as it relates to their personal values vs. professional
values/social work code of ethics.
Requirements
1. The Ethical Personal Reflection Assignment will be graded on the completion of 35 page in which you demonstrate critical self-awareness of your personal ethics,
what life experiences/lesson have shaped your ethics, and how your personal
ethics will impact your practice as medical social worker. You will also be graded
on your use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and
overall organization/effectiveness based on the required components as
summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric.
2. Create your paper using Microsoft Word (a part of Microsoft Office), which is the
required format for all Chamberlain College documents. You can tell that the
document is saved as a MS Word document because it will end in “.docx”
3. Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about your
assignment may be posted under the Q & A Forum.
4. The length of the exercise is to be no less than 3 pages and no greater than 5 pages
excluding title page and reference pages.
5. APA format is required with both a title page and reference page but no abstract.
Use the required components of the review as Level 1 headings (upper and lower
case, centered, boldface):
Note: Introduction – Write an introduction but do not use “Introduction” as a
heading in accordance with the rules put forth in the Publication manual of the
American Psychological Association.
Guidelines
Write a 3-5 page autobiographical reflection on the primary influences on the
development of your personal values and ethics. Also explain any perceived conflict as it
relates to your personal values vs. professional values/social work code of ethics. Analyze
how your personal values and ethics will aide in your work as a medical social worker
and/or inhibit your work as medical social worker.
Questions to ponder for this assignment:
What are your values?
What do you value in life?
What experiences and/or who shaped your values?
Are your values flexible? If so, how?
What are your ethics and what do they mean to you?
Do you think social worker ethics/values serve a purpose?
How do your ethics/values affect your decisions?
Are your values and ethics similar to the values and ethics that govern social
workers? If so, how?
• Which of your personal ethics/values differ from the social work code of ethics?
• How will you work with clients that have different values than yours, especially as
it relates to their healthcare and choice of treatment regimen?
• How does your culture, ethnic background, socioeconomic status, etc… influence
your values and ethics?
• How will your personal values and ethics impact decision making process as a
medical social worker?
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Note
These questions are intended to promote insightful thinking as it relates to your values
and ethics and how they will help or hinder you as a social worker. You do not have to
answer each of these questions, but your paper should provide answers for several of
these questions. Please keep in mind that there are no right and/or wrong answers and
that the goal of this assignment is for you to do a self-reflection.
Grading Criteria
Your paper will be graded based on following criteria:
Criteria
Points
Description
Introduction
10
Provides a clear and concise description of the
paper’s topic and purpose.
Personal Reflection
20
Autobiographical reflection of personal
values/beliefs and the influences that have
helped to shape those particular values and
beliefs.
Criteria
Points
Description
Reflection of values
conflict
25
Personal reflection on how one’s personal
values/beliefs may conflict with the
professional values/beliefs of a medical social
worker or the NASW Code of Ethics.
Reflection on merging
personal and
professional values
30
Personal reflection and awareness of how one’s
personal values will merge with professional
values to aide or impede one’s work as a
medical social worker.
Clarity of Writing
10
Presents information using clear and concise
language in an organized manner (NO errors in
English grammar, spelling, syntax, and
punctuation).
APA/page length
5
All sources are credited using APA formatting
Paper is between 3 to 5 pages excluding title
and reference pages.
Total
100
A quality assignment will meet or exceed all of
the above requirements.
Detailed grading rubric can be found below.
Rubric
Module 3: Ethical Personal Reflection Rubric
Module 3: Ethical Personal Reflection Rubric
Criteria
This criterion is
linked to a Learning
OutcomeIntroduction
Ratings
Pts
10 pts
Highest Level of
performance
Provides short
introduction related
to the purpose of the
paper
9 pts
Very Good or
High Level of
Performance
Partially
addresses the
purpose of the
paper
8 pts
Acceptable Level
of Performance
Minimal
introduction of the
purpose of the
paper
0 pts
Failing Level of
Performance
Introduction is
incomplete or
missing
20 pts
Highest Level of
performance
Student critically
reflects on his/her
personal ethics,
morals and values
and on the
primary
influences
responsible for
shaping the
development of
his/her personal
values, morals
and ethics.
17 pts
Very Good or
High Level of
Performance
Student reflects on
his/her personal
ethics, morals and
values and on the
primary influences
responsible for
shaping the
development of
his/her personal
values, morals, and
ethics; although the
reflection lacks
depth and insight.
15 pts
Acceptable Level
of Performance
Student minimally
reflects on his/her
personal ethics,
morals and values
and on the
primary
influences
responsible for
shaping the
development of
his/her personal
values, morals,
and ethics
0 pts
Failing Level of
Performance
Student does not
reflect on his/her
personal ethics,
morals, and
values and on the
primary
influences
responsible for
shaping the
development of
his/her personal
values, morals,
and ethics
10 pts
This criterion is
linked to a Learning
OutcomePersonal
Reflection
20 pts
Module 3: Ethical Personal Reflection Rubric
Criteria
This criterion is
linked to a Learning
OutcomeReflection
of values conflict
This criterion is
linked to a Learning
OutcomeReflection
on merging personal
and professional
values
Ratings
Pts
25 pts
Highest Level of
performance
Student critically
reflects on any
perceived conflict
as it relates to his
personal values
vs. professional
values/social
work code of
ethics.
22 pts
Acceptable Level
of Performance
Student minimally
reflects on any
perceived conflict
as it relates to his
personal values
vs. professional
values/social
work code of
ethics.
22 pts
Very Good or
High Level of
Performance
Student reflects on
any perceived
conflict as it relates
to his personal
values vs.
professional
values/social work
code of ethics;
although the
reflection lacks
depth and insight
0 pts
Failing Level of
Performance
Student does not
reflect on any
perceived conflict
as it relates to his
personal values
vs. professional
values/social
work code of
ethics.
30 pts
Highest Level of
performance
Student critically
analyzes how
his/her personal
values and ethics
will aide in one’s
work as a medical
social worker
and/or inhibit
one’s work as
medical social
worker.
26 pts
Very Good or
High Level of
Performance
Student analyzes
how his/her
personal values and
ethics will aide in
one’s work as a
medical social
worker and/or
inhibit one’s work
as medical social
worker; although
the analysis is not
critical and lacks
depth and insight.
23 pts
Acceptable Level
of Performance
Student
minimally
analyzes how
his/her personal
values and ethics
will aide in one’s
work as a medical
social worker
and/or inhibit
one’s work as
medical social
worker.
0 pts
Failing Level of
Performance
Student does not
critically analyze
how his/her
personal values
and ethics will
aide in one’s work
as a medical
social worker
and/or inhibit
one’s work as
medical social
worker.
25 pts
30 pts
Module 3: Ethical Personal Reflection Rubric
Criteria
Ratings
Pts
This criterion is
linked to a Learning
OutcomeClarity of
Writing
This criterion is
linked to a Learning
OutcomeAPA
Style/Page length
Total Points: 100
10 pts
Highest Level of
performance
Written content is
clear, free from
syntax and
grammar issues
and
communicates
intended thoughts
effectively.
9 pts
Very Good or
High Level of
Performance
Written content is
mostly clear, free
from syntax and
grammar issues
and communicates
intended thoughts
effectively.
8 pts
Acceptable Level
of Performance
Written content is
somewhat clear,
free from syntax
and grammar
issues and
communicates
intended thoughts
effectively.
0 pts
Failing Level of
Performance
Written content is
not clear, has
multiple syntax
and grammar
issues and does
not communicate
intended thoughts
effectively.
5 pts
Highest Level of
performance
Free from APA
errors. At least 3
pages excluding
title page and
reference page.
4 pts
Very Good or
High Level of
Performance
1-2 APA errors.
2.5 pages
excluding title
page and
reference page.
3 pts
Acceptable Level
of Performance
2-3 APA errors. 2
pages excluding
title page and
reference page.
0 pts
Failing Level of
Performance
4 or more errors.
1.5 or 1 page
excluding title
page and reference
page.
10 pts
5 pts
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