One of the primary responsibilities of human service workers is to look into issues affecting individuals or societies (Woodside & McClam, 2014). These issues are related to poverty, family services, employment, and social interaction, to mention a few. Such personnel can either operate directly with their clients or unique populations, for instance, migrants, the aged, and veterans. Therefore, the intended Robert’s intervention on the issues regarding homelessness and domestic instability affecting some youth in Delaware is a good move, which lies within the scope of his professional responsibilities. Nevertheless, the approach which he will use to address the issue will determine if he will have done the right thing according to his profession’s ethics.
Therefore, it is paramount for him to ensure that everything he does is in accordance with the National Organization for Human Services (NOHS) ethical standards. First, according to National Organization for Human Services (n.d.), professionals offering human services must guard the privacy and confidentiality rights of their clients unless grave harm to the customer or any other person is likely to occur. The privacy and confidentiality can be interfered with as a result of a contrary agency guideline statement or other conditions such as state, local, or federal laws. Therefore, Robert should ensure that he makes his clients aware of the limits of the confidentiality and privacy of the information that they give him and maintain the same.
While developing the cultural norms workshop, Robert should ensure that his personal values and biases are not imposed upon either the chief residents of New Harbor or the Syrian immigrants, his clients. To emphasize this, the standards by the National Organization for Human Services (n.d.) states that professionals offering human service should not impose their values and biases on their clients. In conclusion, ethical standards require Robert to be familiar with social and political issues that affect his diverse clients and offer services without discriminating them on the basis of their ethnicity, race, nationality, or social status. By doing that, he will be able to facilitate a workshop that benefits both the locals and the immigrants.
References
NOHS. (n.d.). Ethical standards for human service professionals. Web.
Woodside, M. R., & McClam, T. (2014). An introduction to human services. Massachusetts: Cengage Learning.