DISCUSSION ESSAY

Write two paragraphs explaining how values, skills, ethics, and attitudes impact the safety of social workers in one of the following situations:

The agency has no written safety procedures. You’re told to ask the boss for help when you need it.
The agency takes a proactive preventative approach to violence management and risk with many procedures for handling things before and after they arise.
An client is upset and needs a ride to another part of town. Two of the usual options are unavailable.
Since her main struggles are at night, a client asks to be able to call or text you at 11:00 p.m.
You are asked to accompany a police officer on a wellness check of someone who may be an agency client.