The below assignment has been written by another student. Please read it very carefully and reply to it by providing 150 meaningful words, apa format, at least 1 citation from course textbook: Martin, M. E. (2014). Introduction to human services: Through the eyes of practice settings (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson. ISBN: 9780205848058. Your work should be original work. Thanks (Stacy)
According to Human Services ethical standards, written by the National Organization for Human Services, professionals are expected to find strengths of individuals and society and encourage growth in those areas (2015). Once one realizes the merit of the abilities that he or she possesses, they are then more likely to focus on positive thinking since he or she is an asset with his or her talents. Scriptures agree with the importance of this standard as it states in 1 Peter 4:10-11, “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others…If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ” (NIV). The distinct difference between Human Services ethical standards and biblical standards on this topic is that Human Services focuses on having others use their strengths to do their best for themselves and society whereas the Bible expresses that the primary reason strengths are encouraged is for the purpose of praising God. Not only does everyone have gifts that are to be strengthened, but there is even a unique need for each individual to utilize his or her specific skills within the community. This idea is backed in God’s Word when Romans 12:4-5 clarifies, “For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another” (NKJV). God sees every human’s skills as essential to His purpose as well as essential to one another for abundant living. In the article Utilizing community practice experiences to build self-efficacy in future human service professionals, B.E. Warner discusses the use of an asset-based approach in order for the future Human Services professional to use their strength and education to serve the community, to help others for others’ benefit and not for selfish motives, and to avoid viewing the client as the culprit for his or her own problems (2014). Another Human Services standard of ethics is that the professional may not distort to the community the credentials that they possess (NOHS, 2015). In order to do the best for their clients and for themselves, knowledge through educational and other avenues should not be deceitfully presented to clients in order to look more qualified or to acquire better business with additional clients. The lack of success with dishonesty is mentioned in Proverbs 10:9 where it is written, “Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out” (NIV). The government also imposes laws against malpractice and conducts audits with businesses to make sure there is no corruption in a practice. It is expected that any past behaviors of dishonesty be left behind when a person signs papers accepting a job in the Human Services profession. A difference, however, is that in Human Services, this is an expectation for employment, whereas God expects a change in behavior from dishonesty to honesty in each and every component of the lifestyle of Christians. Colossians 3:9-10 addresses this expectation by noting, “Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator” (NIV). Again, there is a responsibility to others, but within biblical text, the most important being to be accountable to is God. A final ethical standard that is implicated by the Human Services field is that there is no favoritism or bias of any type correlated with the people that Human Services professionals choose as clients (NOHS, 2015). Some specific factors that may wrongfully cause discrimination are physical appearances, such as race, cultural upbringing, nationality or gender. No individual is any less or more important as a result of these different factors, and each potential client should be treated with equal respect and preference. John 7:24 confronts this issue as this verse boldly instructs, “Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly” (NIV). Correct judgment does not allow appearance factors or religion, ability, language preference, socioeconomic status, or other factors similar in nature to influence the acceptance of new clients, diagnoses, or additional changes in services provided. The requirement to not judge one another based on socioeconomic status is specifically mentioned several times in biblical text, such as when James 2:1-4 states with a visual example that it is evil thinking to differentiate between a financially lacking person with unkempt clothing and a financially secure individual with fine jewelry and clothing (NIV). In the textbook Introduction to Human Services: Through the Eyes of Practice Settings, M. E. Martin points out that along with other defenseless populations, even individuals in prisons should have their necessities and rights supported by Human Services professionals (2014). To give one potential or current client preference over another client is corrupt in both Human Services and biblical viewpoints. Such behavior is grounds for firing a professional in the Human Services field, whereas this behavior causes separation between the professional and God on a personal and even more serious level than employment status.
According to Human Services ethical standards, written by the National Organization for Human Services
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