Assignment task: Imagine you are a social worker/counsellor/support worker in the Wellbeing Support Team of the local Community Centre and you have been asked to see Erica (your 'client') for her first appointment.
1. What are your impressions of Erica's situation based on this referral? Why?
2. Using the professional Code of Ethics relevant to your chosen discipline (e.g. AASW or ACWA), briefly outline the main ethical principles you might need to consider when working with Erica and her family. Why is this important?
3. As a social worker/human service worker, what is your understanding of 'working in partnership' with clients? How would this guide your practice with Erica in this initial session and what could you say/ask or do during this first meeting to reflect this approach?