Human Service Workers Competencies Response

Running head: HUMAN SERVICE WORKERS COMPETENCIES RESPONSE 1
Human Service Workers Competencies Response
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HUMAN SERVICE WORKERS COMPETENCIES RESPIONSE 2
Human Service Workers Competencies Response
The people who assist other individuals and organizations to attain their goals and
objectives using their knowledge and skills are referred to as human service workers. As a
profession, human service assists different customers by considering the well-being of the
society and the client to enhance their life. Consequently, while providing help, they uphold
professional ethics and integrity. In the process of carrying out their duties, there are certain
ethical dilemmas which the human service workers face such as dual relationships, consent, and
confidentiality. This paper seeks to give insight into the justice concerns relating to competencies
of human service workers.
Helping various people to resolve their problems is the primary purpose of the human
service workers, and this, therefore, was an answer to the question relating to the case which was
"Should there be a social worker-client privilege with regard to psychotherapeutic counseling?"
The answer to the question was, therefore, a yes (Sandra Kopels, 2016). A psychotherapeutic
who is a social worker or not has the right to receive services of a social worker who is
competent and knowledgeable. A fellow social worker can also offer services to another social
worker.
In the case Jaffee v. Redmond, the recommendations which were made by the Judicial
Conference Advisory Committee on the privileges of a psychotherapist such that the privileges
are only provided to individuals who have specialized in medicine was wrong. A competent
service worker has the capacity to address any particular issue just like the judges. The capacity
of the social workers to handle any issue is based on the fact that they are versatile (Hasen,
2015). The Supreme Court, therefore, had no power to remove the privileges of the
psychotherapist just because they are not a social worker.