Organisational Study: AASW Standards & Asylum Seeker Detention

This report provides an in-depth organisational study focusing on the application of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) Practice Standards within human service organisations. It examines the relevance of AASW Practice Standard 1.1.c, particularly in the context of asylum seeker detention, drawing on Briskman, Zion, & Loff's (2012) research. The study utilises a political frame, specifically critical theory, to analyse the power dynamics and challenges within these organisations. It explores how this theoretical lens can assist social workers in achieving professional standards. Furthermore, the report considers the perspectives of service recipients and the crucial role of workers in upholding ethical practices and organisational culture, addressing issues such as cultural barriers and leadership effectiveness. The analysis underscores the importance of ongoing training, effective leadership, and adherence to organisational policies to ensure quality service delivery and positive social impact.

Organisational Study

Table of Contents
Viewing the organisations...........................................................................................................3
Recipients of services..................................................................................................................4
Workers:......................................................................................................................................5
Work in organisation:..................................................................................................................6
REFERNCES:..................................................................................................................................8
Books and Journals:.....................................................................................................................8
Online..........................................................................................................................................8

Viewing the organisations
The Australian practice standards AASW which is meant for the welfare of society and its
people. These practice standards follows by various practitioner in order to fulfil requirements of
people who are in need and also to provide support to the organisations and people who are the
part of social work places. It enables guidance for social work providers which set out to be
necessary to clear out the vision of curriculum development (Review of the AASW Practice
Standards 2013, 2021). The person who desires to be a social care provider needs to get licensed
and eligible for the membership of AASW. These practice standards require eligibility criteria
thereunder, it is necessary to get experienced to how manage people who are suffering from
many social dis balance. These practice standards gets changes and revised as according to the
change in political and social environment. So that, it will maintain the social work practices as
per the need of society and workers will get updates about what should be more beneficial for
the people.
The relevance of AASW is critical and essential for social workers based on Australia. This
organisation work on their norms and ethics that describe standardized policies in order to
provide social practices within the boundaries of social norms and culture. These norms are
created in order to guide the social worker to achieve professional identity and be accountable
for the practices. These ethics enable effective working and develop core values towards society
and its people. Some of these ethics are respecting other people , Social Justice , professional
integrity which focus upon fair honesty responsibility, reliability and sympathy.
: These factors are relevant as what the workers will perform is shaped by the organisation only.
It includes power target and knowledge about social work and Society (Wilson, Katz, Dalgleish,
and Rix, 2007). These social workers bring the required change into society with concern of
people betterment.
Viewing the organisation is also an essential activity performed by Social Work places. It
reflects about how the people think and behave. What implications does people before going to
any work or task. There are various implications which can be predict and created that divide the
people in terms of their class and gender. Apart from this, the social workers can view the
society through focus attention. All these implications are a part of working with human service
organisation. There are various frame to view organisation suggest structure, political, human

relation and symbolic. By using political frame, it has analysed that the organisation people are
composed with some powers which is the used in relation to assess the resources and try to make
their implications more powerful and respect of others. It means the people are combined into the
groups and each people wants to gain control over the resources (International Arctic Science
Committee, 2020). This result in many conflicts due to which organisation may face problems in
completing their targets and AIMS. As it is analysed that there is dominance and correlation
between the agenda imposed by people who work with human welfare organisations.
The political frame can help the social worker to achieve their standard of
professionalism in work practices. As these political frames are based on critical theories which
describe human psychology and behaviour that might be regarded to focus the attention on
priority and orders. The social map workers will identify the inequalities associated into society
in terms of caste and gender. What are the dominant values and interest regulating into the
society which can be eradicate through effective work practices.
Recipients of services
The AASW standards are essential to work with Social Organisation in order to provide services
to the recipient. This organisation is helpful as they provide number of services to the people
who are in need and want continuous support from social workers. The workers are ready to
provide services like financial or resources support. There are many services provided to
overcome with addicted problem lack of Rights Australia and resources availability. Therefore,
these associated standards are helpful to maintain the policies and work practices under control
so that no harm would be prevailed to any people.
The recipient of services is contrasting through many ways which has shown in the work
practices of social workers(Green, 2019). In the field of Healthcare sector, the nurses and doctors
get implication of how the patients are feeling at the time of some serious cause or disease. These
recipient of services ensure that they have a good view point towards others problem. This will
help in recognising and remembering what the patients are actually suffering from. After reading
the reviews weather it is about the workers or patient’s, there is the solution of treatment of
therapy after knowing the exact cause. This worker performs their practices and job role in such
a manner that they are owned suffering from the same causes which might offend or harm a
person's life. Therefore the contrast shows words and actions are both different phenomena for

Healthcare services. A person might say something different as according to what they actually
does. Sometimes the nurses and doctors me lie by seeing the condition of patient to their families
and try to put their best efforts in order to come up with good news. Therefore these actions and
words may differ while giving social services as it is a matter of emotional does balance and
mental control.
To keep these recipients of Services within the standards, AASW have a ascertained sum
rules and ethics regarding the services. The worker gets to respond to the patients as soon as the
get a call. Also they need to respect the feeling of others while delivering services whether they
are not on doctors. Providing social service is not only about giving something and let it go but
it's about the whole materialistic and emotional persona. Therefore, the standards are on the basis
of keeping a balance between emotional heartbreak and mental intelligence to deliver words and
actions. There is also a policy of integrating principles of honesty real values and equal rights
and opportunity to other (Rodriguez, and Michna, 2019). Therefore in case of Health Care
practices , the doctors believe in giving a right opinion and prescription as per the patient
condition also deliver correct information with utmost honesty. All the standard help the social
workers to achieve their as well as organisation aim make a better society and people.
Workers:
The workers are most crucial part of social services. These are the only one who interact
with people closely and get deep down into their problems. These results in analysing the actual
cause and what could be the best solution will be find out by these employees and workers. They
might be employee’s doctor, nurses and anyone who contribute their efforts towards social
practices. The staff play a vital role in ascertains problems and use their creative mind set in
order to overcome with the challenges (Rusakovskaya, and.et.al. 2021). All the people working
within an organisation are known as employees whether they are nurses or guards. As they
provide the relevant information to the people who are confused about where to get the excess of
services.
The workers and social practitioners are also descriptive in their words and actions. This makes
contrasting as they need to held control on both their words and actions in order to provide some
information and taken action on the basis of the information received. As there is vast connection
of good communication in order to work in coordination. As it is necessary for social work
practice so that all the complexities will be manage and result in achieving target and aims within

a limited period of time. As per the AASW standards, the workers are known by their
capabilities and skills to enhance organisation's productivity. Therefore, it is necessary workers
get appointed by interpersonal policies and how they behave towards their job role. In human
service organization, employees must have confident a vast dedication to achieve targets without
creating any negative environment (Pérez, Harris, and Chor, 2020). Workers must be confident
and positive into their work practices to leave a a fruitful image of Organisation in society. As
social work and Healthcare practices are increasing day by day due to vulnerable condition of
society so that these workers may not lose the temper and think before taking any action.
These employees must be professional in achieving of practices and maintaining the standard.
These employees are the future leaders and present Associates to carry out operational work and
overcome with the society challenges. It is necessary to analyse and rectify any in relevant
practices to keep employees on the track of honesty fair decision , professionalism, integrity and
emotional balance. The standard imposes some boundaries and extent to which employees are
ready to take decisions and expand work practices in a well manner. So that , working on some
standard will improve the quality duration of the outcome.
Work in organisation:
Working in organisation is relevant through AASW practices. It is necessary to work under
a good cultural environment in which all the people are treated equally and effectively. An
organisation that works with standard and on the basis of people belief is the one which get
anonymous success into society. Therefore the association plays a vital role to keep the workers
and their work as according to the culture of organisation and how they should behave, think and
implement must be according to a proper organisation structure(Fatema, 2020). It is not meant
that these structures are making the employees left flexible or criticize their creative thinking but
they insure that there must be a perfect way to do things that would not harm the society.
AASW practices are relevant which keep the employee updated about new policies and
amendments and make improvisation into their working habits.
There are several issues undertaken in respect of organisational culture and leadership.
The Walkers are entitled to get proper guidance and training regarding work practices
(Mohiuddin, 2017). These are in the hands of effective leaders to inspire and motivate them
towards social working. There comes some situation in which employees lose motivation and not
ready to put their efforts so that leaders play a vital role to boost their morale. But there are some

issues identified in social practices. As for the cultures there are some amendments made on
policies to treat patients who are brutally diagnose and require instant treatment but the practices
are not get followed by employees or doctors due to lack of communication and guidance to co-
ordinate among themselves. There are some cultural issues like language barriers and non
diversifying work environment which leads to disappoint the patients is employees are not able
to understand their beliefs or languages (Khiatani, and Liu, 2020). This could be made better
through effective training and creating diversifies culture. These issues create hurdle in analysing
problems and come out with a valuable solution.
In order to get positive response and overcome with the issues of culture and leadership it is duty
of employees to show their recognition towards their job role. The workers need to put more
emphasis on organisational policies and Standards before integrating towards actual working. As
this policies and culture play a vital role in social standards. The workers need to be Emphasis
towards training sessions and any opportunity to enhance knowledge and capabilities so that
there could be a multi tasker. Social Work practices require this kind of employees who could
serve their best at any field or area. Therefore, leadership must be effective and up to the
relevancy of facts and practices(Oah,. and Moon, 2018). The leaders must be concise and
inspiration for others that good increase moral and enable workplace dedication. Through these
effective practices, the cultural issues will be minimised as the people will get all the services
without facing any problem and wasting unnecessary time.

REFERNCES:
Books and Journals:
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Green, S., 2019. Indigenising social work. Our voices: Aboriginal social work, pp.86-100.
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Rusakovskaya, and.et.al. 2021. Psychiatrical assessment of civil status of recipients of inpatient
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Pérez, A.G., Harris, R.J. and Chor, K.H.B., 2020. Factors Predicting Patterns of Service Use
among John F. Chafee Independent Living Services Recipients. Child Welfare, 97(6),
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Khiatani, P.V. and Liu, J.K.K., 2020. Reciprocal learning in service-learning? Measuring
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Online
Review of the AASW Practice Standards 2013, 2021. [online] Available through:
<https://www.aasw.asn.au/practitioner-resources/practice-standards>