Did Monica ever say she was an MSW? Yes actually she did, I have been reading her posts for a very long time (if it’s the same Monica) and I believe she once said she was a social worker in an educational setting at one time anyway. I’m not disagreeing with you there, it is good that she is seeking supervision. The man you speak of is Monica’s Neighbor too. The phrase, Love Thy Neighbor comes to mind. Also social workers must have empathy for people. People who are addicted to drugs are human beings too and you also seem to have a negative attitude towards sick people which seems peculiar to me since you are also a mental health professional. He is not being denied anything. Yes he is, the original poster claimed that she was attempting to prevent him from getting counseling for his disease at a place she does not even work at. If a social worker is attempting to prevent a sick man from getting assistance in a building that she does not work in, that is harm from my perspective. The man is the victim because he is sick, needs help and a social worker is trying to prevent that from happening at two locations near where the man lives. The original poster may also be a victim too, but just because she is a victim, does not give her the right to victimize back. If she does that she is no better than her supposed victimizer. In my opinion, that position is untenable. So is the position that we have specific ethical obligations to individuals (not society, we're talking about one individual) who are not our clients. That would You do. Society is made up of individuals. How would that make the profession un workable? MD’s have ethical responsibilities to society as well even if the whole of society are not their patients. Society is composed of individuals. And another idea, you say that she is not responsible for how she behaves (ethically that is) in the privacy of her own home, That is where you are wrong. Let’s say an MD performs surgery on his kitchen table with a butchers knife. Even though that was done in the privacy of his own home, I think there would definitely be some ethical concerns there. So many people remain ill because they do not accept responsibility for their actions, nor do they accept I agree and that includes professionals who try to prevent people from getting assistance when they most clearly need it. Too many mental health professionals forget that because they spend all day teaching this to their clients, that it also applies to them and they are not exempt from taking responsibility for the consequences of their behavior either. I'm trying very hard (since Dr. Reid thinks I'm the problem) to see your point of view here, but it just doesn't make sense. Other than making sure she does not interfere with his actual treatment (wherever that may end up being) Monica owes this guy exactly nothing. She is interfering with his treatment. I agree she owes him nothing. That does not mean that she has the right to prevent him from getting assistance. She is interfering with the guys treatment. What did you not understand from her original post? …he is court-ordered to receive treatment at our agency for drug and alcohol abuse.…. If nothing else, I just don't want to have to pass him in the hallways…. I don't even want him to be at the other site….She (supervisor) believes we can make him have to get services at another agency. I also think it is a pretty sad day when psychologists and social workers do not see diseased drug or alcohol addicted people as being sick and in need of help. Compassion is the single most important trait of any social worker, psychologist or psychiatrist. That’s what every grad school teach their students. I think many of us forget that.
make the profession essentially unworkable.
the consequences of their behavior.
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