2016/03/16
"Social Work Exercises Grounded in Values and Ethics"
The session was led by Shibasaki of Kamenana Plan and focused on this theme.
Fewer home care workers attended this time, making it a small-group session.
Learning from the Principles of Casework
1. Individualization 2. Purposeful Expression of Feelings 3. Controlled Emotional Involvement 4. Acceptance 5. A Nonjudgmental Attitude 6. Client Self-Determination 7. Confidentiality
After a talk on these principles, we took part in practical exercises.
In an exercise titled "My Life Story," participants wrote down events that had significantly influenced them from childhood to the present. Several then shared the positive and negative aspects of those experiences.
When asked, "What would you do if you became invisible?", participants said they would like to see sides of their family members they do not normally see, stand up to bullies, or prevent crimes before they happen.
"What would you do if a boat capsized and the lifeboat could hold only one person?"
Responses included considering whether the other person was older, trying to find a way for both people to survive, and giving the other person the lifeboat because surviving alone would leave them with lifelong regret.
Finally, under the theme "The Care Worker I Aspire to Be," each participant gave a brief statement describing the kind of home care worker they hoped to become.
"Care That Sees the Person Within": An older woman died in the geriatric ward of Ashludie Hospital in Yorkshire, England.
A piece of writing was found among her belongings, and we concluded the training session by reading it aloud.
Everyone shared their views, making this a rewarding session that seemed to pass in no time.
