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Mar 10, 2019 · Social worker Shaumane Paulk writes about the social work core value of dignity and worth of the person.
Feb 18, 2023 · Dignity is a complex concept. In academic and legal contexts, it is typically used in the couplet “human dignity” to denote a kind of basic worth or status that purportedly belongs to all persons equally, and which grounds fundamental moral or political duties or rights.
When we say someone or something has dignity, we mean they have worth beyond their usefulness and abilities. To possess dignity is to have absolute, intrinsic and unconditional value. The concept of dignity became prominent in the work of Immanuel Kant.
Respect is an all-encompassing and foundational theme woven throughout the Code of Ethics, starting from the core value of Dignity and Worth of the Person and the related ethical principle: Social workers respect the inherent dignity and worth of the person.
Human Dignity. The mercurial concept of human dignity features in ethical, legal, and political discourse as a foundational commitment to human value or human status. The source of that value, or the nature of that status, are contested.
Social workers respect the inherent dignity and worth of the person. Social workers treat each person in caring and respectful fashion, mindful of individual differences and cultural and ethnic diversity.
Feb 21, 2022 · Welfare stigma currently forms the biggest threat to dignity as it defines people dependent on welfare arrangements and professional help as ‘undeserving’, questioning their worth as a person. Social workers perform three strategies of dignity work: affirming, equalising and including.
