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256.A social worker providing services for an elderly woman helps by doing her grocery shopping every week. The client is unable to leave her home and purchase provisions on her own, but she receives food assistance through the Department of Health and Human Services. Every Friday the social worker takes the woman’s assistance card and her list of groceries to the local store. A colleague observes the social worker buying items on her own list as well. At the cash register, the professional only provides the elderly woman’s assistance card. What should the colleague do next?
257.Social workers empower individuals to function effectively through personal growth and development. They provide advocacy and education to help end oppression and promote self-determination. What do professionals strive to uphold for their clientele?
258.Social workers engage in organized action to improve working conditions and services to clients. Injustice related to unemployment, inhumane labor practices and workers’ rights is challenged. What principle do professionals adhere to in regards to the basic rights of workers?
259.One of the principles professionals adhere to in the promotion of social justice is the advocacy for basic human needs. Social workers pursue change on behalf of individuals to expand opportunity and choice. What group of people should be considered top priority?
260.Governance structures are imperative to promote human rights, dignity and the common good. Lower levels of government insure self-determination and empowerment. Higher levels provide leadership and set policies. What is the social worker’s role?
