Personal Values and Ethics

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Personal Values and Ethic Standards
Values and ethics are one of the most important characteristic of an individual. They basically define who we are and what we believe. There are many factors that determine our values and ethics. Culture, religion, and many other factors affect our beliefs. Many times are values and ethics can clash with different people who hold different views and beliefs. This doesn't mean our values or ethics are wrong it just means we think differently than others. Most people have a good sense of ethics and values. Knowing between right and wrong is a good foundation to practicing good ethics and morals.
How we develop ethics and values starts from the time we are born and mostly developed by the people were …show more content…

Hopefully my values and morals will bring good ideas and thoughts to my place of employment of a human services worker. I feel I have a strong sense of morals and ethics that would be an asset to any organization. I feel the implications would be a stronger desire to help individuals who need or request help. I would do my work to the best of my ability and take pride in what I do and accomplish. This would help the client feel more secure about receiving help and maybe the client could be more open and honest about their problems. In order to help someone fully a client must be honest and open to the professional so he/she can know the problem to the fullest extent. Overall the implications of my values and ethics would most likely be a positive result, and that would be my main concern. The client comes first before anything else.
When it comes to ethical standards in the human resource occupations I agree with most of them. One that I don't see me every having a problem with is the clients right to privacy. I would however report and potential acts of violence against others or self. I agree in a clients right to privacy very much. I know I want my information kept private no matter what the subject is. If the client wants his or her information public that is their choice and I will respect that. If somebody wants the client's information from me and they don't have the proper documents or the

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