LEARNER’S PACKET NO.

9
Quarter 1

DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES – GRADE 12

NAME OF LEARNER: _____________________________________________

DATE ACCOMPLISHED: ___________________________________________

I. MELC-Most Essential Learning Competencies

1. Identify specific work areas in which social workers work
(HUMSS_DIASS12-lf-20)
2. Value rights, responsibilities, and accountabilities (HUMSS_DIASS12-
lf-22)
3. Distinguish between ethical and unethical behaviors among
practitioners (HUMSS_DIASS12-lf-23)

II. Overview
Social workers are among the few professionals in the helping
profession that work across fields and disciplines in a wide array of work
settings and environment, dealing with individuals, groups and
communities with diverse circumstances and concerns. Thus, social
workers perform diverse roles and functions serving as cutting edges to
numerous organizations and institutions for social services and other
needs.
Some of the work areas of social work are:
Schools Hospitals Response unit
Welfare agency Clinic Public office
Rehabilitation centers Military camp Learning center
Advocacy groups

Value, Rights, Responsibilities, and Accountabilities. It is not only

about the fact that social work is always concerned with the clients and
service oriented but it’s also about the social work’s rights, responsibilities
and accountabilities like any other professions. It is the right to achieve
professional mandates or what is asked for the social worker to help the
clients, general public and society and live by its value. Social work
responsibilities involves those situations that concern of its basic functions,
professional standards, roles, and adherence to the local and international
code of ethics. Hence, this module introduces you the values, rights,
responsibilities and accountabilities of social workers.

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 Ethical and Unethical Behavior of social worker. Unethical behavior
can be defined as actions that are against social norms or acts that are
considered unacceptable to the public.

Ethical behavior is the complete opposite of unethical behavior. Ethical

behavior follows the majority of social norms and such actions are
acceptable to the public.
There are 6 classification of ethical conduct. Ethical conduct to clients,
to colleagues, in practice setting, as professional, as profession, and
ethical conduct to the broader society.

III. Activities
Specific Work Areas
Directions: Read and analyze the identified workplaces in Column A and
look for the work areas they represent in Column B. Write the letter of the
correct answer in the blank provided before each number.
Column A

___ 1. Heart center of the Welfare and Development

Philippines, Makati Medical and Department of Justice
Center and Lung Center of
the Philippines ___ 7. Drug Addiction
Treatment Center,
___ 2. University of the Paranaque Anti-Drug Abuse
Philippines, De La Salle Council Holding/Diagnostic
University and Ateneo de Center and Blessed Home
Manila University Adult Daycare and Assisted
Living
___ 3. ACG Human Capital
Solutions Corp., Center for ___ 8. Juvenile Justice and
Leadership and Change, Welfare Council, National
Inc. and Ateneo Center for Commission on Indigenous
Organization Research and Peoples and Council for the
Development Welfare of Children
___ 9. Greenpeace
___ 4. IBON Foundation, Philippines, Gentle Hands
Philippine Red Cross and and Amnesty International
Habitat for Humanity
Philippines ___10. Mayor’s Office,
Budget Office and Planning
___ 5. Haven for the Elderly, Office
Tahanang Walang
Hagdanan and Bahay Aruga Column B

___ 6. Department of Interior A. Public Offices

and Local Government,
Department of Social B. Rehabilitation

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 C. Government L. Non-Residential

D. Organizations M. Facilities

E. Hospitals N. Schools

F. Learning O. Residential

G. Centers P. Facilities

H. Advocacy Q. Training Centers

I. Groups R. Non-government
Organizations
J. Welfare

K. Agencies

Value Rights, Responsibilities, and Accountabilities of social work

Directions: Read and analyze each statement. Write the word that best
describes the statement or description to the values, rights, responsibilities
and accountabilities of a social worker. On the blank provided before each
item, write the appropriate word that represent the given descriptions.
Code Service Integrity
Competence Confidentiality Referral
Derogatory Language Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Lack of decision making capacity Consent

_____________________ 1. Social workers should take reasonable steps

to safeguard the interests and rights of those clients
_____________________ 2. Social workers should take reasonable steps
to ensure that clients’ records are stored in a secure location and that
clients’ records are not available to others who are not authorized to have
access.

_____________________ 3. It offers a set of values, principles, and

standards to guide decision making and conduct when ethical issues arise.

______________________4. Social workers should use accurate and

respectful language in all communications to and about clients.

_____________________ 5. Social workers should provide services in

substantive areas or use intervention techniques or approaches that are
new tothem only after engaging in appropriate study, training, consultation,
and supervision from people who are competent in those interventions or
techniques.

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 _____________________ 6. Social workers draw on their knowledge,
values, and skills to help people in need and to address social problems.

_____________________ 7. The other professionals’ specialized

knowledge or expertise is needed to service clients fully or when social
workers believe that they are not being effective or making reasonable
progress with clients and that additional service is required.

_____________________ 8. Social workers are continually aware of the

profession’s mission, values, ethical principles, and ethical standards and
practice in a manner consistent with them.

_____________________ 9. Social workers should obtain clients’

permission before audiotaping or videotaping clients or permitting
observation of services to clients by a third party.

_____________________ 10. Social workers for whom a team decision

raises ethical concerns should attempt to resolve the disagreement
through appropriate channels.

Ethical and Unethical behavior of social worker

Direction. Below are situational dilemmas of a social worker. Each

situation may lead into ethical or unethical behavior. Select one from the
given dilemmas and conceptualize a situation that what would constitute
ethical and unethical behavior of a social worker and explain briefly why.
Write your concise answer accordingly.

DILEMMAS: Gifts, Confidentiality of information, Relationship, Moral

or Religious belief
Social Worker Situational Dilemma

Ethical Situation
and Behavior

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 Unethical Situation
and Behavior

IV. Rubrics for Scoring

Rubric for Activity No. 3
CRITERIA 1 2 3 4 5
Organizatio Output Output Output is Output is Output is
n does not partly organized organized highly
subscribe organized but not and organized
to the but logically logically and
organizatio logically sequenced sequenced logically
n format sequenced sequenced
Substance Content is Content is Content is Content is Content is
neither not substantial substantial very
substantial substantial and partly and substantial
nor but relevant relevant and
relevant relevant relevant
Analysis Observatio Observatio Observatio Observatio Observatio
n is n is not n is n is clear n is
missing clearly inconsisten but not presented
expressed t with case rational in clear
given and
rational
point of
view

V. Answer Key
Specific Work Areas
1. D 4. L
2. I 5. J
3. K 6. C
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7. B
8. G
9. F
10.A

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 Value Rights, Responsibilities, and Accountabilities

1. LACK OF DECISION-MAKING CAPACITY

2. CONFIDENTIALITY

3. CODE

4. DEROGATORY LANGUAGE

5. COMPETENCE

6. SERVICE

7. REFERRAL

8. INTEGRITY

9. CONSENT
10. INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION

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Answers may vary but must conform to the prescribed rubric

VI. References
1. https://rasmussen.libanswers.com/faq/334365
2. https://www.socialworkdegreecenter.com/study/most-common-ethical-
social-work-issues/
3. Region 5 DIASS module 14 by Ricardo M. Gamurot, Jr.
4. Region 5 DIASS module 13 by Richard M.Munoz

Prepared by:
LIOBEL B. PASION
San Antonio National High School
Schools Division Office of Iriga City

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