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Ethics

YHES HOUSE ETHICS

YHES House is guided by the Ethics of the Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers Inc.

The welfare and community worker is a person who, through professional training and field education, has the requisite values, attitudes, knowledge, and skills to work autonomously, or with a team, in a social welfare agency or program intended to promote, relieve or restore the social functioning of individuals, families, social groups or larger communities.

The welfare and community worker as a professional practitioner in the field of welfare and community work is concerned to promote the worth and well being of all individuals regardless of racial origin, sex, age or social status or other individual differences. The professional behaviour and practice of the welfare and community worker are aimed at maximizing the human potential and worth of all persons.

Conduct opposed to the full recognition of human dignity and well being for all persons within the welfare worker's professional practice, shall be considered improper and unacceptable to the welfare and community work profession. Welfare and community workers are concerned with issues of social justice and equity for clients, including access to quality services and the opportunity for maximum client participation in service delivery.