BASIC POSITIONS OF THE PROFESSIONAL ETHICS OF SOCIAL WORKER OF THE MERY E. RICHMOND’S HERITAGE (1861-1928 gg.)

Abstract

The article explores the ideas of professional social worker ethics described in Mary E. Richmond 's scientific heritage. During the analysis, the main points of the interaction between the social worker and the clients were determined. The analysis concluded that the observance of certain ethical rules in turn affects the quality and form of assistance and the amount of time spent solving the client's problem. The article describes the principles that the researcher calls Mary E. Richmond (when finding a client, a social worker finds the object /problem that will be corrected in the future; the principle of cooperation and distribution of responsibility for solving the client's problem situation between him and a social worker; must make plans looking toward self-support; tolerant attitude and patience; clear consolidation of the number of clients per social worker and individual visits and other); as well as those that were found during the study of her work (the form of assistance should be changed according to the needs and situation of the client; the assistance provided to clients should be carefully selected and reflect the specific needs of the beneficiary; an important role of using reports, analyzing them, and further planning and forecasting; anonymity, which assumes that the collected facts about the client are used only in dealing with the client, and also these facts are the basis of the plan of action and the opportunity to create the necessary resources and other). This article provides a brief overview of the list of basic ethical principles in cooperation between a social worker and his client.