What social work values should Albert consider as he determines his next steps?
Albert Mendoza was a baccalaureate social work intern at Crime Victims Center, an agency serving crime victims. His client, Carlos Hernandez, was a Mexican immigrant who sought both financial assistance for medical care and counseling for his family after they were assaulted in their home. Carlos was unable to communicate in English, and Albert had difficulty with his limited Spanish language proficiency. Albert began to suspect that Carlos was in the country illegally. He worried that he didn’t know the law about services available to illegal immigrants, specifically the Crime Victim’s Compensation funds. The agency did not have another Spanish-speaking worker, and Albert, a new social work intern, had primary responsibility for the case.
Albert worried about saying too much to his supervisor about his questions concerning Carlos’s social security card and legal status because he feared that the agency would have to “turn Carlos in.” He considered the competing responsibilities he had to the agency and to the client. He disagreed with the tendency to value only legal immigrants while disenfranchising illegal immigrants. He considered the justice issues affecting a man who has been assaulted and victimized by crime and then may be victimized by policies that criminalized his attempt to secure employment for himself and sustenance for his family. Albert had a responsibility for confidentiality to the client and a responsibility for honesty with his agency.
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