In five pages this paper examines the fine line that exists between control and care in a social work setting. Five sources are cited in the bibliography.
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and ethical approach. As such, the student may choose to examine the extent to which the entire industry of social working has lost its intuitive quality of dancing upon
the fine line between care and control. According to the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics, "the primary mission of
the social work profession is to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic human needs of all people, with particular attention to the needs and empowerment of people who
are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty" (Anonymous, 2001). With this in mind, it is clear to see why the effort of maintaining a separation from psychotherapy is so
pertinent to the NASW goal. One can readily surmise from the NASWs ethical code that there exists a separation between and among societal value systems, with particular emphasis upon
a mandate for social and economic justice. According to Harry Specht and Mark E. Courtneys Unfaithful Angels : How Social Work Has Abandoned Its Mission, the very nature of
social work has virtually lost its ability to focus upon the masses over and above the private, specialized and individualized population. "...Social workers should not be the secular priests
in the church of individual repair; they should be the caretakers of the conscience of the community" (Specht et al, 1997). When assessing
the manner in which social work has been divided among itself, one can readily surmise that the most prominent split has much to do with the direction it appears to
be taking. Specht et al note that social workers have lost sight of the programs original intent and, thus, have splintered into ineffective, discriminating subgroups. At issue is