This assignment requires students to begin to apply social work or human services ethical principles to guide professional practice. The assignment addresses ethical conflicts that are a natural part of social work practice. A central part of the paper should be a candid, NOT first person, but open examination of how your own personal and family ethics, as well as the NASW Code of Ethics and your personal perceptions, attitudes, values, experiences, emotions and stereotypes may influence your ability to perform social work practice. As opposed to using "I" it is appropriate to use "this author".