Describe a situation where a social worker's personal and professional values might be in conflict, and elaborate on the strategies to effectively resolve the dilemma.

Answers may vary. Social workers occasionally encounter situations in which they cannot conform to the profession's values or in which a client's behaviors or goals evoke such powerful reactions that a constructive helping relationship cannot be established. In such instances, it is important to acknowledge these reactions and to explore them through supervision or therapy. It may be feasible to overcome these difficulties in order to be more fully available as a helping person. If this is not possible, however, or if the situation is exceptional, the social worker and his or her supervisor should explore the possibility of transferring the case to another practitioner who can accept both the client and the goals. Practitioners who are consistently unable to accept clients' differences or carry out their roles in a professional manner owe it to themselves and to future clients to reflect seriously on their suitability for the social work field.