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1. Identify the most significant boundary issue(s) or â€Å"circumstances where social workers encounter actual or potential conflicts between their social, sexual, religious or business relationships† (Reamer, 2003) exhibited by the worker in this case. Justify your answer with specific evidence from the case AND the NASW Code of Ethics. In the case about Bea Rosen, the most significant boundary issue exhibited by the worker would be that the worker expressed having a difficult time coping with Bea’s husband, Barry’s death. The worker stated, â€Å"I would have gone to the funeral if I had known in time. I kept thinking ‘why did someone as wonderful as Barry have to die’?† (Hoffman, K., St. Clair, M. A. 2003). This is an example of a†¦show more content†¦Bea was in need of connections to her community, she needed the support both for her physical health and for her emotional state after losing her husband. We can see from th e ecomap that the worker not only connected Bea to outside supports but continued follow up case management to track the progress, strengths and potential strains that could take place in Bea’s relationships to her different supports. Another prominent theoretical perspective utilized in this case is social constructionist perspective. This perspective views the relationships between a person’s knowledge and how it constructs their reality. For Bea, her reality for most of her life has been the life she had with her husband. With his recent passing, Bea is now having to create and understand a new reality, one where she is living independently and is only responsible for her own personal needs. The supports the worker has put in place, in addition to the case management provided, will help guide Bea as she gains new knowledge and makes interactions that will help shape her new reality. 3. 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