Identify three attributes of professional identity; and discuss how each attribute guides the provision of safe and effective client care within social work field.
Professional identity is defined “as one’s professional self-concept based on attributes, beliefs, values, motives and experiences” (Ibarra, 1999; Schein 1978 as cited in Slay, Smith, Khapova, & Arthur, 2011, p. 1). Identify three attributes of professional identity; and discuss how each attribute guides the provision of safe and effective client care within social work field.