With a resume that includes the presentation of over 25 scholarly papers, participation on panels at over 100 scholarly meetings, and 26 professional related honors and awards, Linda S. Moore is a prestigious, accomplished and decorated social worker, educator, and kind hearted individual. With her extensive education and commitment, Mrs. Moore has served numerous roles including social worker, professor, Chairman of the TCU Social Work department, and Director of the TCU Social Work Undergrad program. Linda Moore was able to provide insight concerning her distinguished experience and portray a first-hand account of professional social work that surpasses any knowledge a textbook could provide.…
Runde, C. E. and Flanagan, T. A. 2010. Introduction. In Developing your Conflict Competence: A…
Robbins, S., Chatterjee, P., & Canda, E. (2012). A critical perspective for social work. (3rd ed.).…
Wilson, K, Ruch, G, Lymbery, M and Cooper, A (2008) Social Work an introduction to contemparay pactice. Harlow. Pearson Education Limited.…
Many skills that are essential and vital for the future are developed when people encounter conflict. Conflict pushes people to establish and foster the skills needed to manage a variety of different situations. Along the way, people understand that having a non-defensive, composed reaction and facing it head on will calm and resolve a dispute better than an angry, harmful reaction where the people, out of expectation of bad outcomes, avoids the problem at hand. In general, when people encounter any sort of conflict they know, due to past learning experiences, that certain approaches or methods will work and others will no. Understanding how to handle difficult situations and using the skills they have gained, people can learn and grow from encountering…
every child will come into contact with conflict with other children at some point. How they handle this conflict is important for their self-esteem and can affect their relationship with other children. It is important that adults teach children an effective way to problem solve as well as allowing them to think of alternatives to avoid potential conflict.…
There are several themes present in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, among them powerlessness and the impossibility of the American dream. Although these two themes definitely make up a fair portion of the story, they are not the subject of this paper. Nay, for standing prominently alongside these themes is loneliness, which is indisputably one of the most major concepts explored in the duration of the story. The theme of loneliness is thoroughly fleshed out through both characters – specifically Lennie and Curley's wife – and the involvement of migrant workers in general.…
Trevithick, P; Social Work Skills, A Practice Handbook; 1st ed (2000) OU Press, Buckingham & Philadelphia…
In the research study “PROCEDURAL JUSTICE IN RESOLVING FAMILY DISPUTES: IMPLICATIONS FOR CHILDHOOD BULLYING” (Brubacher, Fondacaro, Brank, Brown, Miller, 2009), the authors looked at the interaction between a child and their family with regard to conflict resolution and how that may effect the ability of a child to deal with their peers. Since a dominant role is most apparent in the parent-child relationship, it can suggest that children will be considerably affected by how their parents treat a situation where conflict needs to be resolved. Parents play a pivotal part in the ability for their child to understand right from wrong, empathy, respect, and a sense of fairness. Throughout their course of cognitive development, the attitudes and behaviors put forward by the parent will be internalized by a child and become part of that child’s working model of social conduct.…
Trevithick, P. (2012). Social Work Skills and Knowledge: A Practice Handbook. Maidenhead McGraw-Hill/Open University Press…
Demonstrate ways of encouraging and supporting children and young people to deal with conflict themselves.…
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During my four years of high school, I had participated in the peer mediation program, health services, and leadership, all of which have helped me to become the dedicated and hardworking student that I am today. As a peer mediator at my high school, I had the privilege of assisting students who were troubled and needed help to resolve conflicts among themselves. My experiences as a peer mediator has taught me that conflict is inevitable thus, the way that we handle our situations will affect the outcome of the situation in a negative or positive way. The most rewarding experience of this program has helped me to have an open mind and understand from different perspectives. Thus, during those two years of being a mediator for two years I also helped students learn about conflict resolution and controlling anger. Most adolescents in high school are clueless when it comes to handling their own emotions and sometimes end up in fights during school so it is our job to prevent that from occurring. Our team of mediators encouraged students to broaden their outlook on how they look at something through a different perspective during each of our mediations. With the guidance of our counselor watching from the side, most of our mediations are successful because we try to help both parties to understand each other from both point of views. In conclusion, students rarely ever come into conflict ever again.…
Many professionals, from those in medical to social services, are subject to mandatory reporting policies. Though justified in intent, the personal experiences of some clients and professionals cast light on the potentially negative consequences of the implementation of these policies. Some researchers challenge the supposed merit of these policies as well. Clients who are vulnerable to abuse and neglect, including children, adolescents, adults in volatile intimate relationships, and the elderly, are all influenced by these policies in massive ways. Though mandatory reporting can definitely improve some situations desperately in need of outside intervention, the complex nature of differing circumstances involving abuse, neglect, or risk of…
Lena, D (2004). Social work theory and practice for a changing profession. Cambridge: Polity Press…