The Madison County Department of Human Resources received a home study request on Robert and Leigh Ann Carroll. Mr. & Mrs. Carroll are interested in obtaining legal custody of their maternal grandsons,…
I wanted to bring to your attention some issues that I had about a professor in the school of social work, J. Breezer Rickey. I had her for SOWK 370 this fall. As a social worker, I feel that her sense of empathy for her students is not present in her daily interactions with students. She has made several rude comments to me (which I have attached as a PDF to this email), and those comments have made my self-esteem go down a considerable amount. A social worker should life people up, not bring them down, as is the situation here.…
Their sources include grants, federal, Medicaid Reimbursements. They have many contributors such as: DHHR, WV Bureau of Senior Services, FEMA, and WV Department of Education.…
On 8/6/2016, CM met with the client to complete Bi-Weekly ILP Review and housing update. Client was dressed with proper attire for the weather. She appears to be worn out and tired. CM inquires the reason client appears to be tired. Client replies; “She is up early every day for work at 2am to leave the shelter by 3am.” Client continues to report she also suffers from sleep apnea and she will like to be housed in the Bronx. She continues to report she work in NJ and there is a van that picked up NY workers and transport them to NJ, and client continues to report she will prefer to be housed in the Bronx.…
This essay will identify a case I have been involved in and have continuously had to assess whilst on placement. It will refer to a child who will be identified as A. A is a young carer and has only recently returned home after being removed from his mothers care due to her having a substance abuse problem and mental health concerns. I will link the legal framework that was relevant to this case study and describe actions taken. Additionally these actions will demonstrate the application of social work methods and theories that were contributive elements in his intervention, offering explanations as to why these particular methods were used. Before closing, the essay will review any issues of discrimination with a reflection of the overall process of working with this child throughout the duration of my placement and end with a conclusion.…
Frank Bertollini at the age of 58 would be classified as an older amputee. Prior to his amputation he was playing golf during the summer months and racquetball once a week during the…
I began to take interest in the Child Protective Service procedures because of all the neglect I have seen in the news, mainly the Jaycee Dugard ordeal. Another recent Child Protective Service blunder was the case of Ariel Castro, who abducted three girls ten years ago. It’s baffling to me that Child Protective Service case workers can visit a residence and not completely investigate the situation. There have been many circumstances where this has happened, and come to find out, children were being held captive in the home and not discovered until much later. Also, many children have unjustly been removed from homes and placed in far worse environments. Child Protective Services has veered away from helping families to corruption and harming families. These mistakes have also led to the use of children to make money and an overall failure to protect our children. Many changes need to be made to make Child Protective Services a reliable, lawful and respectable organization again.…
In my exploration of different populations in the social work field, I interned at San Andreas Regional Center (SARC) in order to learn more about the population diagnosed with developmental disabilities. I received insight into the dynamics of caring for people with autism, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and other conditions of the like and learned about the various ways such a population is disenfranchised and taken advantage of outside organizations that cater specifically to them.…
Unless otherwise cited, the career information presented in this paper was obtained from O8Net on-line (National Center for O*Net Development, 20??). Through the O*Net assessments I received a 28 in the category of social. The social category was the highest number compared to the next high of 14 in investigative. After looking through careers in the social category I felt the need to further research mental health and substance abuse social workers. I currently work in the field of mental health and substance abuse as a crisis counselor. I had seriously thought about going back to school to get my masters in social work after talking to making social work co-workers. However there were many aspects of the job that I disliked, but I wanted…
CPS specializes in the care and protection of children who are underage. CPS “is required by law to investigate reports of child abuse or neglect” (Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, 2013). This is one of the most popular health and human services in Texas. CPS is widely known for their unwaivable desire to go to any measure to protect a child. Even though they are determined to bring justice, there are still some flaws that plague this program. The employees that work for CPS have complained of “staffing shortages, lack of communication between state agencies, and what they are sometimes unrealistic evidentiary thresholds needed to remove kids from dangerous homes” (Hirschfeld, 2014, p.1). Many of these issues are why CPS has a shaky reputation. It is often said that CPS is being too harsh or they are not harsh enough. It is possible that because they do not have enough staff members, their productivity is falling short. This program, like many of the others, are trying to put on their best performance in the conditions that work…
(Descriptive items to cover: the situation, your part in it or the roles of others you observed, the outcome, and your reactions and feelings during the event or afterward.)…
In the 19th century, the U.S. was faced with a spate of immigrants (Ehrenreich, 2014). In fact, immigration patterns in the early 19th century included high levels of immigration from across the world, while legislation by the late 19th century limited immigration from many parts of world and encouraged immigration from Europe. Meanwhile, land was abundant in the early 19th century, leading to relatively high wages and a labor shortage. Yet, by the turn of the 20th century, industrialization had decreased the need for labor in agricultural sectors, while unions began to become popular, indicating a trend away from labor shortage and towards poor working conditions and poverty for many…
The field of Social work is broad in terms of service delivery. Social workers can work in several institutions like Hospitals, Schools, Communities, Day care centers, with families, in government established re-habilitation centers etc. My focus in this write-up is to highlight the theoretical perspectives of social work practice in the hospital. A social worker who specializes in this aspect of social work can work in other health care settings.…
Social work is a practice-based profession as well as an academic discipline that advocates social change, development, and the empowerment and liberation of society for individuals and communities in need. Professionals in the field of social work help people overcome some of life’s most difficult challenges such as poverty, discrimination, abuse, addiction, physical illness, divorce, loss, unemployment, educational problems, disabilities and mental illnesses. They help prevent crises by counseling individuals, families, and communities to cope more effectively with the stresses of everyday life. Social work is based upon the principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility and respect for diversities. My ambition to be…
The difficult part was the service users that I worked with had their own diverse values and that is where I experienced some tensions and dilemmas as to what was the right thing to be doing came up. Different people had different views on what creates risk. In my position as a Social Worker it needs the ability to identify and balance values of benefits and harms, taking into consideration where one’s own value base impacts on the decision making and where we can support people to achieve the best outcomes, using professional rather than personal values. However we are guided by the purpose of the organisation we are employed in, as well as the legal and policy parameters of our society. Additionally, it would appear that the focus of social…