Social Work Working with Children and Families
Social care working with children and families
Level 4
Final exam
1. In your own words summarise the major learning points from the whole of the programme with particular reference to : * Principles of social work with children and families * The process of social work with children and families * Working with adults in the family * Immediate protection of the child * Working with the family as a group * Working with children being looked after by the local authority * Social work with families through transitions. Loss and Gain * Children and families and special needs
The course provides has provided me with a great understanding and knowledge a social workers role and a families function, the difficulties and benefits a social worker faces everyday when working with families and children.
The duty of a social worker is to provide support to parents and children, also to elderly when they are part of the family. It’s there job to ensure the dignity and respect for each individual to secure their well being. The principles of social work with families and children are to encourage the individuals in taking their own decision according with their rights, beliefs and values’ ( social workers must ensure these persons have access to all the information and services allowing them to participate), to treat people wholly through taking consideration of their society, community, environment , family and themselves, to identify the families and children’s strengths and limits in order to support them in areas where they need empowerment and improvement, to challenge oppressive practices and encourage “change” so as to build a fair society and fight discrimination based on a person’s age ,religion, language, race etc. ( An individual has a right to have diversity recognition and respect), that ensures families and children benefits from access to equal resources according to their specific needs (fair distribution of
Level 4
Final exam
1. In your own words summarise the major learning points from the whole of the programme with particular reference to : * Principles of social work with children and families * The process of social work with children and families * Working with adults in the family * Immediate protection of the child * Working with the family as a group * Working with children being looked after by the local authority * Social work with families through transitions. Loss and Gain * Children and families and special needs
The course provides has provided me with a great understanding and knowledge a social workers role and a families function, the difficulties and benefits a social worker faces everyday when working with families and children.
The duty of a social worker is to provide support to parents and children, also to elderly when they are part of the family. It’s there job to ensure the dignity and respect for each individual to secure their well being. The principles of social work with families and children are to encourage the individuals in taking their own decision according with their rights, beliefs and values’ ( social workers must ensure these persons have access to all the information and services allowing them to participate), to treat people wholly through taking consideration of their society, community, environment , family and themselves, to identify the families and children’s strengths and limits in order to support them in areas where they need empowerment and improvement, to challenge oppressive practices and encourage “change” so as to build a fair society and fight discrimination based on a person’s age ,religion, language, race etc. ( An individual has a right to have diversity recognition and respect), that ensures families and children benefits from access to equal resources according to their specific needs (fair distribution of