Topic 1: The social work profession is constantly evolving‚ and with that‚ my understanding of it also continues evolving. When I was growing up I had the mindset that social work meant the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Because of that small-minded point of view‚ I knew at a very young age that I did not want to go into social work. I actually did want to work in the social work profession; I just did not know what that meant at the time. It is ironic because today my full-time
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Is Nursing a Profession? What is a profession? According to one definition a profession is an occupation that is based on a complex set of skills and knowledge that is used in the service of others. This definition also says that the members of this occupation abide by a code of ethics and commit themselves to competence‚ integrity‚ morality and many other qualities that promote public good (Cruess‚ Johnston‚ & Cruess‚ 2004‚ p. 74). According to this very definition‚ nursing is a professional
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Medical Professions As a medical transcriptionist‚ I will be dealing with and collaborating with many other professionals in the healthcare industry. In order to be successful in one’s career‚ it is vital to understand the bigger picture rather than just focusing on your own small piece of the puzzle. Three of the healthcare professions that I have chosen to discuss in this paper include those with which I feel that I will probably have the most interaction with. These three professions are:
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The Status of Teaching as a Profession Richard M. Ingersoll and Elizabeth Merrill From: Schools and Society: A Sociological Approach to Education. 4th edition. Edited by Jeanne Ballantine and Joan Spade. CA: Pine Forge Press/SAGE Publications (2011). P rofessionalization has long been a source of both hope and frustration for teachers. Since early in the 20th century‚ educators have repeatedly sought to promote the view that elementary and secondary teaching is a highly
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Q1. "Management is a combination Art‚ Science & Profession" Explain fully. Management is a concept which cannot be limited to any specific area. It is a part of our day-to-day life. Management is managing oneself. It is a broad term which is a combination of Planning‚ Organizing‚ Controlling‚ Directing and Co-ordinating. As rightly defined by Koontz Management has been defined as the creation and maintenance of internal environment in an enterprise‚ where individuals working together in groups
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My Future Profession Centuries ago there were only a few jobs: people were farmers‚ bakers‚ butchers or salesmen. Today there are thousands of different kinds of jobs‚ and new ones are constantly appearing. And the problem of choosing the future profession has always been very important and difficult matter because it determines our future life in many ways. It is one of the most important decisions for every person. The end of school is the start of our independent life and the beginning of the
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about the problem at hand.”4 BEING PROFESSIONAL In this discussion‚ professional ethics is used only to denote “the profession’s interpretation of the will of society for the conduct of the members of that profession augmented by the special knowledge that only the members of the profession possess.”2 In other contexts‚ the term might be used to denote those ethical principles to which society believes any individual claiming professional status should subscribe. What is to be gained by development
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Horizontal Violence The clinical issue of interest to me and one that I would like to focus on his Horizontal violence. This topic is of interest to me because in my profession as a nurse supervisor‚ I have encountered and had to resolve many instances of horizontal violence in the work environment. In this paper‚ I will provide a rational as to why Horizontal Violence (HV) is a relevant workplace issue and provide the research to support this rational. Horizontal violence has been defined as “hostile
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Teaching Profession: Head and Tail B.R. PARMAR ‘HANSAMUKH’ Head In present education system teacher has play an important role in transaction of curriculum. In the twenty first century‚ teacher has become the main focus of discussion‚ because teacher is the pivotal of all kind of knowledge transmission. It has been said beautifully that teacher is entitled to enter heaven. Not even this‚ those
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Professions for Women I will be analyzing Virginia Woolf’s “Professions for Women”. In Virginia Woolf’s essay she talks about the obstacles of being a woman in the workforce. She explains how societies expectations of how a women should be and how that expectation holds back women from expressing themselves freely. In the essay‚ I believe she is trying to achieve the goal of shedding some light of the obstacles for women and how that should be overcome. She wants to show how she overcame her issues
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