Communication is an important part of working with people. The way we communicate demonstrates understanding‚ respect and empathy toward clients. Effective communication allows for an understanding of the client’s situation. When we communicate understanding we can reflect back a client’s statement‚ which allows the client to know the social worker has an understanding about their situation. Micro processing allows for better understanding for treatment planning and defining goals. When a social
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performance‚ my effectiveness and develop greater resilience. In 2013‚ the VA Corporate Executive Development Board competitively selected me‚ to attend the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) through VA’s VALU program. I applied for this program because I wanted to expand my knowledge and improve my performance. I believed participating in this program would assist me in developing specific competencies such as external awareness‚ resilience‚ strategic thinking‚ problem solving‚ and political
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in the workplace. Drug users are not only more likely to injure others on the job‚ they also incur four times the medical expenses of the average employee. It also helps to root out employees that have a problem. If drug users know a company makes “being drug-free” a condition of employment‚ they are more likely to refrain from illegal drug use or to apply for employment elsewhere. Although there are very good reasons to incorporate drug testing in a drug abuse prevention program‚ there are also many
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Upon reading the scholarly article by D. L. Rosenhan titled‚ On Being Sane in Insane Places‚ I thought it brought up many important points about the mental health system. On a purely emotional standpoint‚ I was appalled at the cruelty the mental health professionals treated patients. Rosenhan made many powerful claims; yet‚ upon examination of the article of how he obtained his data‚ it became apparent the credibility of his data was questionable. Despite this‚ his claims against the validity of
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of a positive discipline program should be followed and documented. Positive Discipline in the Work Place Most people spend many hours of their lives at the place where they work. In this workplace we need to be successful to keep our jobs and to be promoted. One of the most important parts of our jobs is to get along with other people at work and to obey the rules of the place where we work. Unfortunately‚ many people cause discipline problems in their workplace. It is the responsibility
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drew a connection between unwanted sexual advances and sex discrimination. When the sex discrimination act of 1984 came into effect‚ sexual harassment was considered to be a legally recognized form of sex discrimination. Despite sexual harassment being unlawful for more than 28 years‚ it is still a persistent problem in Australian workplaces. In 2012‚ the Australian Human Rights Commission conducted a national telephone survey under the name of working without fear‚ which outlines the findings of
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CT 231 Understand how to safeguard the well-being of children and young people 1.Understand the main legislation guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people 1.1 Outline current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people Polices and procedures for safeguarding and child protection in England and Wales are the result of the Children Act 1989 and in Northern Ireland
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Divorce on a Family’s Well Being Boy meets girl. Girl and boy fall in love and get married. Girl and boy have children and life could not possibly get any better. Many years later: Boy and girl start to notice something different in their relationship‚ something wrong. They decide that their relationship is over‚ whether they’re both happy with that decision or not and they divorce. Boy and girl’s children see them divorce. Children process the divorce in different ways‚ and it stays with them
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Is Money an Effective Motivator at Work? Motivation is a psychological feature that arouses an individual to act towards a desired goal. Obviously‚ motivating employees through the use of money as a material reward or motivator for work achievement is and has always been a matter of controversy. Nowadays‚ many employers feel that extra money motivates people to work extra. In my opinion‚ money is not always possible to motivate people as money is just a material satisfaction to employees. Hence
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Risk and Resilience When I think of a resilient person‚ what comes to mind is someone who can face the obstacles in their life head-on. These people can keep their cool when disaster strikes. Resilient people are able to utilize their skills and strengths to cope and recover from problems and challenges. There are various degrees of setbacks in our lives‚ some bigger or smaller than others. How we learn to cope and deal with these setbacks not only will attribute our outcome‚ but also our psychological
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