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
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“Social work is the professional activity of helping individuals‚ groups‚ or communities enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning and creating societal conditions favorable to this goal” (Kirst-Ashman). There are multiple fields of practice in social work; each addressing a certain population or specific need. My experience visiting four social agencies gave me a better insight on what it really means to work as a licensed social worker. To complete my field survey I interviewed
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The University of the West Indies Open Campus NAME OF TEACHER: Mr. De Cotou NAME OF STUDENT: Gabriella James SUBJECT: Principles and Practices of Social Work lll INTRODUCTION Harry Aponte‚ ACSW‚ is currently a Professor at Hahneman University in Philadelphia‚ and is the Director of the Family Therapy Training Program of Philadelphia. Mr. Aponte is a family therapist with a special interest in the treatment of the poor‚ and many of the problems associated with poverty‚ including the
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Religion‚ Social Policy‚ and Social Work Practice Faith-based Services in Public Welfare It is generally accepted that the church has been a locus of social service and social change throughout America’s history‚ and “that the concept of human services emerged‚ at least partially‚ from a religious base” (Ellor‚ Netting‚ & Thibault‚ 1999‚ p. 13). Furthermore‚ it is recognized that the social work profession in the United States was influenced by a long history of religious traditions (Ellor
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1. Differentiate between a Social Issue and the Social Problems. Please provide three Bahamian examples for each. Social issues are political debates involving moral judgments about how people should live. (Brennen‚ 2013) Three examples of social issues in The Bahamas are gambling‚ teenage pregnancy‚ and homosexuality. Social problems are societal induced conditions that harm any segment of the population. Social problems are also related to acts and conditions that violate the norms and values
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dependent on the court for their safety. The goal of the courts are to make sure the well-being of a children is protected‚ place children in safe environments‚ seek permanent homes‚ and make sure to provide privacy and confidentiality for the children. In order to start a case‚ someone must report a concern regarding the welfare of the child. Once the report is made‚ a social worker or police officer are rewired to investigate. For the most part‚ the social worker is called in to investigate first
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Alice Williams SOC350 July 15‚ 2009 Professor Gayle Van Dijk Final Assignment Southwestern Accreditation Facilitative Projects’ Collaboration The goal of an early childhood program is to prepare children from birth to five for kindergarten. According to the U.S. Department of Education‚ “The years before a child reaches kindergarten are among the most critical in his or her life to influence learning (Prepare My Child for School‚ http://www.ed.gov/parents/earlychild/ready/resources
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Article Understanding Social Work in the History of Ideas Research on Social Work Practice 22(5) 468-480 ª The Author(s) 2012 Reprints and permission: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1049731512441262 http://rsw.sagepub.com Haluk Soydan1 Abstract Objectives: The purpose of this article is to present a theoretical frame of reference for the study and assessment of social work from the perspective of a history of ideas. Method: The study employed an analysis of primary and secondary
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Career Goals and Learning Plan Justin B. Gillispie COM- 505 James Ryan Career Goals and Learning Plan Personal/Potential Career Goals: * Teacher-Postsecondary: Ultimately a PhD is required to teach at the university level; however‚ I pursue to teach either at a community college or at a vocational school. The Masters is Psychology I am pursuing at University of Phoenix will help me get my foot in the door at a local community college or vocational school. * Human Resources: This
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interviews and research literature when it comes to a theory base for school social work. This shows the importance for school social workers to include the student’s system their interventions in order to have the best outcomes. I was surprised t to not read any literature regarding the strengths perspective in school social work because the strengths perspective is talked about so much in graduate school and the school social worker at Pioneer Trail Middle School utilizes the strength perspective with
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