A social identity is an element of a person’s self-concept‚ which is a derivative of a supposed membership in a certain significant social group. The social identity theory‚ as at first put together by John Turner and Henri Tajfel in the 70s and 80s‚ was able to introduce the idea of a social identity as a means in which to give an explanation about inter-group behavior (Kolak & Martin‚ 1991). The social identity theory can best be described as a speculation‚ which is able to predict specific inter-group
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THE CHANGING ROLES AND TASKS OF SOCIAL WORK A literature informed discussion paper By James Blewett‚ Janet Lewis and Jane Tunstill January 2007 1 Introduction and structure of the report Over the last nine years or so‚ a set of wide ranging aspirations for social care have been identified‚ articulated and can already be seen to be informing the delivery of social care services.1 In view of the challenges posed by both the diverse needs of those who use services‚ as well as the diversity
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In psychology and social work‚ dual relationships and clinical boundaries are often common. They are often unclear and most times the professional has a difficult time noticing them developing. Ethical dilemmas are found in all professions‚ but are often different in type and solutions. They are hard to identify and even harder to make a clear decision. Dual relationships and clinical boundaries are one of the biggest ethical dilemmas social workers face because of the difficulties of finding the
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Department of Social Work SW1101E: Social Work: A Heart-Head-hand Connection Topic of Portfolio: Multi-Stressed families- Child Abuse in Singapore Date/Time of Submission: 30th October 2013/ 3PM For the entirety of this report‚ I will be focusing on Multi-stressed families but more specifically I will be tackling the issue of child abuse in Singapore. Child abuse is not at all restricted to the conventional form of physical abuse in our society any longer. Child abuse can be classified
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(Munson‚ 1993:78). Introduction The profession of social work has evolved since the 1880s from a myriad of philosophies‚ disciplines‚ theories and groups. Social work supervision has mirrored this complex development‚ and often the changes in orientation to direct practice have been reflected in supervision (Kadushin‚ 1985). In the beginning of the 1880s‚ supervision was provided by paid agents who oversaw the work of visitor volunteers. At the turn of the century and into the
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The practice of Industrial Social Work specializes in which programs and interventions specific to the workplace ISW’s Focus on work‚ workers‚ and work organizations. Industrial Social Work‚ it is crucial for the social worker to understand the philosophy and organizational structure of the particular setting. Employers found that proactive‚ preventive help employees identify and resolve personal issues before they have medical‚ family‚ and/or workplace consequences. Many employers today are using
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Topic: School Based Social Work Story: During my freshman year at College‚ I was mad aware of a job opening at a local public school on Staten Island. Some of the college’s students spent their first semester volunteering there for their freshman learning community. By the second semester‚ all the volunteers left because the atmosphere of the school was challenging. With all of the free help gone‚ the school put out a flyer for paid after school help positions. I jumped at the opportunity for
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Understanding of Marginalization The person I interviewed for this assignment is considered from a marginalized group. One becomes marginalized once a social change occurs causing a high social status decrease. However‚ as society changes so does one’s marginalized position. Marginalization fluctuates‚ for example as children get older their marginalized status decreases. They develop their own sense of power and are able to make certain life lasting decisions. On the contrary‚ as adults become elderly
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The Service Delivery System 1 Learning Goals In this module students will be able to examine and discuss: The differences between social services delivered by the government (public sector)‚ the voluntary sector (non-profit)‚ and the private sector (for profit); The programs delivered by each sector; The strengths and weaknesses of each of these approaches to service delivery; Ethical issues related to service delivery; The significance of "informal helpers"; and‚ The "consumer movement"
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course‚ my impression on the field of Social Work embraces that this fields rests far more diverse and incriminated into society than I previously thought; “Not only do they help the individuals cope with the situation at hand‚ they advocate for them and seek out valuable resources and other means of support for the affected person(s)” (XXX). Prior to this course‚ I detained a misconception that social workers predominantly counseled individuals‚ when in reality‚ social workers integrate collaboration
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