Client’s name is Valerie Porter. She is 65 years of age with a history of gallbladder operation in 1975‚ anterior collateral ligament right knee surgery in 2011. She is currently taking Naproxen 500 mg‚ Lisinopril 40 mg‚ Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg‚ and Simvastatin 20 mg. Her vital signs are; BP 132/86 mmHg on the right arm‚ 72 rpm‚ 20 bpm. Client’s states last radiographs were on June 6‚ 2017. She brushes her teeth twice a day with a medium toothbrush‚ flosses twice a day‚ and uses a mouth rinse.
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current role as a case manager working with children. Most of us work under organizations and follow their rules and policies. However I feel that these rules and policies are not client centered. As a practitioner I would continually work with my clients to bring about change so that they can reach goals and go back out into the community and live productive lives. I honestly did not use motivational interviewing techniques because I was not trained on them. Many organizations that work with clients
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Intro to Social Work 9:30-10:50 My Career as Social Work Practitioner Jashondria Mallard Intro to Social Work 9:30-10:50 My Career as Social Work Practitioner Jashondria Mallard When I considered social work as a profession the decision was one made with great ease. As a juvenile I faced many hardships that still affect my everyday life. After beginning my education as a social work major I now realize I was a youth that lacked a necessary advocate. Alot
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are to improve accuracy‚ efficiency and supportiveness. Its main goal is to enhance patient’s experience and to improve health outcome. By improving communication‚ a better coordination of care can be observed. Communication skills in health and social care setting involve content skills (what is communicated)‚ process skills (how it is communicated)‚ and perceptual skills (what are the thoughts and feelings at the time of communication). These can be enhanced with support of mentoring. Mentoring
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Field of Social Work Practice in Child Welfare Definition of the Field The Encyclopedia Britannica defines child welfare as services and institutions concerned with the physical‚ social and psychological well-being of children‚ particularly children suffering from the effects of poverty or lacking normal parental care and supervision (Child Welfare‚ 2010). Working with children and families is the second largest area of practice for social workers‚ and it is most popular with those who have
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said‚ the social worker for Mr. Jones family situation have a difficult decision to make. The jones family is seeing a social worker due to trust issues with the marriage. Both Mr. Jones and Mrs. Jones signed a consent form indicating that all information shared individually with the social worker should be shared with the couple. There was one session when the wife did not come to the session only Mr. Jones came to see the social worker. During this session Mr. Jones shared with the social worker
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Social work in the community By Alicia Sarmiento Instructor Lloyd Richard August 16‚ 2013 Table of Contents Introduction________________________________________________________Page 3 What does social work do in the community?______________________________ Page 4 what areas do they work in?____________________________________________ Page 4 Why do we need social work?__________________________________________ Page 5 What are the roles?___________________________________________________page
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Brandy Casey is a social worker currently working at The Department of Human Services in Portland Oregon. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in social work at Western Oregon University. She has worked in numerous counseling jobs around Portland. Brandy states‚ however she always find herself winding back up with Child Protective Services or DHS State Of Oregon. Question One: What kind of training is required to become a Social Work? Brandy replied "To become a social worker you are
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Spirituality and Social work -Pius Moras. |“We are not human beings having spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.(Teilhard de Chardin-French | |Geologist‚ Priest‚ Philosopher and Mystic). | |These words that I first read in 1972 while I was writing a term paper on this great philosopher Teilhard de Chardin during my philosophy | |studies at the Institute
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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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