Josephine‚ a 20 year-old female‚ comes into the wellness center today‚ to for a nutritional counseling session. Client’s height is 5’ 2 and weight being of 117 pounds. Josephine’s currently resides with her parents‚ who are both from a Central American decent. Josephine’s mother is from Honduras‚ and her father is from Guatemala. Culturally‚ both countries involved a great amount of rice‚ beans‚ and corn tortillas to almost every meal; this also includes fresh or fried vegetables and meats of
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MODERN SOCIAL WORK THEORY Contents List of Figures List of Tables Preface to the Third Edition A Note on Terminology xiii xiv xv xviii PART 1 Thinking about social work theory 1 The Construction of Social Work Theory What this chapter is about MAIN POINTS Practice and practice theories Practice and other theory The social construction of welfare and social work Are there paradigms of social work? Is social work theory ‘modern’ or ‘postmodern’? Arenas of social work construction The social
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among social work professionals‚ until recently‚ has largely regarded nature’s effect on the human disposition as opposed to the nurturing one receives throughout the life cycle. Ecological systems theory states that a person is largely reliant on their environment. The two are so intricately woven that it is nearly impossible to separate the two in an effort to assign responsibility for human characteristics. In basic terms‚ the environment affects the person just as significantly as the person affects
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* Women’s health issues * Freud * Family * Traditional; nuclear ---> 2nd wave criticized this * Rise of critical analysis of family dynamics * Workplace * Women were a great part of the work force during WW2 * Roles and characteristics assigned to genders are socially constructed * Legal inequalities * Property ownership * Business‚ housing * Divorce * Abortion laws * Family
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Social work theory and practice Over the past 30 years there have been a lot of changes in social work. The demand for social workers has risen and the way we care for these families has been moulded by different theories. Social work started off as a way to make individuals enhance their standard of living through charity work and dealing with poverty. The goal was to advance the quality of life and the growth of every person in the society. In 1985 computers were intro deuced into work‚ this
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a research-informed practice. It is important to understand theories‚ and how social workers can apply theory into their practice. When working with individuals‚ families‚ groups‚ or communities‚ it is important to understand system theories. If you’re working with a family that has an ill family member‚ the family system may be impacted. It is important for social workers to understand that systems can change and adjust‚ and we as social workers can help a family system find their balance again.
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especially the sound of airplanes passing by; feeling agitated and irritable; having random outbursts of anger; being socially withdrawn‚ detached and isolated; avoidance of hospitals or other situations that reminded him of the war; avoidance of social gatherings because of loud noise; and avoidance of talking about the time he spent in Afghanistan. Client considered himself to be a "functional alcoholic" for the last few years. He started drinking about 5 years ago after coming back from the
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years old‚ female Mexican American who is straight sexually active‚ and lives with her boyfriend’s family house at sharing the same room. Client is currently a student at Village Academy- Pomona High School in grade 11 Client was referred by DCFS social worker after presenting with the following symptoms: withdrawn‚ sad affect‚ anxiety related to family history/separation/conflict‚ difficulties with accommodation adjustment‚ and feeling of loss due to losing her fetus. Client becomes angry (does
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5/3/13 Social Work Theories Social Work Theories A social work theory provides an objective analysis of problems experienced by a society and the theoretical basis for various practices that are aimed towards dealing with them. These theories differ in their approach to solving social problems. Read to get a perspective of modern theoretical models‚ that represent different paradigms of social change. Social work is all about dealing with the various problems that besiege a society‚ inhibiting
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Case Summary for Andrea Smith Marilyn West Liberty University The client is a 24 year old African American female whose name is Andrea Smith. Client Smith has three children: 3 year old female‚ Jordan‚ 5 year old female‚ Tameka‚ and a 9 year boy Aden. Client Smith has two fathers between the three children. The fathers are not involved in the lives’ of the children. Client Smith and her three children reside with her sixty-six year old grandmother in public housing. Client Smith is currently
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