of work that you have undertaken on placement‚ critically discuss and evaluate a particular aspect of the theoretical base‚ the rationale for applying this knowledge base to your practice‚ and to what extent your practice has benefited from this. Professional practice requires you to be clear about the ideas that are guiding you thinking and influencing your practice. In the light of the above statement my essay begins by illustrating the plight of disabled people‚ and the role of social services
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Social Work Personal Statement I am a people’s person. I am passionately interesting in listening to people’s problem and finding strategies to help solve them. In everyday life people go through difficulties that make life impossible to them to live. There is a saying that says a service is only as good as the person who delivered the service. I want to be that person who delivered a good service to people who needs it. Through studding subject like psychology‚ sociology and abnormal psychology
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Sue said in‚ Becoming Culturally Competent in Social Work Practice “It is crucial that social workers understand and be able to share the worldview of their culturally diverse clients” (Sue‚ n.d‚ pg 26). The goal of this assignment is to understand how culture‚ power‚ and privilege have been influential in my own personal identity and how I engage with clients in social work practice and how they engage with me. Alan Watts once said‚ "trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth"
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and future devoted social worker. Enrolling in graduate school has been my plan since obtaining my BA (Bachelor of Arts) in 2009; however‚ finding the program that would best meet the needs of my busy life and career goals was not easy. Recently‚ I decided to go on the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) website‚ where I learned about Boston University (BU). After reading about the BU program‚ I knew it would be the perfect program for me. BU online Master of Social Work (MSW) program offers
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Social work groups must have certain defining characteristics within its structure (). These characteristics must include the purpose‚ how the group was formed‚ structured and group content ().The purpose of the group is to help adolescent cope with grief and loss using supportive guidance. In response to a common need identified among adolescents this group was formed. Adolescents needed a safe place to cope with the grief process. This is a voluntary group for adolescents who have lost a parent
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1950s social workers were not focused on helping alcoholic or drug-dependent people. Instead back then they worked with the spouse of the chemically dependent person. Juvenile drug use was not investigated until 1952. In 1957 social workers were urged to help change public attitudes towards alcoholism. In 1970 legislation was passed that was to affect the delivery of services including social work services to alcoholic clients. Soon courses were offered at school about alcoholism. Now social workers
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I am determined to work in a Career field that will offer me the opportunity to do something that I enjoy doing as a job. My objective career goal is to work as a medical officer in the United States Army‚ specifically a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). I have thoroughly considered the skills that I presently have and the abilities that I need to either change or perfect. I been embarking on more educational avenues since I have being in the army to get close to this career goal. The ultimate
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Personal Goals There are many reasons why I chose a profession in the social work field. Some of the reasons why I chose to work in this area stem from my childhood experiences. As a child‚ I was pretty much on my own‚ my parents were pretty much absent and I had to take care of myself and sometimes them‚ I also took care of my siblings. The only teacher I had to encourage me was my 7th grade Social Studies teacher‚ Mr. Schaal‚ (he was killed in a car wreck after I started high school) with no guidance
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In this essay I am going to critic‚ evaluate and analyse direct payments and the implications they have had on social work practice. The Direct Payments Act 1996 enabled local authorities to offer cash in lieu of social services. They were introduced for adults of working age in April 2007 and extended to include older disabled people in 2000. Since April 2001 direct payments have also been available to parents of disabled children‚ 16 and 17 years and carers. Direct Payments have also been extended
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References: Adams‚ R. D. 2009. Practising Social Work in a Complex World (2nd ed.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Adams‚ R. 2003. social work and empowerment (3 ed.). basingstoke: palgrave macmillan. Gould‚ N. 2010. Mental Health Social Work in context. Oxon: Routledge. Mental Health Foundation. 2010.information mental-health-a-z .Available: http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/mental-health-a-z/work-colleagues/how-do-i-know/.[ Assessed 9th December 2010 ] Mind Onyett
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