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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Personal Development for Life and Work By: Edeline Bebe Self-esteem Self-esteem will help me to aim for the highest and knowing the I could do any thing as long as I set my mind to it. Being comfortable with yourself and accept myself for who I am will helps me to meet every day challenge in medical field as learning lesion to become successful in my job. Self-image I see my self-image in future become a Obstetricians doctor for the child who born ill and with disability. I will make sure
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PROBLEM IN CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION IN INDIA INTRODUCTION The Union of India is a Federal Polity consisting of 28 States and 7 Union Territories directly administered by the Union Government. Under this federal system the States have their own Governments‚ and Legislatures‚ with powers and functions which are clearly defined under a written Constitution. Under such devolution of executive and legislative power the
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Social work values and ethical dilemmas What are values‚ ethics‚ ethical dilemmas and a code of ethics? Values relate to principles and attitudes that provide direction to everyday living. Values also refer to beliefs or standards considered desirable by a culture‚ group or individual (AASW). Similar to values‚ but slightly different‚ ethics means a system of beliefs held about what constitutes moral judgement and right conduct‚ they are moral principles (rules‚ guides) (AASW). So an ethical
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A social worker is someone that is employed to provide social services to people‚ especially the disadvantaged. There are many different types of social workers. There are social workers in administration policy and research. They do research for stuff like questioning diagnostics of anxiety in guardianship. There are also child‚ family‚ and school social workers. They often work with families that have had problems with abuse or lose of a home; they also work with families that have serious mental
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Assignment 3 - Outline I have worked with the aboriginal community for a few years and would like to learn more. I felt that doing research and a paper with regards to Aboriginal people would be relevant and a great learning opportunity to write a paper with regards to this topic. Please see below a rough outline that I thought I would look at with regards to writing a paper. I’m not sure if this was exactly what you were looking for. Historical Influcences on First Nations Epistology
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Experience in School Social Work As a member of the student services team‚ school social workers are a link between the home‚ school‚ and the community. School social workers work within multi-cultural contexts with the social functioning and social conditions/environments of students to promote and support the student ’s academic and social success. They advocate for and assist students to accomplish tasks associated with their learning‚ growth‚ and development toward a fuller realization of their
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Social work theories and perspectives are at the core of every social workers practice framework. Theories drive the worker to understand the best way to work alongside clients. The following essay discusses‚ analyses and critiques a specific practice theory. The theory that was chosen is empowerment theory. The key factors‚ political and historical aspects will also be shown throughout and the theory will be assessed for its effectiveness in regards to a specific case study. Empowerment theory
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discussed politics and social justice issues. At the dinner table‚ my father usually talked about the government’s corruption and their injustice against the poor or children. Because of these early exposures to social justice‚ I became deeply passionate and sensitive to inequality. However‚ at the time I didn’t think I could change the situations‚ thus I accepted it as a part of life. It was not until I studied abroad in the United States that I learned more about social justice‚ such as oppression
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The purpose of the analysis‚ which will be addressed below‚ is to demonstrate the extensive knowledge of generalist social work practice that I acquired in a field placement course. I intend to incorporate the ten core competencies and practice behaviors of social work. Many Healthcare is the placement that I have been placed at during the fall and spring semester. The agency is in a small rural town of Many‚ Louisiana. The agency have a census of 74 residents; 52 of which are covered in Medicare
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