Cross-Cultural Realities at Work John Doe Motivation and Leadership Professor: Frank Franks June 10‚ 2012 Cross-Cultural Realities at Work I conducted an interview with my neighbor who has a very different cultural background than my own and who does a job that is much different than my own. I would first like to give a brief overview of things that we discussed and then I will take this information and try to answer questions of culture‚ values‚ work‚ behaviors‚ and give insight into communicating
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Many individuals will enter the profession of social work because they are simply interested in ‘helping people’. This pretext however is not as straightforward as it sounds. Some may be motivated by a mission of working against child problems such as child abuse hence choosing the direct path of social work which involves strategies such as counselling‚ case management or the dispensing of emergency assistance‚ whilst others may still hold ideals of ‘changing the world’ thus choosing a more indirect
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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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Article : Multicultural Competence by Paul Kivel Cultural competence is to understand another culture well enough to be able to communicate and work with them. This article talks about cultural competency and how it is important to have cultural competence to be able to help people of minority groups and become allies with them. Learning to be open and sensitive to other cultural expression takes lot of time. In addition‚ for those who are able culturally competence in their own culture along with
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consideration of their environment. Darren Darren at risk of receiving an anti-social behaviour order (ASBO); however O’Dell (2011) suggests youths are often misunderstood by society and implies ASBO’s contribute to this by adding to fears of crime rather than a true reflection of actual offences. Furthermore Crawford (2010) suggests adolescence is a time of turmoil in terms of transcending from childhood to adult and implies cultural influences play an important role in finding ones identity. Although Darren
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Social work is certainly a necessity in our society today. Social work consist of the help of professionals who care about others welfare. Social workers can practice their profession in child welfare agencies‚ nursing homes‚ schools‚ or correction facilities. Being a social worker links people up with the right resources to make life easier for them in their time of need. Social welfare system of different programs‚ benefits‚ and services to help people meet their social economic educational and
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article explain that social work is a profession for those who make a full time job of it. It is not a profession for those who incidentally contribute part of themselves to active philanthropy. A person can be a professional if he had done the thinking and is ready to bear the responsibility of execution or application of thought. The article conveys that social work is not totally a profession as it is only an intellectual activity and a function that is linked individuals with social functioning problems
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Social work is not typically a career one goes into expecting fame and fortune. It can mean long hours‚ lack of resources‚ frustrating cases‚ and much more. I have learned social workers need vast reserves of patience and compassion to do their jobs well. However‚ those who excel in this field often find that helping individuals‚ families and communities recover from crises is a reward that far outweighs the less attractive aspects of social work. I have found out
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The ethics of social work are values that we as a nation should live‚ sleep‚ eat‚ and breathe by. An important value in my life is self-determination. This value is present in my life because I always strive to make my own decisions and choices. Along with my own self-determination‚ even though family and friends continuingly ask for my advice‚ I encourage them to ultimately make their own decisions. This value will help me in my professional work because as a social worker‚ they encourage their
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SOCIAL WORK AND ITS EFFECT ON POVERTY Mahatma Gandhi once said‚ “You must be the change you want to see in the world.” South African families and communities are facing many challenges. This essay will focus on poverty as one of the challenges in some South African families and communities in general. Using the issue of poverty‚ will clarify and give a better understanding on how‚ social workers could respond to this matter. In the international definition of social work‚ “the social work profession
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