ground most of the time when she speaks‚ her shoulders are slouched forward. I have tried for weeks to engage her and try to get a smile from her‚ but it is worthless‚ I thought. She reported that she doesn’t have any friends and feels strange in social situations. Two weeks ago‚ we had a deep conversation about her grandfather being ill. She also disclosed for the first time that she used to cut in fifth grade. She is now in the ninth grade. Since that appointment she has not met me. My initial
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Master’s of Social Worker program Everyone is embedded with things that make them unique. As individuals we each bring something new‚ creative‚ and different to the table. In identifying my personal strengths and challenges as an advanced generalist social worker I feel I have the most experience with the attributes I’ve identified as my strengths. Personal challenges to me are areas where we would like to excel‚ but still need improvement. To do this‚ I use my strengths to work with and ultimately
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Cognitive Competence Wai (Synergy) Content Part 1 1. Definition cognitive competence P.3-4 2. Theory of cognitive competence P.5-8 3. Factors affecting cognitive competence P.9-10 4. Importance of cognitive competence in leadership P.11-12 5. Ways to enhance the level of cognitive competence P.13-14 Part 2 Self evaluation P.15-17 Part 3 Reference P.18-19 Part 1 Definition of cognitive competence 1. Cognitive competence is defined
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Understand what is required for competence in own work role 1.1 Describe the duties and responsibilities of own work role Morning communications: Start shift with patient handover from the night staff‚ taking notes of what need to be done throughout the day for example‚ who need blood products‚ fluid charts‚ DNR status and then we have huddle before starting breakfasts. Working on the haematology unit part of my duties and responsibilities is to effectively communicate with people on routine
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As Social Workers we need to observe the toddler according to the norms of the Daycare and how the toddler conducts himself in the lobby of his Daycare. The healthier the relationship a child has‚ the more likely the child will be to recover from trauma and thrive. Relationships are the agents of change and the most powerful therapy is human love (Perry & Szalavitz‚ 2006).The toddler in question is considered to be a part of what society considers as Hispanic lower class. The specific family member
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I. Key Themes Social workers can engage in micro‚ mezzo‚ and macro level of work to promote change and development in the society. The non-profit sector is one of the areas where social workers engage in mezzo level of work as program manager‚ capacity builder‚ researcher‚ case worker‚ manager among other. The Non-profit sector plays a key role in the protection of minority‚ experimentation and embracing the diversity of thought. There are many challenges that cause organizational problems in
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multiple people‚ but it never seems to work as well for me. There was one instance (4:50-4:55) where I was waiting for her to continue to her challenges further‚ but she did not. Something I could have done was waited longer to see if had more to say or invited her to elaborate. I feel I need to have more practice prompting the client to hear more of his or her story if there is a lull in conversation and no one is speaking. Something I feel I need to work on is summarizing the client’s concerns
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Why the racism should be forbidden and how it can be reduced Many people visits America. Someone comes for travel‚ someone for study English. Also‚ getting a job or wanting a better place to live can be purposes of being in America. Inevitably‚ there are many races mixed in America because many people from many different countries come to America. African Americans‚ Hispanics‚ Asians‚ and many other races are mixed in America. This seems like a really normal thing‚ however‚ some people do
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Social workers face a lot of challenges in facing gender equalities due to the unending oppression and the numerous culture that seek to perpetuate paternalism/patriarchal system and power imbalances in gender roles and expectations. The challenge for the social workers here is to engage and work with these barriers without sacrificing the principles of good gender competence and in order to develop gender competent practice‚ the importance of feminist practice should be understood. Feminist perspectives
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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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