Spring 2010 The field of social work is constantly being influenced by new theories and ideology that affects how social worker’s engage and interact with their clients. The new ideology of the theories can impact the values of social worker’s. The purpose of this paper is to explore and inform how the concepts of relationship or alliance with clients from the work of the RCT theorist‚ Judith Herman‚ and Paulo Freire has influenced my values and developing sense of social work practice. As a
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Why are so many young people turning to prescription drugs to get high? By survey‚ almost 50% of teens believe that taking prescription drugs is much safer than using illegal street drugs. Prescription drug abuse is a major issue that does not seem to be moving towards a solution. There’s a reason why prescription drugs are intended to be taken under a doctor’s direction if people don’t use them as they are to be taken‚ they can be extremely dangerous. Despite what many people think‚ abusing
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traditionally male-dominated society. If we turn on the dailies in the morning‚ we shudder to read hair-raising instances of male chauvinism travelling in ’sexism‚ racism‚ violence and poverty’ to women representing the ’masculine mystique belief in the inevita¬bility of violence against women. The votaries of the cult of violence draw their inspiration from a grossly twisted and misfounded inter-pretation of saint Tulsidas’s lines‚ ’Dhol‚ Ganwar Shudra Pashu Nari‚ Sakal taran ke adhikari’ (Drum‚ lout
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(mugging and other street crime‚ violence‚ burglary‚ and‚ as many critical criminologists would contend‚ predominantly the crimes of the poor) can be questioned. Critical criminology is a theoretical perspective in criminology which takes a conflict perspective‚ such as marxism‚ feminism‚ political economy theory or critical theory. The focus of critical criminology is the genesis of crime and nature of ‘justice’ within a structure of class and status inequalities. Law and punishment of crime are
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SOCIAL CONFLICT THEORY Introduction Social conflict theory is a Marxist-based social theory which argues that individuals and groups (social classes) within society have differing amounts of material and non-material resources (the wealthy vs. the poor) and that the more powerful groups use their power in order to exploit groups with less power. The two methods by which this exploitation is done are through brute force usually done by police and the army and economics. Earlier social conflict
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Intimate partner violence affects 1 in 3 women in the United States with 3 in 10 having experienced rape‚ physical violence‚ and/or stalking by an intimate partner (Black et al.‚ 2011). Intimate partner violence occurs across all racial diversities increasing in those of multiracial affiliations. Women continue to be the highest targeted group against which intimate partner violence is perpetrated. Propelling the abuse between intimates are inhibited socioeconomic achievements which is further expounded
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On Social Theory In Social Work We know where we have been‚ where we are now and where we need to go - but how do we get there? A map. Theory is a map. It notes any number of known landmarks (previously achieved or applied solutions) and obstacles (issues or problems) and gives us direction so that we are able to navigate intelligently and arrive safely (minimal discomfort to all) at our destination (desired outcome/s). Theory is an attempt to explain the unexplained‚ to give title to the untitled
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Throughout history and in modern society‚ the relationship between law and justice has been examined and debated resulting in the creation of various theories attempting to outline systems of a just society. Some of these theories revolve around a central notion of a ‘social contract’ in which society is formed through a theoretical agreement between a group of people about their moral and political obligations. This concept has been used by theorists such as Mill and Rousseau‚ to explain why the
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learn that he is a police officer‚ a shift takes place. The responding officers are now responding not to the victim‚ but to "an officer in need." Most police departments in the country do not even have a policy addressing the police-perpetrated domestic violence‚ so
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Theories‚ models and perspectives - Cheat sheet for field instructors Major Theories – Used in Social Work Practice Systems Theory Psychodynamic Social Learning Conflict Developmental Theories Theories of moral reasoning (Kohlberg‚ Gilligan) Theories of cognition (Piaget) Transpersonal theories of human development (Transpersonal – means beyond or through the persona or mask. Going beyond identity rooted in the individual body or ego to include spiritual experience or higher levels
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