On February 26‚ 2016‚ I interview Becky Mai. This interview was conducted electronically through email‚ as we decided that worked best for both of us. Becky Mai is a CSW (Certified Social Worker in Nebraska). Specifically‚ she is a Medical Social Worker. She has worked in the hospital as a social worker/discharge planner and worked in Hospice for 16 years. But it doesn’t stop there‚ she also provides Bereavement services and does Grief Support groups for Hospice. She has so many roles within the
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How to become a Social Worker. The field I want to enter into is CPS/Social Worker. Ever since I was just a little girl I’ve always wanted to help families in need‚ and help kids who need it. Being a Social Worker you can help families and kids in need. Rehabilitation and counseling and placement services for neglected and abused children and teens. To be able to get into this field you need‚ a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree and a licence or certification is typically required for entry-level work
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302 A1 What is reflective practice? Reflective practice is about looking at your own practice‚ looking at situations you have dealt with and how you deal with them at the time. Then looking at if the way you dealt with it was to the standard and if it could be improved next time. Why is reflective practice important? This is important as you are able to look at your own practice to see if your working to the correct standard and if not what can be done to improve this‚ it my be that training
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How is policy practice similar to and different from planned changed at the micro level? Social work is always going to be affected by social policies and laws because they are a part of working with clients at all levels and include how services may be delivered which can be good or bad depending on the policies themselves. “Social policy is defined as a decision made by public or governmental authorities regarding the assignment and allocation of resources‚ rights‚ and responsibilities and expressed
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Social workers have been put on the bleeding heart liberal totem for years. They have been described as to compassionate‚ to emotional‚ to slow to act‚ and to sympathetic. While other individuals have described social workers as heartless and too quick to act. Which is an actual social worker supposed to be? In reality social workers are individuals‚ who do not fit in a certain type of stereotype that people assume they should. There are social workers who do fit the public’s expectations‚ but
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However‚ what one learns from a job depends on several different factors such as the job itself and the work environment. Two factors people fail to realize exist are doing “good work” and doing “work good” and the difference between the two. Doing “good work” relates more to doing good deeds‚ or doing the right thing. Doing “work good” means being an outstanding employee and going above and beyond to do your job. The problem is that sometimes the two contradict each
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From do gooders and busy bodies historically‚ today’s social workers help‚ assist and support individuals and families in society that need help in their day to day life. Protecting those in need who are unable to help themselves. Developed from three strands: Individual casework‚ social administration otherwise known as poverty relief as a result of the English Poor Laws passed in the 1600’s and lastly‚ social action whereby political action was focused on community working to improve social conditions
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Deciding what populations and types of clients with whom I want to work with‚ in the field of social work‚ is one of the most important decisions ever‚ regarding my career. From as early as childhood‚ I have always known that I want to work with children in whatever career I chose. Starting my career as a social worker and working with children and families is where I feel as though I belong. I would be the least comfortable working as a criminal justice social worker. Geriatric social work is another
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Direct Practice in Social Work: An Overview‚ discuss the social work being a dynamic profession and how its practice should be ready in facing the paradigm shift. The author gave historical background on social work practice before 1970 and how these practices evolve due to varied problems and situations that arise from time to time. Also‚ she talks on how a state of the art practice should be administered in practicing social work where she emphasizes that for an advance direct practice‚ such as
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December 2012 Unsafe by Racial Profiling In a society where all are striving for fairness and equality‚ the idea of “racial profiling” is abhorring to those with a strong sense of independence and freedom‚ embracing what the Constitution has given them from the time of its birth. All those under the United States’ flag were given the ultimate rights to walk and drive outside without worrying about who may question their actions. However‚ this “racial profiling”‚ this discriminatory practice in the face
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