Social Worker A social worker is someone who provides a service for those who need it especially the disadvantaged. Main roles and responsibilities If your career path is a social worker some of the main roles and responsibilities associated with this job can differ depending on whether you are working with adults with learning difficulties the elderly or children/young people. If you are working with adults some of the roles that you would be required to do are working with the elderly
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LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT Social Service Learning and Development division provides a range of learning and development opportunities which includes developing your competency and pursuing your interest by being a part of interest groups where you are able to learn from the peers and establish more bonds through such industry networks. Additionally‚ this division provides a series of talks and seminars conducted by both local and international in varied areas related to the sector. Recently‚ the learning
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P4: Outline key legislation and regulation which govern safeguarding adults work. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act: The purpose is to restrict contact between children and vulnerable adults and those who might do them harm. The barring aspects of the Act came into force in October 2009. The Government is currently reviewing the implementation timetable for other parts of the Act‚ such as the provisions requiring employees to become ‘ISA-registered’. While the 2006 Act itself is very complex
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Factors Influencing Nursing Home Social Workers’ Intentions to Quit Employment Kelsey V. Simons‚ PhD‚ MSW Thomas B. Jankowski‚ PhD ABSTRACT. This national study identified factors that affect quitting intentions among nursing home social workers (NHSWs). The findings indicated that greater job involvement and lack of a negative outlook may enhance NHSWs’ job satisfaction and organizational commitment and contribute to decreased job search and quitting intent. Also‚ respondents that experienced
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CYP3.3: Understand how to safeguard the well being of children and young people 1.2 Explain child protection within the wider concept of safeguarding children and young people Child protection is much more than safeguarding or protecting children from direct abuse. The ‘Safe action plan’ is a piece of legislation that is very similar to the outcome of the 10 year strategies which we have here in Northern Ireland. It shows an understanding that children need protected in a wider view of safeguarding
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Introduction In any human service organization it is very important for a budget to be developed and followed. This can help with the longevity of a company. Without a workable budget and the following of that budget. It can spell disaster over time and could potentially cause the Care safe foster system to close its doors. What would you say to Dr. Drexel to help her understand the importance of a workable budget? I myself would do research first on other entities that are similar to the CareSafe
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Throughout the rating period‚ Marina Hakopian continued her GAIN Services Worker (GSW) assignment in the Homeless Case Management Unit of the Southwest Family CalWORKs district as a Homeless Case Manager (HCM). She was responsible for assessing the needs of homeless and at-risk of being homeless families applying for/or already receiving CalWORKs obtain and retain permanent housing through advocacy‚ communication and the identification and facilitation of services. Productivity: Ms. Hakopian fully
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Strengths‚ Limitations and Social Work Every theory has strengths and limitations‚ which can be beneficial to understanding behaviour as well as leaving gaps in knowledge as not every theory can explain every facet of human behaviour and understanding this is a key part of social work practice. The social work profession is guided by the AASW Practice Standards‚ which aim to provide a guide to practice‚ collective standards and expectations and can be used as a platform for ongoing professional
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1. Discuss why you want to be a social worker. What personal‚ academic‚ volunteer and/or work experiences have influenced this choice? If you have worked in other fields‚ please discuss the reasons for this change. I am interested in becoming a social worker because I believe I have compassion‚ empathy‚ and the desire to help others. I believe in social justice‚ and have a genuine interest in advocating for the under privileged. Working with children‚ youths‚ and families‚ along with having my
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These interventions are the same in that they all work towards benefitting and helping the homeless population in the United States. Each intervention‚ helps to change the basic needs of one person‚ a group of people‚ or the entire population. The micro‚ mezzo‚ and macro levels of intervention are all working towards the main goal of helping the homeless population in the United States in some way. Whether it be individual psychotherapy‚ placement at shelters‚ or lobbying for new standards in
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