For some defining social work may be simplistic‚ however as a professional in the field I often find it challenging to truly define social work straightforwardly. Perhaps it is because nothing about social work is straightforward‚ one-dimensional or tranquil. In social work‚ we face countless different circumstances‚ dynamics‚ and situations when working with clients‚ thus making social work is so unique. The social work field demands empathy‚ resourcefulness‚ tenacity and tolerance. Professionals
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University of Texas at El Paso Bachelor of Social Work Program Evaluation Submitted by: Susie Villalobos‚ M.Ed. Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Doctoral Student University of Texas at El Paso‚ El Paso‚ Texas Academic Roles and Responsibilities CHSC 6343 May 7‚ 2013 Introduction The National Association of Social Workers (NASW)‚ outlines the primary mission of Social Work “is to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic human needs of all people‚ with particular attention to
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Social Work in a Digital Age: Ethical and Risk Management Challenges Sung Sun MGMT 4330 July 28‚ 13 Article Summary Long time ago‚ social workers began their work always used typewriters; hard copy and services were provided to consumer in offices or homes. Now social workers have the option to communicate with consumer on social networking‚ they provide online services to people. They don’t meet in person. The electronic records in the virtual “cloud”‚ E-mail‚ and text messages with consumer
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acquire knowledge in critical thinking and analysis of structural barriers that prevents people reach their goals and develop their full potential. Structural Social Work is a powerful eye opener because it completely changes the perspective of the world we are accustomed to have‚ to be able to see how the political and economic systems work today. Unfortunately‚ there are many people today that do not realize that structural barriers exist in our society‚ which make them to be negligent to the needs
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A social worker is someone that is employed to provide social services to people‚ especially the disadvantaged. There are many different types of social workers. There are social workers in administration policy and research. They do research for stuff like questioning diagnostics of anxiety in guardianship. There are also child‚ family‚ and school social workers. They often work with families that have had problems with abuse or lose of a home; they also work with families that have serious mental
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important goal is safety. The children who are placed in foster care are usually children who have been removed from an unsafe situation‚ and are placed with (hopefully) family members‚ or trained individuals on the foster care system (foster parents‚ group homes‚ etc.) need to be in a safe environment. A safe environment can include limited to no contact with the abusers themselves‚ or complete removal from the situation itself. Well-being is another important aspect of the foster care system that provides
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I would like to study Social work at a degree level as it has been of great interest and personal significance. Having gained valuable work experience in social work I’m very keen to learn more about it and expand my skill set. I have always wanted to make a difference to people’s lives‚ children in particular. I believe social work will enable me to do just that in a more caring and supportive way. When I was growing up‚ I watched as my best friend was ill-treated by her step mother. The whole
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fields of social work‚ the complications that come with the job‚ and the different people you will encounter. Thus‚ changing our thoughts and feelings towards social work. Before taking the class our thoughts about social workers were more or less simple minded. I say this because most of us thought social workers simply deal with children and some consider them “child snatchers”. After getting the opportunity to take the class‚ we learned there is more to social workers than we thought. Social workers
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Throughout our history‚ the immigrant population has grown and developed over time. Consequently‚ a need has risen for social work practice within this group of people. There are many different kinds of immigrants worldwide. All of them have their own culture‚ ethnicity‚ beliefs‚ values‚ nationalities‚ and etc. that they bring with them. In fact‚ those are the very things that make group work with these individuals an interesting topic. Needless to say‚ many immigrants do not seek out services. This is
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