well-being. At this stage of my life Social Work is what I am most interested in practicing because it provides opportunities for me to work in many different settings with people whose problems‚ issues and needs are diverse. My second choice would then be guidance counseling which is the process of helping individuals discover and develop their educational‚ vocational‚ and psychological potentialities and thereby achieve an optimal level of personal happiness and social usefulness. I am interested in
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to have a disability. Disability can often be seen as a form of social deviance‚ and so‚ because of this‚ the disability community can be othered and excluded within mainstream society. This essay will give examples of how othering occurs and how othering could be avoided‚ when working as a social worker with people with disabilities. Social workers have an extremely important role in the lives of people with a disability. Social workers are often a person with a disability’s voice and advocate
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more smoothly and therefore outcomes and profits increase. This means that for the social work profession‚ evaluation is even more necessary. In our profession the “profit” is an increase in social justice and direct needs met. We are working with vulnerable populations and we want to ensure that these populations are receiving the best help available. If the core values of the social work profession truly are social justice‚ service‚ dignity of the human‚ importance of human relationships‚ integrity
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Critical Analysis Social Work Practice with Canadians of Aboriginal Background: Guidelines for Respectful Social Work Brad McKenzie & Vern Morrissette University of Manitoba & Red River College Professor: Jason Albert Class: ISW200 Student: Donna-Lee Mitchell Introduction: The article that I choose for discussion‚ Social Work Practice with Canadians of Aboriginal Background was an insightful and enlightening piece of literature. Brad McKenzie
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Social work and Social Welfare has been with us from as far back as the 1600’s and it has always been‚ and has continued to be a response to human needs. In order to understand its historical development‚ it is necessary to examine the significant factors‚ which has influenced its evolution. It can be said however that factors such as the establishment of the Elizabethan poor laws‚ the emancipation of slavery and the social unrest which resulted in the 1937 riots‚ played a momentous role in the development
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Research is vital as the foundation of evidence-based practice‚ which is imperative within social work to help the promotion of well-being‚ maintain dignity and overcome difficulties. Ethical standards form a fundamental part of social work practice and‚ likewise in research‚ it must reflect the same ethical principles which puts participants’ best interests as its core. These promote values which are essential when working with marginalised groups within society‚ including establishing trust‚ accountability
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Blind obedience is when a person carries out an order even if it goes against their moral values or codes. Prejudice is an unjust attitude towards an individual solely based on their membership of a social group. Both of these issues were present in Abu Ghraib Prison (Iraq). They occurred when American soldiers commit terrible act upon Iraqi prisoners staying there. The soldiers claimed they were merely following orders‚ but scepticisms have been made about whether it was blind obedience or prejudice
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whether or not to continue treating Tom‚ even though he cannot pay for services; he has offered labor in lieu of payment. The stakeholders: Tom‚ Me‚ my agency‚ The social work profession Stake for each: Tom is struggling and needs therapy. I feel guilt for turning him away. My agency would not benefit from Tom’s labor. The social work profession may suffer a bad reputation in consequence of my actions. Options for action: I could treat Tom and get my computer fixed. I could turn Tom away. Analyze
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SOCIAL WORK AND ITS EFFECT ON POVERTY Mahatma Gandhi once said‚ “You must be the change you want to see in the world.” South African families and communities are facing many challenges. This essay will focus on poverty as one of the challenges in some South African families and communities in general. Using the issue of poverty‚ will clarify and give a better understanding on how‚ social workers could respond to this matter. In the international definition of social work‚ “the social work profession
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from abuse but thanks to social workers and other judicial people‚ there were laws passed (Pfohl). This paper is going to explain why it is so important for social workers to protect kids by talking about this history of abuse and why social workers need to be around. It will also discuss what social workers do today to prevent kids from being hurt. Social workers are useful in just about every aspect of life but in my opinion this is one of the more important jobs of a social worker because your protecting
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