learning points from the whole of the programme with particular reference to : * Principles of social work with children and families * The process of social work with children and families * Working with adults in the family * Immediate protection of the child * Working with the family as a group * Working with children being looked after by the local authority * Social work with families through transitions. Loss and Gain * Children and families and special needs The
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There is a crisis in social work which requires a radical analysis of the contradictions within contemporary social work. The confusion about the role of social work and the declining morale and self-confidence of social workers have resulted in the loss of experienced staff and reluctance of young people to consider a career in social work. This analysis inevitably challenges the present culture of professional training. Proposals to increase the professionalism among social workers have created
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Throughout this case study I will discuss how and why I would work with Amelia‚ Olivia and their mother Becky. I will reference law and theory while using knowledge‚ values and ethics and the skills I have learned to evaluate this family. By definition‚ the social work profession‚ according to the British Association of Social Workers‚ social work is a profession that‚ “promotes social change‚ problem solving in human relationships and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance well-being”
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SW 562/570 Mining Report: Social Work in Evidence Based Practice Adrian Perry The University of Tennessee College of Social Work Mining Report: Social Work in Evidence Based Practice The purpose of social work is to demonstrate to society the necessary appropriateness of social welfare. Society operates from a capitalist standpoint‚ which in turn establishes a hierarchy within economic class‚ race‚ and gender. Social work is a profession that addresses social problems
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structural social work is concerned with society hierarchies‚ power imbalance in society and the role the environment plays a role in an individual upbringing. For instance‚ it looks at ways how the rich are viewed powerful and the poor less inferior. The purpose of structural social work approach is to move what from traditional approaches to social work that were based on the medical and disease model that placed the individual as the problem. Additionally‚ structural social work approach “links
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From all I have experienced‚ and lived through I know with all that I am that social work is the greatest equalizer‚ the only profession that offers the truest and most direct interventions for social justice. To choose social work is to choose the path of social justice‚ to be committed to every human having the right to a fulfilling life‚ free of persecution and marginalization‚ and equal access to appropriate resources. In truth‚ I was introduced to the concepts of social injustice before I was
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Social Work Practice Teenage pregnancy is a social issue and is significant to the practice of social work. One of the main goals of social work is to help individuals‚ groups‚ or communities enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning and creating societal conditions favorable to this goal (Benson‚ 2004). It is important for social workers that those of them in practice understand the complexity of teenage pregnancy and the effects it has on the family as a whole. Social workers should
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in Social Work Profession as per the Code of Ethics laid down by National Association of Professional Social Workers (NASW)‚ 2008. Social Work is a mission which often tends to intervene in the circumstances where human dignity and human rights are denied or ill treated. This paper is a conceptual analysis by nature which highlights the significance of emphasizing human dignity and worth of the individual while practicing Social Work profession. Moreover‚ it focuses on how Social Work trainees could
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role of the social work services to be effective‚ the social worker would have to prepare in some way‚ shape or form in order to best assist their client. Aside from that‚ some of the other roles of social work services include advocating for the clients‚ working with other professionals to go over the needs of those that we are working with‚ and to counsel our clients with sessions‚ whether it be group or individual‚ to help them to overcome some of their obstacles. Social work services are also
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PAPER TOPIC: issues that arise from working shift work Introduction Many jobs today work around the conventional time schedule‚ such as working 8am to 4pm. The human body comes built with a biological clock that keeps everything in sync. One may ask what a biological clock is. This paper will explore the effects that are caused by working shift work. Shift work can be defined as “a system of employment where an individual’s normal hours of work are‚ in part‚ outside the period of normal day working
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