INTERNSHIP REPORT February - July 2010 Student: Class: Study: Student nr: Nasser Mohamud 3 COA Communication 449700 Internship Company: Job coach: Internship coach: Toronto CityEvents Deborah Lewis Melissa Duchak Preface Currently I’m completing a Bachelor’s degree in Communication at the INHolland School of Communications in the Netherlands. I’m in my 3rd year and therefore I have to conduct a 5 month internship. The reason I choose to do my internship abroad is because
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In my internship‚ I didn’t have a lot of client interaction‚ and hands-on experience. If I were to rate my experience‚ I would say 5 out 10. Dr. Lowe promoted us to attend social work workshops and seminars to expose us to different aspects of working within the community. I was assigned to a daycare facility to assist the owner of the daycare with the kids. I met a child who I thought was being physical abuse. I mentioned it to the Dr.‚ and she instructed me to contact the DCFS. I reported the
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Child Protective Services Social Workers "A person’s a person‚ no matter how small."(Dr.Seuss) A child is the greatest gift that anyone can have so “Why would anyone hurt them?” No one really knows the real answer but many have tried to answer that it but what is the point if they are not going to stop. That is why people have dedicated to protecting these children who get hurt whether it is at home or it is at school they are known as social workers. When I was little I didn’t know what i wanted
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What is the title and job description for the social worker? Melissa Anderson is a behavioral health manager for Fairfax/Fallschurch Community Services Board Cornerstone Residential Co-occurring Treatment Program. This entails managing and directing a 16-bed treatment program for both men and women with co-occurring serious mental illness and substance use disorders. She also manages a 7-bed re-entry apartment program. She does program management supervision‚ hiring supervision‚ training‚ program
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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 population that I would feel least comfortable
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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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Cultural awareness‚ knowledge acquisition‚ and skill development are three important abilities that a social worker should have at their disposal at all times. Cultural awareness delves into accepting and embracing other cultures and ethnic groups despite the worker’s history and experiences. Knowledge acquisition says it all‚ where a social worker should always have an ongoing education about the rapidly changing society we live in today. Finally‚ there is skill development which takes knowledge
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Principles of personal development in adult social care setting Task A A reflective practice‚ a guide for the social care worker What is reflective practice? This involves thinking about your own practices‚ ideas and actions within your workplace. You are then able to evaluate their effectiveness in order to make improvements and changes. Why is reflective practice important? By analysing your own actions it enables the Social Care worker to improve on their approaches and thus
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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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examinations‚ giving recommendations on diagnosis and laboratory tests‚ reading test results and managing the side effects of cancer. An oncology social worker assists the patient in a variety of ways. He helps the patient to cope with the challenges of the diseases or may sometimes assist in sources funding for the treatment of the patients. An oncology social worker will also help in counseling and other beneficial resources for the patients. Generally‚ the approach to cancer treatment gives improved patient
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