lifestyle and working as a social worker. A successful lifestyle may mean different things to different people; this is what it means to me. In five years‚ I will be 25 years old. I have many goals I want to achieve in each aspect of my life. In my education‚ my goal is to be graduated from Sac State with a bachelor’s degree in Social Work. In this field‚ I want to gain at least 2 to 3 years of experience in the next 5 years. Currently‚ I do not know what population I want to work with‚ but I hope to have
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Geo-Strategic Importance of Pakistan. Geo strategic means the importance of a country or a region as by virtue of its geographical location. Geo political is defined as‚ stressing the influence of geographic factors on the state power‚ international conduct and advantages it derives from its location. Stephen Cohn describes this importance “While history has been unkind to Pakistan‚ its geography has been its greatest benefit. It has resource rich area in the north-west‚ people rich in the north-east
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Methods of Social Work Social work as a profession is a product of this century. Although its roots are well established in history from the time when people 1st began to take responsibility for their neighbors through activities which were called charity‚ poor relief‚ philanthropy and social reform . Social work is to fight against Five Evils as: 1. Physical want 2. Disease 3. Ignorance 4. Squalor 5. Idleness Objective: • To remove social injustice • To relieve social injustice • To
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Introduction As social workers‚ we work with an array of different communities‚ and whether we work with children‚ families‚ adults or businesses‚ it is inventible that we will come across at least one individual who uses syringes. Whether it be for their drugs or if they are affected by a loved one’s HIV‚ Hepatitis C or Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD). People who inject drugs (PWID) are the most vulnerable group to contract HIV and 28 times higher than among the rest of the population (Avert)
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WHAT IS SOCIAL WORK? * Social Work is the professional activity of helping individuals‚ groups‚ families‚ organizations‚ and communities or society in general. Social workers help people solve problems‚ cope with them‚ and help individuals obtain needed resources in their environments. SOCIAL WORKERS: * Must graduate a school in social work with either a bachelors or master’s degree * Requires knowledge of human development and behavior * Must be knowledgeable of social‚ economic
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I moved to Copenhagen 1.5 years ago‚ and I knew it was going to be a time of transition and adaptation. When my Masters in Social Work and therapy licenses weren’t reciprocated fully‚ I chose to dive head first into web development. I decided to make things happen rather than to wait for them to happen. Timing is important in decision making‚ but acting decisively despite uncertainty and ambiguity is also necessary. We live politically‚ economically‚ and technologically uncertain time. This is what
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From high school till retirement‚ you work. Over half of your life is spent working and with that comes relationships‚ new environments‚ communications‚ and gender roles can all come into play. After observing six of my coworkers for 24 hours I found many psychological happenings within the group. I have worked with my coworkers for almost a year now and some of us have grown strong relationships‚ others are still somewhat outcasted from others. Our boss clearly shows favoritism‚ but still treats
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A social worker helps individuals solve and cope with problems in their everyday life. A social worker deals with a range of individuals such as abused children‚ neglected elderly‚ or people with disabilities. A social worker works fulltime and sometimes may work holidays and weekends in order to meet with a client. Social workers hold about 649‚300 jobs in 2014 and the state and local government employ about 29% of these individuals. The lowest percentage employed was in nursing homes and residential
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Diversity an Issue in Higher Education Introduction/Purpose Viewing diversity as a peripheral activity is a phenomenon that concerns higher education leaders in the United States. However‚ diversifying student population‚ faculty and actual support for diversification has been slow. Consequently‚ as an education consultant for the New York University (NYU)‚ this transition must be fostered by implementing programs aimed specifically at increasing the university diverse population. Thus‚ I would encourage
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Understanding different theories related to social work is something that all social workers working in the field must do‚ if they are going to be effective at assisting their clients with meeting needs. Understanding theories is an organized way of understanding events and behaviors and situations that are often resented by those served‚ and while no client or situation is the same understanding these theories is a great way to ensure that you as the practitioner possess the tools necessary to do
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