Running head: CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK 1 Clinical Social Work Admission Essays March 17‚ 2012 CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK 2 Part I (Autobiographical Essay): What were the significant factors that influenced your choice of social work? What skills and experiences do you have that will contribute to your success as a graduate student and social work professional
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thousands of social workers abroad and nationally that fights for these people and try to get them the supplies they need to survive and not die of hunger or poor food that is diseased or old. The most popular and widely recognized group is called the IFSW (International Federation of Social Workers) it was formed in Paris‚ France in 1928 at the first international conference on social work. (http://ifsw.org/what-we-do/) they have thousands of social workers that work on a variety of social problems
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situations arise with clients all employees will handle the situation the same way‚ and make sure that the client has their needs met in an ethical and respectful way. Social workers have a code of ethics that are an important part of the job. According to NASW (2013) “social workers have an ethical responsibility to their clients‚ self-determination‚ competence‚ social diversity‚ privacy
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Advocating for more Social Workers in the Oklahoma City School District Advocating for more Social Workers in the Oklahoma City School District School social work has been dated as far back as the 1900s when its services was implemented into schools in the northeastern parts of the US‚ such as New York. During this time the need for school social workers was evident due to the Great Depression and the increase in federal legislation concerning school laws (Dupper
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the main ethical values of social work that surround this case all should be considered and taken into account when trying to make a decision. Even so‚ there are two that I believe stand out above the rest. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has dignity and worth of the person listed under ethical principles and with regards to this case I think it is one that should contribute to making an ethical decision. The Code of Ethics says that “Social workers promote clients’ socially responsible
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values and ethical principles of Social Work. I came across the core values‚ according to the National Association of Social Work (NASW)‚ associated with the social work profession‚ and I discovered the basic values which were listed were also ethical and moral values that I personally would consider as among the most important to consider as a social worker. The NASW listed six core values which included service‚ social justice‚ dignity and worth of the person‚ integrity‚ and competence. I would
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The Importance of Ethics Julia Cave HSM/230 March 20‚ 2011 The Importance of Ethics Ethics is a major part of any profession that involves the well being of others. When someone has an influence on another individual’s life‚ ethical
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operationalization of that value. Because codes of ethics serve as guidelines for professional practice‚ it is imperative that students know the content and limitations of written codes. For example‚ principle values in the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics include service‚ social justice‚ dignity and worth of the person‚ importance of human relationships‚ integrity‚ and competence. TheNASW Code of Ethics is intended to introduce a perspective that drives practitioners’ thinking‚ establishes
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of people to enhance well-being. Utilising theories of human behaviour and social systems‚ social work intervenes at points where people interact with their environments. Principles of human rights and social justice are fundamental to social work (IFSW‚ 2000). O’Connor et al (2006‚ p 9) in their definition of social work and social care‚ on the ‘interaction between individuals and social arrangements’ highlighted the promotion of equitable relationships and the development of people’s power and
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for increased responsibility to the public but also for increased rigidity and monopolistic patterns of service. In their relationships with physicians and others‚ social workers have recognized this duality‚ on the one hand envying the physician’s autonomy‚ but on the other criticizing the tendency to limit effective medical treatment to particular socio-economic groups. Social workers need to turn this critical approach to analyzing their own patterns of professionalism. (p. 188-213) This quote
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