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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turnover is not always a negative thing. Social workers often leave positions for retirement‚ to further their education or raise families and‚ in these cases it is a positive experience for the social worker and in some cases‚ can also be positive for an organization‚ especially in cases where an employee is a poor fit for an organization. Turnover leads to the hiring of new workers with fresh and innovative ideas‚ however for the most part‚ turnover in social service agencies is a significant issue
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“Values and ethical in social work practice” An ethical dilemma exists: When the social worker must choose between two or more relevant‚ but contradictory‚ ethical directives‚ or when every alternative results in an undesirable outcome for one or more persons. Several value systems and ethical practices impact the social worker intervention and outcome. Values and ethics are closely related .Values are a society’s system of beliefs ‚principles and traditions that guide behaviors and practices
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Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition By Roger L. Martin & Sally Osberg Stanford Social Innovation Review Spring 2007 Copyright © 2007 by Leland Stanford Jr. University All Rights Reserved MUHAMMAD YUNUS Access to small loans has helped millions of people around the globe dramatically improve their lives and the economic health of their communities. The man behind this capitalist revolution is Muhammad Yunus‚ founder of Grameen Bank and father of microcredit. b y R
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The social work profession is shaped by the Code of Ethics and the overall goal is to improve the well-being of individuals especially to the vulnerable and oppressed. Social workers work with many populations such as families‚ communities‚ couples‚ and organizations. Many social worker experience global awareness when working with different populations. The social work profession requires a social worker to be competence in the area in which they are working to provide the best service. Competence
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Modern social workers‚ unlike other professions ?often prioritize the needs of vulnerable populations when they engage in advocacy.? As they address and engage in social and political decision making‚ they adhere to the National Association of Social Works (NASW) Code of Ethics‚ which require them to engage in social and political action (Jansson‚ 2016). They participate actively in helping people to obtain rights‚ services‚ benefits and opportunities that they might not otherwise obtain through
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the film Pleasantville‚ at the beginning of the film David and Jennifer I believe represent the working class. Their mother isn’t shown too much but she doesn’t seem to be there for her children. After transforming into Bud and Mary Sue who live in Pleasantville‚ their family‚ along with the rest of the families and characters shown seem to have everything they need to live a happy life. I would say everyone there represents the middle class. There are no homeless people in Pleasantville and everything
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A generalist social worker identifies with the social work profession. They apply principles in their practice. A social worker incorporates their own knowledge to help others. They help to support their clients. Social work values are an important part of the social work field. Social justice is what a social worker wants. I want to help others and feel‚ therefore‚ my career goals are compatible with being a generalist social worker. I want to help others succeed. It takes a lot to work
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were given the choice to obey or disobey God. In the movie‚ Pleasantville‚ directed by Gary Ross‚ there is a television show named Pleasantville. The show is about people who live in this small‚ secluded town. They are unable to leave their town‚ and they are unaware of what is going on. They have not been introduced to free will‚ so they do not recognize what it is. When two characters‚ David and Jennifer‚ become trapped inside Pleasantville‚ they introduce free will to the town. At first‚ it is unacceptable
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Social work for me is to advocate for repressed people by providing a service to seek greater social justice. It means to empower clients with a challenging situation by redirecting their focus on their abilities to empower themselves and suggest a new perspective on a problem by breaking down a solution into smaller and achievable steps. One value of social work is competence‚ prepared and able to help an individual by providing
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