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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Topic 1: The social work profession is constantly evolving‚ and with that‚ my understanding of it also continues evolving. When I was growing up I had the mindset that social work meant the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Because of that small-minded point of view‚ I knew at a very young age that I did not want to go into social work. I actually did want to work in the social work profession; I just did not know what that meant at the time. It is ironic because today my full-time
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Social work values and ethical dilemmas What are values‚ ethics‚ ethical dilemmas and a code of ethics? Values relate to principles and attitudes that provide direction to everyday living. Values also refer to beliefs or standards considered desirable by a culture‚ group or individual (AASW). Similar to values‚ but slightly different‚ ethics means a system of beliefs held about what constitutes moral judgement and right conduct‚ they are moral principles (rules‚ guides) (AASW). So an ethical
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Assessment Brief Cover Sheet (HE Courses) Course Title and AOS Code: HND Diploma/HNC Diploma in Health & Social Care (Care Practice) HD5HHS/HC5HHS Learner Name: Rachel Gillespie Class Session Code: NFF1A/ NFD1A Assessor: Edith Lavelle / Fiona McAleenan Unit No(s): 4 Unit title(s): Personal and Professional Development in Health and Social Care Assessment Title/No: TASKS 1‚ 2‚ 3 Task Submission Date 1 Week beginning 18/11/2013 2 Week beginning 24/2/2014
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values play in social work practice‚ one of the first things to understand is what our values are‚ Thompson (2000) states that One of the significant features of values is that we tend to become so accustomed to our own values and beliefs that we do not recognise that they are there or how they are influencing us. An important step‚ then‚ is to be clear about what our values are. Thompson (2000‚pp33) I will discuss both the personal and professional values that influence social work practice and discuss
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Micro social work practice is important for our clients’ and our communities and organizations? Micro social work is the most common practice‚ and happens directly with an individual client or family. Regardless of which level a social worker pursues‚ a Masters in Social Work degree will strengthen their knowledge of their practice and broaden their career possibilities. How does this focus in social work interested you? Micro social work is significant for the reasons that I want to work in the
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Professional Statement Master’s of Social Worker program Everyone is embedded with things that make them unique. As individuals we each bring something new‚ creative‚ and different to the table. In identifying my personal strengths and challenges as an advanced generalist social worker I feel I have the most experience with the attributes I’ve identified as my strengths. Personal challenges to me are areas where we would like to excel‚ but still need improvement. To do this‚ I use my strengths
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The purpose of the analysis‚ which will be addressed below‚ is to demonstrate the extensive knowledge of generalist social work practice that I acquired in a field placement course. I intend to incorporate the ten core competencies and practice behaviors of social work. Many Healthcare is the placement that I have been placed at during the fall and spring semester. The agency is in a small rural town of Many‚ Louisiana. The agency have a census of 74 residents; 52 of which are covered in Medicare
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I am determined to work in a Career field that will offer me the opportunity to do something that I enjoy doing as a job. My objective career goal is to work as a medical officer in the United States Army‚ specifically a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). I have thoroughly considered the skills that I presently have and the abilities that I need to either change or perfect. I been embarking on more educational avenues since I have being in the army to get close to this career goal. The ultimate
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from our program due to development delay in communication‚ social‚ and cognitive skills. It took a few months in order for me to gain his trust and‚ he did not follow the structure of the learning center he was at and often yelled at or hit the instructors. Because of his speech and communication delay‚ it was difficult to know his needs and wants and he tended to isolate himself from other children all of the time. He would not participate in activities and it was
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