My Philosophy of Social Work Amanda Metropolitan State University Introduction While thinking about this paper and determining what values‚ beliefs‚ and concepts influence me as a social worker‚ I found myself having difficulty in determining what those influences have been. I am thankful for this paper‚ as it has allowed me to step back and examine all of the things that have influenced me along this journey. The unfortunate part is that I more gaps than anything
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I have chosen to study social work as it a passion of mine to work with children and families including adults‚ I would love to help and provide care for those who are vulnerable at a disadvantage or simply seeking advice and support. I understand that Social work is an extremely difficult profession to work in‚ due to the intense workloads required for this role and to the sensitivity of some cases‚ but I love the challenge especially with such a rewarding outcome of improving the quality of someone’s
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In this essay I aim to describe two theories (Equity Theory and Social exchange theory) of relationships and to consider how they might influence the therapist engaged in couples counseling‚ noting their similarities and differences. Equity theory is a theory about fairness. Its application to close relationships has been primarily advanced by Elaine Hatfield (previously known as Elaine Walster) and her colleagues in the book Equity: Theory and Research (Walster‚ Walster‚ and Berscheid 1978). The
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Work-Related Attitudes * Attitudes: Relatively stable clusters of feelings‚ beliefs‚ and behavioral intentions toward specific objects‚ people‚ or institutions. * Work-Related Attitudes: Attitudes relating to any aspect of work or work settings. * Job Satisfaction: Positive or negative attitudes held by individuals toward their jobs. Job Satisfaction * Most people are quite satisfied with their jobs. * Levels of job satisfaction‚ however‚ vary by country * Overall
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that are implicity granted to groups of people who reflect a site of dominance (p22 unit 2) Formal and informal power structures (p.29) How social social influences what I know Resilance Bell Hooks discusses the importance of how students and educators need to create a “learning space that can be both life sustaining and mind-expanding: where we all work together to support one another. Arney Mindell also talks that “the well-being of our communities depends upon representation from all community
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Documentation in social work The relevance of documentation in the field of social work has evolved over time and the social workers are increasingly becoming aware of its application. During the old days in social work‚ documentation was seen only as a mechanism to facilitate theory building and research. It was later followed by the detailed and complex documentation standards for clinical therapy and other settings. Currently‚ the social workers adopt documentation for risk management purposes
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In the second case example‚ a theoretical perspective that may work for the family‚ is the Strengths Perspective. In this perspective‚ a social worker would acknowledge the client’s strengths and help the clients build upon those strengths‚ as well as realizing that they have the ability to learn and change. In this example‚ Romelio has numerous strengths that he can build upon in order to change his ways. One of his strengths includes the fact that he was able to maintain sobriety for two years
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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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Communication in Social Work Practice - Essay From Social Work Ireland Jump to: navigation‚ search 1 Social Work Theory & Practice. The Importance of Communication Skills in Social Work Practice. Introduction. Social work is a professional activity. Implicit in its practice are ethical principles‚ which prescribe the professional responsibility of the social worker. The primary objective of the code of ethics is to make implicit principles explicit for the protection of clients. (BASW‚ 1976)
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Health David Sweet Edition No: Social Trends 41 Editor: Jen Beaumont Office for National Statistics Social Trends 41 Health ISSN 2040–1620 ST41 Copyright and reproduction A National Statistics publication © Crown copyright 2011 National Statistics are produced to high professional You may re-use this information (not including logos) standards set out in the Code of Practice for Official free of charge in any format or medium‚ under the terms Statistics
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