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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The ethics of social work are values that we as a nation should live‚ sleep‚ eat‚ and breathe by. An important value in my life is self-determination. This value is present in my life because I always strive to make my own decisions and choices. Along with my own self-determination‚ even though family and friends continuingly ask for my advice‚ I encourage them to ultimately make their own decisions. This value will help me in my professional work because as a social worker‚ they encourage their
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GUIDELINES FOR SOCIAL WORKERS These are guidelines on how social workers operate. 1.Establishment of a counselling relationship See the relationship as a process of giving the client an opportunity to grow‚ develop‚ and ultimately to understand and discover himself‚ and make appropriate choices. 2.Acceptance Recognize the worth of the individual regardless of his/her circumstances‚ status‚ religion‚ race‚ politics‚ behaviour‚ and wish to foster human dignity and self-respect.
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cases that Geriatric social workers has to deal with on a daily basis. Their multiple roles range from being a coordinator within the clinic settings for both inpatient and outpatients and displaying the role as the patient advocacy. It discusses the different treatment processes that social workers are a part of in order to help the person return back to their meaningful life. Since the duration of medical stay are shorten in order to keep cost down‚ it is the social workers duty to work with the
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“So you want to be a Social Worker:A Primer for the Christian Student” by Keith-Lucas spoke about the differences and similarities of a christian and non-christian social worker. His major point was that both christian and non-christian social workers share similar values‚ therefore making it possible for both to be social workers. He gave a clear and focused point about christianity in the social work position. I found that I agree with his view that both sides have certain things in common‚ he
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There are different factors that have led me to choose social work as my future career‚ specifically my life experiences‚ which drives my passion for the work that I hope to do. As a first generation Mexican immigrant‚ my perspective on the way I should treat others has shaped my values on being respectful no matter the differences. This is something that I learned not from my parents nor from my teachers‚ but from my own struggles of being an individual raised and educated in rural‚ southern areas
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Working and living in Appalachia has its difficulties. Being creative and innovative are needed as a social worker living in Appalachia‚ especially the rural areas. As said before‚ Davis Child Shelter is unique service because it was created to fill up the avoid of children who are unable to get into treatment because of waiting lists or the treatment is not available‚ and waiting to get placed out of West Virginia. All the children that have walked through the doors have suffered from a disadvantage
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19th and 20th Century Social Worker Responses to Poverty In the 19th century‚ the U.S. was faced with a spate of immigrants (Ehrenreich‚ 2014). In fact‚ immigration patterns in the early 19th century included high levels of immigration from across the world‚ while legislation by the late 19th century limited immigration from many parts of world and encouraged immigration from Europe. Meanwhile‚ land was abundant in the early 19th century‚ leading to relatively high wages and a labor shortage. Yet
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thinking about having an abortion. She decides to make an appointment with a Social Worker about it‚ however that Social Worker decides that it’s not in the best interest of the client‚ doesn’t care about her wants and hands her a church pamphlet. Right away I see that there is a direct infraction‚ as a Social Worker one should never speak of their own beliefs and values when working alongside with a client. A Social Worker should always put what the client wants‚ within reason‚ first‚ as an act of
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Engagement Before selecting an intervention‚ a social worker must first engage the client by building rapport. Israel‚ Gorcheva‚ Burnes‚ and Walther (2008) interviewed 42 LGBT individuals in regards to their experience with therapy. Factors that influenced feelings of therapy included the therapists’ attitudes towards clients’ sexual orientation and gender identity (Israel et al.‚ 2008). Stage of identity development‚ social support‚ and confidentiality of the therapy setting also influenced
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