Hi Brian‚ It was great to hear that you are considering a career as a social care worker‚ I can honestly say you have picked a very rewarding career. You asked me to describe the term “ duty of care” ok when you start off as an HCA (Health Care Assistant) the person you are responsible for‚ whether they be too young‚ old or incapable of doing certain things their selves which could include personal hygiene‚ cooking a meal or making a snack‚ safety in or around the home or outside
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Stress‚ Job Satisfaction and Social Support: What Relationship do they have to Workplace Turnover Intentions? Amy Levin‚ MSW‚ PhD California State University Northridge Abstract This study tested a theoretical model depicting the relationships between diversity characteristics‚ organizational climate and personal outcome variables on intention to leave among child welfare workers. In a cross sectional design‚ a sample of 418 child welfare workers was drawn from a large public agency
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Introduction When promoting job satisfaction amongst social workers‚ management must question which key elements are important in helping to create and maintain job satisfaction? According to Weightman (2004) the more satisfied an employee is with his/her job‚ the less likely employees will leave their positions. The area of job satisfaction not only derives benefits to social workers‚ but it also allows for job satisfaction to be embedded in the values of an organization. When job satisfaction
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This essay will examine the past and present social policy regarding looked after children in the UK‚ dating back to the late 1970’s. It will examine how the policy has evolved over the last thirty years‚ and whether political and economical influences have impacted on its development. This essay will also seek to explore what impact the policies regarding looked after children have on the members of society it is aimed at assisting. The definition of a ‘looked after child’ is an individual‚ up
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According to Healy (2012‚ p16)‚ “intervention is where the social worker is involved in achieving identified change goals.” This description of intervention by social workers can be argued by those who promote social justice as quite accurate. The process of how social workers choose to intervene is guided by both theory and practical application of methods and skills‚ as well as by the needs and requirements of the family and child. Social workers work are not only guided by their professional practice
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my father about my elbow which after taking me to A and E for an X-Ray revealed it was in fact fractured and that it hadn’t been just a scratch after all. I went to school the following in my sling day feeling ‘cool’ in front of my friends! Another memory from my school days is seeing my friend’s parents picking her up from school and watching her skip off to the park laughing and smiling. From a distance I saw her fall from the monkey bars hurting her chin on the floor. I watched enviously
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Walsh (2000) stresses that as social workers the ability to engage in critical thinking is essential for social workers because theory’s and intervention strategies includes a dependence of claims that cannot be proven true or false (p. 10). The ability in thinking critically allows social workers to challenge their decisions in deciding what one or several theories will serve their clients. The need for your own theory for practice (TFP) provides social workers with the framework to predict
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values in Social Work Profession as per the Code of Ethics laid down by National Association of Professional Social Workers (NASW)‚ 2008. Social Work is a mission which often tends to intervene in the circumstances where human dignity and human rights are denied or ill treated. This paper is a conceptual analysis by nature which highlights the significance of emphasizing human dignity and worth of the individual while practicing Social Work profession. Moreover‚ it focuses on how Social Work trainees
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someone mentions social work‚ people believe that a social worker helps an individual or family get assistance such as SNAP. Although social work is a helping profession that is not what a social worker does. There are many different professions in the social work field and some of them include advocacy and community organization‚ helping families or family member who are recovering from substance abuse‚ child welfare‚ developmental disabilities‚ public welfare‚ etc. The social work profession also
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politicians and how they can make a difference with a social work background. I do not see myself running for a political office in my future‚ but I would get more involved with what is going on and support a politician who has the best interest for the people. Yes I do believe that social work politicians are able to advocate for their clients effectively‚ because they know what their clients need and can represent their clients interests. Social workers also have to have the knowledge and understand
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