I want to pursue a master’s degree in social work because it identifies with my most legitimate self. I have said commonly to a wide range of individuals that regardless of where my life winds up or what I wind up accomplishing as a profession I will dependably be a social worker in light of the fact that it is the kind of person I am. I believe in the limitless web of associations that we all have and that the associations that we keep up directly affect our prosperity. I have faith in the force
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A part of this reading that really resonated with me as important to my social work practice‚ was the excerpt regarding the psychodynamic approach to social work intervention. I feel as though‚ often times‚ as social workers‚ we can neglect the internal motivations that drive a client to do what they are doing. I believe‚ that in order to comprehensively assist a client‚ I must first understand
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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 to work with and ultimately
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Introduction As a social worker‚ it is essential to be diverse and culturally competent for the reason that one will encounter clients with diverse backgrounds from his or her own. A client may be different due to their race‚ ethnicity‚ religion‚ sexual orientation‚ or any other factor. However‚ the social worker’s purpose is to enhance the client’s well-being while attending to his or her needs‚ as well as being sensitive to their cultural and ethnic diversity (National Association of Social Workers‚ 1999)
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Accurate Perception It is my first day of work. I am nervous. This is the new job with the better hours that I wanted. This job will challenge me as well as to be able to work with people‚ to make a difference in the world. There is a lot of staff in this department. I know I will be working with a partner but I do not know who. I am to meet the manager in her office and my day will begin from there. For a brief moment as I open the door to this big building I question what am I doing here? I take
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5/3/13 Social Work Theories Social Work Theories A social work theory provides an objective analysis of problems experienced by a society and the theoretical basis for various practices that are aimed towards dealing with them. These theories differ in their approach to solving social problems. Read to get a perspective of modern theoretical models‚ that represent different paradigms of social change. Social work is all about dealing with the various problems that besiege a society‚ inhibiting
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Social work is not typically a career one goes into expecting fame and fortune. It can mean long hours‚ lack of resources‚ frustrating cases‚ and much more. I have learned social workers need vast reserves of patience and compassion to do their jobs well. However‚ those who excel in this field often find that helping individuals‚ families and communities recover from crises is a reward that far outweighs the less attractive aspects of social work. I have found out
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References: Adams‚ R. D. 2009. Practising Social Work in a Complex World (2nd ed.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Adams‚ R. 2003. social work and empowerment (3 ed.). basingstoke: palgrave macmillan. Gould‚ N. 2010. Mental Health Social Work in context. Oxon: Routledge. Mental Health Foundation. 2010.information mental-health-a-z .Available: http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/mental-health-a-z/work-colleagues/how-do-i-know/.[ Assessed 9th December 2010 ] Mind Onyett
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Sue said in‚ Becoming Culturally Competent in Social Work Practice “It is crucial that social workers understand and be able to share the worldview of their culturally diverse clients” (Sue‚ n.d‚ pg 26). The goal of this assignment is to understand how culture‚ power‚ and privilege have been influential in my own personal identity and how I engage with clients in social work practice and how they engage with me. Alan Watts once said‚ "trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth"
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Social workers face a lot of challenges in facing gender equalities due to the unending oppression and the numerous culture that seek to perpetuate paternalism/patriarchal system and power imbalances in gender roles and expectations. The challenge for the social workers here is to engage and work with these barriers without sacrificing the principles of good gender competence and in order to develop gender competent practice‚ the importance of feminist practice should be understood. Feminist perspectives
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