Social work theories and perspectives are at the core of every social workers practice framework. Theories drive the worker to understand the best way to work alongside clients. The following essay discusses‚ analyses and critiques a specific practice theory. The theory that was chosen is empowerment theory. The key factors‚ political and historical aspects will also be shown throughout and the theory will be assessed for its effectiveness in regards to a specific case study. Empowerment theory
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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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Contents Page 1. Family Details 3 2. Observation Analysis 4 3. Life Span Development 7 4. Sociology 10 5. Social Policy 13 6. References 16 7. Appendices 21 i) Recording Observation 21 ii) Community Profile 28 iii) Consent form 45 Family Details This observation is based on a family consisting of a young professional married couple and their three year old daughter. I observed them
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Social Worker/Agency Interview Kathy Whitten SCWK 530 October 3‚ 2012 Dr. Anna Martin-Jearld Social Worker/Agency Interview The Journey I chose to interview Mark Duney from Harbor Counseling Services for my assignment. Because I had never taken public transportation before it took some research to figure out where the Gatra runs and how do I get there because‚ of course‚ it doesn’t run right out in front of my house. I walked downtown‚ about a half a mile‚ to where the Gatra stop was near
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MODULE NAME: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES IN SOCIAL WORK ASSIGNMENT TITLE: Choose at least two social work theories; explain their main principles‚ advantages and disadvantages and apply them to the assessment‚ planning and intervention in one of the case studies provided below. Discuss your rationale for choosing the theories selected. Case Study 2: Ramesh Ramesh is 45 year old Sri Lankan man who works as a telephone engineer. He lives alone‚ but for many years he looked after his elderly
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Critical Analysis Social Work Practice with Canadians of Aboriginal Background: Guidelines for Respectful Social Work Brad McKenzie & Vern Morrissette University of Manitoba & Red River College Professor: Jason Albert Class: ISW200 Student: Donna-Lee Mitchell Introduction: The article that I choose for discussion‚ Social Work Practice with Canadians of Aboriginal Background was an insightful and enlightening piece of literature. Brad McKenzie
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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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1) Zhang Jie is a mature and responsible Primary Six student who will be taking his Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) this year. His school made a referral and would like me to see Zhang Jie. I am a social worker in a community-based agency providing school-based social work. Zhang Jie’s teachers observed that for the past three months‚ Zhang Jie’s enthusiasm and concentration in class has declined. His grades too were affected. Zhang Jie expressed that he was feeling stress. He is stress
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The conversation among social work professionals‚ until recently‚ has largely regarded nature’s effect on the human disposition as opposed to the nurturing one receives throughout the life cycle. Ecological systems theory states that a person is largely reliant on their environment. The two are so intricately woven that it is nearly impossible to separate the two in an effort to assign responsibility for human characteristics. In basic terms‚ the environment affects the person just as significantly
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A sociological perspective The article I read was on how culture is involved in the social working sector in Jamaica. As the article says‚ it is known that most writers seem to agree that the word “culture” is a sort of relationship between cultural patterns of the groups of people and their survival strategies. Throughout the passage‚ the plural society theory came about. A plural society is one that is composed of various groups‚ each with its own subculture‚ and only a few culture symbols are
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