be analysed in order to demonstrate how they guided me throughout my work. I will also illustrate how the theories and legislation were incorporated within my practice. Working on this case also gave me the opportunity to work in partnership with other professionals from different fields‚ such as: Local social workers‚ Police ‚ court ‚ Youth oddending team and youth worker‚ health‚ housing‚ education‚counselling. My second work placement is currently
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A vital element of social work is to be able to engage and communicate effectively with others. Communication can be defined as an event of giving and receiving information. Interpersonal skills‚ ability to develop a positive and trusting relationship and being able to show empathy determines the quality and effectiveness of interaction with others. Through Communication we engage with service users and be able to form assessments‚ conduct interviews‚ take up decision making and problem solving activities
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them with any and all situations in life. After realizing that I wanted to become a social worker I started thinking about what kind I wanted to be and who I wanted to work with. I automatically knew that I wanted to be a child and family social worker‚ because of my intense connection with younger children. After research and consideration‚ it is my goal to pursue being a
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Assignment 11 Social Worker Discovering a career that you love is sometimes very difficult. There are certain requirements and skills a person needs to pursue a specific career. Careers in social work are very important to the betterment of society. There are a variety of specialty practices in the field of social work. These specialty areas include mental health child welfare‚ and elder care just to name a few. A career in social work requires an interest in helping other‚ being emotionally
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well-being. At this stage of my life Social Work is what I am most interested in practicing because it provides opportunities for me to work in many different settings with people whose problems‚ issues and needs are diverse. My second choice would then be guidance counseling which is the process of helping individuals discover and develop their educational‚ vocational‚ and psychological potentialities and thereby achieve an optimal level of personal happiness and social usefulness. I am interested in
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Association of Social Workers focuses on 6 core values that are greatly embedded in the profession of social work. As a young student who is determined to be a social worker I have become very invested in the core values since first learning about them in my Introduction to Social Work class with Professor Thigpen. As we discussed each of these core values in class I became extremely interested in the value of social justice. This core value encourages social workers to fight against social injustice
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turnover is not always a negative thing. Social workers often leave positions for retirement‚ to further their education or raise families and‚ in these cases it is a positive experience for the social worker and in some cases‚ can also be positive for an organization‚ especially in cases where an employee is a poor fit for an organization. Turnover leads to the hiring of new workers with fresh and innovative ideas‚ however for the most part‚ turnover in social service agencies is a significant issue
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Growing up from a child to now as a young adolescent‚ I have learned and continue to live by many core values that I have established in my life. My values have helped me evolve as a person‚ created great friendships‚ and even determined my passion for the Social Work field. My core values include my religious affiliation‚ helping others‚ treating people with kindness and respect‚ my family‚ being trustworthy‚ being able to stick by my word‚ being passionate‚ patient‚ educated‚ respected‚ honest
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I would like to study Social work at a degree level as it has been of great interest and personal significance. Having gained valuable work experience in social work I’m very keen to learn more about it and expand my skill set. I have always wanted to make a difference to people’s lives‚ children in particular. I believe social work will enable me to do just that in a more caring and supportive way. When I was growing up‚ I watched as my best friend was ill-treated by her step mother. The whole
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Moving to this model includes a social move over the entire neighbourhood power‚ with everyone grasping thusly of working with families. The model as actualised in Hackney sorts out its multi-disciplinary workforce into units of 5 to 7 specialists‚ each with pro parts: social workers‚ clinical authorities‚ kids’ professionals and unit facilitators. Every unit is driven by a social worker who is both chief and professional and who holds cases all in all with
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