MODERN SOCIAL WORK THEORY Contents List of Figures List of Tables Preface to the Third Edition A Note on Terminology xiii xiv xv xviii PART 1 Thinking about social work theory 1 The Construction of Social Work Theory What this chapter is about MAIN POINTS Practice and practice theories Practice and other theory The social construction of welfare and social work Are there paradigms of social work? Is social work theory ‘modern’ or ‘postmodern’? Arenas of social work construction The social
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allows the client to know the social worker has an understanding about their situation. Micro processing allows for better understanding for treatment planning and defining goals. When a social worker understands a client’s situation they are more apt to write goals that are attainable. When we communicate effectively with clients it allows for the client to get a better understanding of the social worker. This helps with establishing rapport between the client and the social worker. A client will not
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Observations What are observations? Finding out what children can do & recording it Evidence of child behaviour & development Factual descriptions of child’s actions & language Observations help us to plan ‘next steps’ for children Why do we observe? To inform our planning To review the effectiveness of areas of provision & use of resources To identify learning opportunities and plan relevant & motivating experiences To reflect on our own practise To protect children To develop
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Without disclosing personal information‚ what are the reasons and experiences that led you to choose social work as a profession? I have always felt a calling to help people in my life‚ and I never wanted to be a person without a purpose. I feel social work will help me fulfill my purpose‚ because I can help individuals less fortunate. I first started my life of purpose by joining the military and giving back to my country. The military help me find my reason for giving back to individuals who
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to have a disability. Disability can often be seen as a form of social deviance‚ and so‚ because of this‚ the disability community can be othered and excluded within mainstream society. This essay will give examples of how othering occurs and how othering could be avoided‚ when working as a social worker with people with disabilities. Social workers have an extremely important role in the lives of people with a disability. Social workers are often a person with a disability’s voice and advocate
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Social work has been a profession early in the twentieth century after the soar of social work education and well-organized charities (Richard‚ 2008). It was contributed by the charities workers‚ Abraham Flexner (an expert of professional education) and Ernest Greenwood who evaluated social work as a profession (DuBois & Miley‚ 1992). The following discussion will explain more about the reason why non-social work professionals are not suitable or incapable of playing the roles and function of social
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of this country social workers have reacted emotionally to the grand juries decisions not to indict the officers charged with the deaths of several police involved deaths including the one here in Baltimore of Freddie Grey. Unfortunately living here in Baltimore‚ which in the past years has shown signs of embedded racism‚ most of the roles by a social worker have been now upgraded to that of a psychologist and therapist all in one. No matter if it is safeguarding an innocent child from parental neglect
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The purpose of the analysis‚ which will be addressed below‚ is to demonstrate the extensive knowledge of generalist social work practice that I acquired in a field placement course. I intend to incorporate the ten core competencies and practice behaviors of social work. Many Healthcare is the placement that I have been placed at during the fall and spring semester. The agency is in a small rural town of Many‚ Louisiana. The agency have a census of 74 residents; 52 of which are covered in Medicare
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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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overwhelming and difficult to understand each and every individual as a social worker. Especially when examining a child’s life course experiences and overall development‚ as a result‚ cohort differences based on the culture‚ social class‚ and individual agency (pg.386). However‚ through comprehensive research‚ we can identify similar structures and disparities within families that correlate with the same culture and/or social class. Working for a nonprofit organization that serves residents and
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