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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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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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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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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The career of a social worker is a distinct and varied profession that aims to enhance events and lifestyles of susceptible populations. Being a social worker is not an easy task; however‚ it is a gratifying and rewarding career. Social workers take responsibility of helping families‚ and various groups of people to deal with problems they are having in their lives. In order to become a successful social worker‚ one would need to work on strategies such as: how to achieve one’s goals‚ how to collaborate
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Topic 1: The social work profession is constantly evolving‚ and with that‚ my understanding of it also continues evolving. When I was growing up I had the mindset that social work meant the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Because of that small-minded point of view‚ I knew at a very young age that I did not want to go into social work. I actually did want to work in the social work profession; I just did not know what that meant at the time. It is ironic because today my full-time
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Introduction As part of my studies in the MA social Work and Law module I attended Hull Crown Court. During the visit I witnessed three sentencing sessions. In this paper I aim to project a reflective account of my own thoughts and feelings regarding the Crown Court environment and my initial perceptions of the power dynamics of the Court room officials. The profile and demographics of the defendants will be briefed‚ with the aim of finding links between them. We will then introduce the nature of
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The Payment Process: Work Vs Value? For many people who are working off minimum wages‚ they’re struggling. Trying to make ends meet‚ paying the bills etc. The payment process can be even more frustrating when many employee’s are not getting there fully valued payment such as guaranteed raises. As people today struggle more and more in trying to get jobs‚ many are suffering from underpayment. Although most people are feeling much of this pain in their pocketbook or pockets‚ this economic fall
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I. Key Themes Social workers can engage in micro‚ mezzo‚ and macro level of work to promote change and development in the society. The non-profit sector is one of the areas where social workers engage in mezzo level of work as program manager‚ capacity builder‚ researcher‚ case worker‚ manager among other. The Non-profit sector plays a key role in the protection of minority‚ experimentation and embracing the diversity of thought. There are many challenges that cause organizational problems in
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