In this essay I am going to critic‚ evaluate and analyse direct payments and the implications they have had on social work practice. The Direct Payments Act 1996 enabled local authorities to offer cash in lieu of social services. They were introduced for adults of working age in April 2007 and extended to include older disabled people in 2000. Since April 2001 direct payments have also been available to parents of disabled children‚ 16 and 17 years and carers. Direct Payments have also been extended
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University of Texas at El Paso Bachelor of Social Work Program Evaluation Submitted by: Susie Villalobos‚ M.Ed. Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Doctoral Student University of Texas at El Paso‚ El Paso‚ Texas Academic Roles and Responsibilities CHSC 6343 May 7‚ 2013 Introduction The National Association of Social Workers (NASW)‚ outlines the primary mission of Social Work “is to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic human needs of all people‚ with particular attention to
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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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For some group work is just another way of talking about teamwork. Social work practitioners work with groups of people in many different ways and in many different contexts. Festinger et al. (Campus‚ 2017/2018)(1950) on the other hand‚ considered group cohesion to refer to “the total field of forces which act on members and causes them to remain in a group” Social work is a profession concerned with helping individuals‚ families‚ groups and communities to enhance their individual and collective
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Option 2 Horalambus and Holborn (1990) said that sociological theory is a study which expained human and how the social ‘work’ in the society. Glucksmann (2006) identified work as compete tasks which provide people to make a living in the society and economic. There are six different perspectives to study about society: Scientific Management and Psychological Humanism‚ Durkheim‚ Marx‚ Weber‚ Symbolic Interaction‚ and Post-Modernism. These different perspectives are very useful in the society. Most
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decisions such as career choice because it could have a great impact on an individual. In the article “Spirituality and Religiosity: Their Effects on Undergraduate Social Work Career Choice” a study is done to analyze this influence between different groups of people and if R/S is a main motivator in career choice (specifically social work) or if there are other factors that have a greater influence than R/S. The two samples in
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Modern social workers‚ unlike other professions ?often prioritize the needs of vulnerable populations when they engage in advocacy.? As they address and engage in social and political decision making‚ they adhere to the National Association of Social Works (NASW) Code of Ethics‚ which require them to engage in social and political action (Jansson‚ 2016). They participate actively in helping people to obtain rights‚ services‚ benefits and opportunities that they might not otherwise obtain through
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During Cardinal Wolsey’s reflective soliloquy‚ he gives a thorough reaction to his recent loss of position as advisor to the King. Shakespeare utilizes figurative language that compares his plight to nature‚ biblical allusions‚ and varying tones to portray Wolsey’s view of career conundrum. Wolsey’ speech is written with thought to each stage of feeling: denial‚ acceptance‚ and finally dismay. By the end of the speech‚ it is evident that Wolsey is at an all time low‚ with an overly pessimistic
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generalist social worker identifies with the social work profession. They apply principles in their practice. A social worker incorporates their own knowledge to help others. They help to support their clients. Social work values are an important part of the social work field. Social justice is what a social worker wants. I want to help others and feel‚ therefore‚ my career goals are compatible with being a generalist social worker. I want to help others succeed. It takes a lot to work in the
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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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