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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When referring to social problems‚ society generally looks at them from a larger objective or standpoint. The problem is going to include some typified examples‚ general terms that are associated with the problem‚ and statistics created in the claimsmaking process. This macrosociological approach relies on what the media has portrayed the problem to be. It is the job of social problems work to narrowly tailor aspects of a social problem in order to attempt to solve or address it in a practical and
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will need to know how certain issues work and how to treat them properly. Identify people who need help. Assess clients’ needs‚ situations‚ strengths‚ and support networks to decide their goals. Develop plans to improve their clients’ well-being. Help clients adjust to changes and challenges in their lives‚ such as illness‚ divorce‚ or unemployment. Research and refer clients to community resources‚ such as food stamps‚ child care‚ and health care. Help clients work with government agencies to apply
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There are many different practice models that influence the way social workers choose to help people meet their goals. Here are some of the major social work practice models used in various roles‚ such as case managers and therapists: Problem solving Problem solving assists people with the problem solving process. Rather than tell clients what to do‚ social workers teach clients how to apply a problem solving method so they can develop their own solutions. The problem solving model focuses on
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Ethics Case Study: Juan S. The social worker in this case study worked at the ABC Children’s Wellness Center. An ESL teacher at a local elementary school referred Juan S. to her. Juan came to the center with his mother‚ Silvia. Before seeing Juan and his mother‚ the social worker called the ESL teacher who referred Juan to her to discuss the case. The teacher reported that Juan was showing little interest in classroom activities or his peers‚ and always seemed exhausted. He was irritable and
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A social worker is often perceived as working a challenging job‚ however rewarding. Seabury and Garvin (2011) states‚ "The main mission of the social work profession is to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic human needs of all people‚ with particular attention to the needs and empowerment of people who are vulnerable‚ oppressed‚ and living in poverty." Social workers make an obligation to ethical practice‚ but there will be times social workers hit a wall and will not have an easy answer
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group is. The group ethos I have battled with the most is the demeanour towards defending inside more perplexing cases. I have encountered perplexity from colleagues about expert obligations concerning defending children and youngsters. Inside CCAMHS there have all the earmarks of being some of these apprehensions and nerves about view of flawlessness
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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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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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very important for us to be able to give the best care possible. 1.2 Explain how effective communication affects all aspects of own work Effective communication is to understand service user and assist them in according to that. Nothing can be done properly without a complete communication. I find it very effective to communicate in all aspects of my own work‚ without it we would be unable to do a very important part of our job. As we have to find ways to communicate with the following to be
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