A part of this reading that really resonated with me as important to my social work practice‚ was the excerpt regarding the psychodynamic approach to social work intervention. I feel as though‚ often times‚ as social workers‚ we can neglect the internal motivations that drive a client to do what they are doing. I believe‚ that in order to comprehensively assist a client‚ I must first understand
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Professionalism has meant that social workers have a foundation for what the goals of the profession are‚ a code of ethics that all social workers must uphold‚ and a certain education that is required to call one’s self a social worker. There are various advantages and disadvantages when it comes to the professionalism of social work. On one hand‚ professionalism allows social workers to identify under the same canopy of ethics and values. However‚ on the other hand‚ professionalism can lead to a
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It is with great excitement and ambition that I am applying to the Master of Social Work Graduate Program at the Uxxxxxy of Xxxxx. My journey has been one of faith and courage‚ and this is a dream come true. I began to pursue my education more than twenty years ago at Xxxxx University. I successfully completed my first two years of college but the third year I returned home because my mom was ill. I had plans to re-enroll in school the following year but instead I spent the next twelve years working
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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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“Values and ethical in social work practice” An ethical dilemma exists: When the social worker must choose between two or more relevant‚ but contradictory‚ ethical directives‚ or when every alternative results in an undesirable outcome for one or more persons. Several value systems and ethical practices impact the social worker intervention and outcome. Values and ethics are closely related .Values are a society’s system of beliefs ‚principles and traditions that guide behaviors and practices
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Social work values and ethical dilemmas What are values‚ ethics‚ ethical dilemmas and a code of ethics? Values relate to principles and attitudes that provide direction to everyday living. Values also refer to beliefs or standards considered desirable by a culture‚ group or individual (AASW). Similar to values‚ but slightly different‚ ethics means a system of beliefs held about what constitutes moral judgement and right conduct‚ they are moral principles (rules‚ guides) (AASW). So an ethical
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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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I am determined to work in a Career field that will offer me the opportunity to do something that I enjoy doing as a job. My objective career goal is to work as a medical officer in the United States Army‚ specifically a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). I have thoroughly considered the skills that I presently have and the abilities that I need to either change or perfect. I been embarking on more educational avenues since I have being in the army to get close to this career goal. The ultimate
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The objective of this session was for the social worker to have been working with the client system for approximately six months. The social worker was to focus on evaluating progress towards long term goals‚ and to re-evaluate the treatment plan and intervention. The social worker will look at a systematic approach in this session and apply it to goals and expectations‚ and work toward future steps of progress. The Observer The social worker applied knowledge through asking each client where they
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Social work groups must have certain defining characteristics within its structure (). These characteristics must include the purpose‚ how the group was formed‚ structured and group content ().The purpose of the group is to help adolescent cope with grief and loss using supportive guidance. In response to a common need identified among adolescents this group was formed. Adolescents needed a safe place to cope with the grief process. This is a voluntary group for adolescents who have lost a parent
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