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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of Ethics In the “Code of Ethics” for the Social Work Profession there are six Ethical principles that apply to everyone in the profession. It is important for all social workers to know the values that are listed in the Ethical Principles of the Code of Ethics for the Social work Profession. Values are a societies system of beliefs‚ principles‚ and traditions that define and influence behaviors and practices among people. It is important for all social workers to know the values that are listed
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Experience in School Social Work As a member of the student services team‚ school social workers are a link between the home‚ school‚ and the community. School social workers work within multi-cultural contexts with the social functioning and social conditions/environments of students to promote and support the student ’s academic and social success. They advocate for and assist students to accomplish tasks associated with their learning‚ growth‚ and development toward a fuller realization of their
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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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them with any and all situations in life. After realizing that I wanted to become a social worker I started thinking about what kind I wanted to be and who I wanted to work with. I automatically knew that I wanted to be a child and family social worker‚ because of my intense connection with younger children. After research and consideration‚ it is my goal to pursue being a
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Goal From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search For other uses‚ see Goal (disambiguation). A poster at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City‚ New York‚ USA‚ showing the Millennium Development Goals A goal is a desired result a person or a system envisions‚ plans and commits to achieve a personal or organizational desired end-point in some sort of assumed development. Many people endeavor to reach goals within a finite time by setting deadlines. It is roughly
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The Social work is a profession which involves helping and supporting people in the time of need and provides practical and emotional support‚ not only to the service users but also to those who care for them or are dependent on them. Social workers aim to protect people and assist them to change their lives. Social workers from all areas are likely to come across and work with families and people who are affected by their own or someone else’s alcohol or other drug problems. Increased substance
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and Safe Families Act of 1997‚ the three main goals of this legislation involve the children who are in or are going to be in the foster care. These three goals are safety‚ well-being‚ and permanency. These goals are of the upmost importance when it comes to the foster care system because it gives the children an opportunity to settle into their new environment with stability and comfort in the most traumatic times. The first and most important goal is safety. The children who are placed in foster
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Running head: SOCIAL WORK IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM 1 The Field of Forensic Social Work It’s Function in the Criminal Justice System and the Populations Who Benefit Jennifer A. Dimaira Seton Hall University Abstract This paper explores the many facets social work provides in collaboration with the criminal justice system escaping widespread notice as well as the roles played in the judicial court systems. This paper takes a look at the point and the many purposes of forensic
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Outcome 1 Understand why communication is important in the work setting. 1. Identify different reasons why people communicate. People communicate to express their needs‚ feelings‚ emotions‚ pain and opinions. Also to have the ability to form positive relationships and be loved and accepted within society and be able to achieve and develop to one’s full potential. Within my childcare setting we communicate to: * To ensure the safety of the child. * Information between parents‚ teachers
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