I am applying for a place to study social work because I have always wanted to be able to make a difference to people’s lives. With social work I believe I can do this in a caring and supportive way. I accomplished an Access course to Nursing and Social Health at college of North London went on to complete my foundation year in Nursing and Social Work at London South bank university. I have since worked as a maternity nanny working with different families to help them settle in with their new arrivals
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Social Work Theories‚ Methods and Skills Within this assignment I will recognise what and who is priority in relation to the case study involving Sharon‚ Alice and James. I will ascertain and analyse the models of assessment and look at methods of intervention and identify which is most appropriate when working with Sharon‚ Alice and James. I will identify why I have used the theories‚ methods and skills that informed the care plan I have used. My main priority would be Sharon and the appointment
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passion for‚ you will never work a day in your life? This is a philosophy I have stood by throughout my life. I have always had a passion for helping people‚ particularly young people and children who are socially and economically disadvantaged to overcome obstacles in their lives and achieve their full potential. My desire to make this a reality is reflected in my three years study of BSc (Hons) Applied Criminology and Sociology undergraduate degree and volunteer work in charity organisations (youth
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Social Work and Animal-Assisted Intervention Christy Taylor University of Central Florida Introduction The animal and human bond has existed for more than 12‚000 years (Morrison‚ 2007). In the United States‚ 62% of the population report having a companion animal (Risley-Cutiss‚ 2010). Research suggests that companion animals provide adults and children with a feeling of security and unconditional love (Risley-Curtiss‚ 2010). Families have a
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Social Work Theory 23rd March 2011 Critical Commentary by Suzy Atkin In New Zealand we are taught that indigenous identities; tangata whenua are an important focus to our social work practice. Not only because they are the people of the land‚ but because they are the most oppressed and politically neglected in the country. Through colonisation tangata whenua have struggled with their historical‚ political and social ideologies so much so that their values‚ practices and beliefs have been shaped
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In essence‚ social work empowerment helps those in need to help themselves by employing coping skills and problem solving methods to challenge and overcome issues of abuse‚ poverty‚ oppression and mental illness. Direct service social work practice facilitates necessary communications with institutions to secure financial assistance for basic human needs and encourages individuals to become self-sustained in society by becoming educated and employed. Clinical social work empowerment concentrates
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Of course there are the basic skills and knowledge that all social workers need for any level‚ field‚ or position. A social worker should have empathic and open-minded‚ advocate for their clients in access to services‚ understands their boundaries with clients‚ professional behavior‚ able to recognize biases‚ practice with the evidence-based research‚ and to be ethical at all times are some of those skills. In regrades to those skills‚ I have the knowledge and aware of those skills‚ of course those
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Communication is a large part of being a social worker whether it is communicating with a client‚ a co-worker‚ or a different agency. The first part of communication is engagement. Finn and Jacobson (2003) explain that engagement "is about being fully present‚ doing the communicative an relationship-building work‚ and becoming more critically aware" (p. 187). You have to engage communication in order for it to start as well as continue. The process of engaging includes listening and reflecting on
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and lived through I know with all that I am that social work is the greatest equalizer‚ the only profession that offers the truest and most direct interventions for social justice. To choose social work is to choose the path of social justice‚ to be committed to every human having the right to a fulfilling life‚ free of persecution and marginalization‚ and equal access to appropriate resources. In truth‚ I was introduced to the concepts of social injustice before I was ever acquainted with the term
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FUNCTIONAL THEORY FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE by SHANKAR A. YELAJA A number of theorists post-Freud began to see that‚ "the goal-directed whole of any organism transcends the sum of its parts‚ that each being is unique despite common patterns‚ that the observer affects the observed despite rigorous striving for scientific objectivity and impersonality‚ and that will and freedom do exist and play a significant role in the unfolding of a human being..." (p. 50) These concepts are essential building
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