An Aboriginal Approach to Social Work Introduction Before I begin I would like to share an Aboriginal quote: "The Circle has healing power. In the Circle‚ we are all equal. When in the Circle‚ no one is in front of you. No one is behind you. No one is above you. No one is below you. The Sacred Circle is designed to create unity. The Hoop of Life is also a circle. On this hoop there is a place for every species‚ every race‚ every tree and every plant. It is this completeness of Life that must
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permission to discuss alcohol and drug use. What are your thoughts on this and what will you do if they refuse? Asking clients permission before discussing alcohol and drug use shows them respect. In fact‚ social work ethics and values promotes dignity and worth of a person. Therefore‚ as social work professionals the expectation is to treat each person in a caring and respectful manner by being mindful of individual differences and respecting the right to self-determination (NASW‚ 2017). If a client
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due to development delay in communication‚ social‚ and cognitive skills. It took a few months in order for me to gain his trust and‚ he did not follow the structure of the learning center he was at and often yelled at or hit the instructors. Because of his speech and communication delay‚ it was difficult to know his needs and wants and he tended to isolate himself from other children all of the time. He would not participate in activities and it was
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Children with intellectual disability participated in an intervention called Superhero Social Skills that focused on behavioral training to gain positive social skills through the process of video modeling and demonstration of newly acquired social skills. This intervention provided children with intellectual disability a chance to gain skills pertaining to expressing wants and needs‚ initiating and holding conversations‚ taking turns‚ and emotion regulation (O’Handly‚ Ford‚ Radly‚ Helbig‚ & Wimberly
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time. Within this paper‚ I define what I believe to be my own master status‚ alone with its stigmas and privileges. This paper also examines how ones individual experiences and definitions of differences affect how you as a social worker. Individual Uniqueness and Social Work Society has influenced the masses‚ whether those influences were positive or not are up for interpretation. It attempts to categorize the world into simple black or white. According to society if it were not one extreme it
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The Efficacy of Social Skills Group Intervention for improving social behavior in children with high functioning autism spectrum disorder. Derosier et.al (2011) evaluated the Social Skills Group Intervention-High Functioning Autism (S.SGRIN-HFA) which were designed to meet the social needs of students with Autism Disorder. The researcher wanted to test two groups to see which assist children with Autism Spectrum Disorder improve in their social interaction skills. Prior studies showed that the program
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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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Social Work Department Faculty of Humanities University of Johannesburg Student Surname | Le Roux | Student Initials | C | Student First Name | Charlene | Student Number | 201170104 | Assignment Title | Practice Model | Date of Submission | 15 March 2013 | Course Title | B Social work | Lecturers Name | Prof. Adrian Van Breda | Course Code | SW2A11 | Plagiarism Declaration | I‚ Charlene Le Roux 201170104‚ declare that this assignment is my own original work. Where secondary material
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1. Social Work as a Developing Profession Social Work as a Profession * What is a profession * No clear definition of the term profession * Describing its attributes * By most criteria and definitions‚ social work meets the requirements * Greenwood’s trait-attributes (1957) 1. Systematic theory * Worked hard to develop this attribute * Continuing – complexity of humanity and other factors * Process of knowledge development (process model) 2. Authority &
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My father and I have been working to complete my Interpersonal Communication assignment. I lived with my mother and my father up until the age of 21 (twenty-one) when I moved out on my own. I moved back home just after my mother passed away. Today May 10th‚ 2013‚ I asked my father if he could assist me with completing this exercise. We started this assignment at approximately 10am and finished at 10:45am. I found this exercise to be quite enjoyable. I specifically like that I am still able to
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