The readings this week on reflective listening really make me think about my previous role as a mental health practitioner at a residential facility and my current role as a case manager working with children. Most of us work under organizations and follow their rules and policies. However I feel that these rules and policies are not client centered. As a practitioner I would continually work with my clients to bring about change so that they can reach goals and go back out into the community and
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Services Social Workers "A person’s a person‚ no matter how small."(Dr.Seuss) A child is the greatest gift that anyone can have so “Why would anyone hurt them?” No one really knows the real answer but many have tried to answer that it but what is the point if they are not going to stop. That is why people have dedicated to protecting these children who get hurt whether it is at home or it is at school they are known as social workers. When I was little I didn’t know what i wanted to do with my life
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Social work is a field for those who desire to help others in improving their lives by assisting individuals and their families to cope with issues in their daily life (Yegidid‚ Weinbach and Myers‚ 2012). Due to the complexity of social work practice‚ social workers are often encouraged to further develop theories and hypotheses regarding the root causes of the problems faced by their clients so they can better assist them (Yegidid‚ Weinbach and Myers‚ 2012). Our decision as social worker to research
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Understanding of Marginalization The person I interviewed for this assignment is considered from a marginalized group. One becomes marginalized once a social change occurs causing a high social status decrease. However‚ as society changes so does one’s marginalized position. Marginalization fluctuates‚ for example as children get older their marginalized status decreases. They develop their own sense of power and are able to make certain life lasting decisions. On the contrary‚ as adults become elderly
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Social Work Law This assignment involves a case study where Ralph‚ a fourteen year old boy‚ is currently in foster care because his mother; Kerry‚ felt she was unable to control him due to his behaviour. However‚ Kerry has now expressed that she is unhappy with this foster placement and has requested that her son be returned to live with her and his two younger brothers. The scenario becomes more complex owing to the fact that Ralph has disclosed that his mother had regularly hit him with a walking
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The volunteer licensed social worker for the Women’s Shelter of Central Arkansas who grew up in a rough neighborhood in Detroit. She found that social work came naturally to her‚ as the other kids in her neighborhood would come to her with their problems. She had been talking with people about their issues such as drug and alcohol abuse‚ gang violence‚ and poverty since she was a young child‚ so it seemed natural for her to go into social work. However‚ she did have to fight the prejudices of her
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topic because the clients that a social worker will come in contact with‚ most likely would lack the feeling of power and need to regain empowerment. So the need to for empowerment is very important. This I believe is more of an alternative paradigm because it allows for the people with less power‚ began to gain power and traditionally power is only given to those who are of a certain race‚ class‚ or gender. My first thoughts about this topic is that the job of a social worker‚ is to help empower people
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Discuss the major reasons for your interest in the profession of social work? My main interest is helping people‚ and I feel that becoming a social worker will allow me to do so. It will allow me to get out and meet a variety of different people and it will be challenging. By being challenged in this field I believe it will aknowledge my strengths and weaknesses and help me to become a stronger person in the field of social work. I believe that every child deserves someone who cares for them
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Well‚ because I like doing outdoor activities and I love the sea‚ so I really want to go to Melbourne in Australia because Melbourne is famous for beautiful beaches all over the world and if I have a chance to go to Melbourne I would spend most of my time on the beach to do some activities like doing the sunburn‚ going swimming‚ or playing sports‚ so on and so forth‚ and besides I want to visit the zoos because I want to have ... to see some cute animals in Australia and if I have a chance I really
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“Social work is the professional activity of helping individuals‚ groups‚ or communities enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning and creating societal conditions favorable to this goal” (Kirst-Ashman). There are multiple fields of practice in social work; each addressing a certain population or specific need. My experience visiting four social agencies gave me a better insight on what it really means to work as a licensed social worker. To complete my field survey I interviewed
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