Social work as a discipline concentrates on theoretical and philosophical positions such as social justice‚ equality‚ and empowerment and these may be described as “philosophies of social work”.(Mackie‚ 2007) Historically during social works early years‚ moral concerns laid the foundations for the development of social work and the principal values of the profession‚ with particular emphasis on the significance of individual worth and dignity and service to humanity (Bisman‚ 2004). Many of our contemporary
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Evaluate critically the contention that “early intervention works‚” and consider the implication for social work with children and families. Early intervention is important to social workers in that it is seen as an activity directed at preventing children and young people who are at the most risk from developing social‚ physical or psychological problems. Article 19 of the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC‚ 1989) states that‚ children should not be exposed to maltreatment
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interviews and research literature when it comes to a theory base for school social work. This shows the importance for school social workers to include the student’s system their interventions in order to have the best outcomes. I was surprised t to not read any literature regarding the strengths perspective in school social work because the strengths perspective is talked about so much in graduate school and the school social worker at Pioneer Trail Middle School utilizes the strength perspective with
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working together by different agencies with the intention to secure the delivery of benefits‚ or added value‚ which could not be provided by one agency alone (Glasby and Dickinson‚ 2008). Interprofessional practice it is the ability of professionals to work in collaboration‚ applying knowledge and skills‚ to improve the service users experience of the service provided. For the purpose of this essay it will be assumed that Marilyn has capacity under s.1 Mental Capacity Act 2005 as there is no indication
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Summarizing and contrasting two Explanatory Theories Social workers apply theories according to how they understand people in the context of their unique circumstances‚ besides theories in social work are fundamental as they guide and explain social work practices. This essay will attempt to summarize psychodynamic and systems theories‚ highlighting similarities and differences and contrasting the application of the two explanatory theories and a practice theory to the case scenario of Mary &
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position as a Social Worker it needs the ability to identify and balance values of benefits and harms‚ taking into consideration where one’s own value base impacts on the decision making and where we can support people to achieve the best outcomes‚ using professional rather than personal values. However we are guided by the purpose of the organisation we are employed in‚ as well as the legal and policy parameters of our society. Additionally‚ it would appear that the focus of social
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ERASMUS MUNDUS MASTER IN SOCIAL WORK WITH FAMILIES AND CHILDREN 4TH EDITION LITERATURE SEMINAR PAPER MS. ROJIKA MAHARJAN Social work ethics are the guidelines and principles for a social worker to take on complex cases during sensitive decision-making and its implementation‚ and attain a professional integrity. These are primarily focused on the protection of the clients and other members of society‚ and secondarily provide social work with the identity as a profession. (S. Banks‚ 1998‚ BASW‚ 1996
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Social workers in all branches of the military are helping families and military personnel prepare for‚ and cope with‚ the hardships of war. They do so through a range of preventive and clinical services provided by the Veteran Administration with many different types of programs‚ including family-support and mental-health counseling. The mission statement of the VA Social Workers is to eliminate significant barriers to clients in need and offer interventions for veterans and families. It is accomplished
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The Service Delivery System 1 Learning Goals In this module students will be able to examine and discuss: The differences between social services delivered by the government (public sector)‚ the voluntary sector (non-profit)‚ and the private sector (for profit); The programs delivered by each sector; The strengths and weaknesses of each of these approaches to service delivery; Ethical issues related to service delivery; The significance of "informal helpers"; and‚ The "consumer movement"
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The career that I want to pursue is social work. I enjoy talking to people‚ helping them with their problems‚ and try to make their bad days better; I already have some trained skills‚ which I have learned in places that I did some volunteer work in the past. I also worked babysitting children of different ages and tutored others in some basic subjects. My experience of having my own small business plus all the volunteer work in the places I mentioned above‚ gave me a head start by assisting individuals
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