ERR Questions: 201 Understand employment responsibilities and rights in health‚ social care or children and young people’s settings 201.1 Know the statutory responsibilities and rights of employees and employers within own area of work Assessment Criteria 1. List the aspects of employment covered by law. The main aspects of employment that UK covers by law: Health and Safety‚ Holiday entitlements‚ Hours worked‚ Minimum wage‚ Discrimination‚ Redundancy and Dismissal‚ Training‚ Union rights
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Social work is a practice-based profession as well as an academic discipline that advocates social change‚ development‚ and the empowerment and liberation of society for individuals and communities in need. Professionals in the field of social work help people overcome some of life’s most difficult challenges such as poverty‚ discrimination‚ abuse‚ addiction‚ physical illness‚ divorce‚ loss‚ unemployment‚ educational problems‚ disabilities and mental illnesses. They help prevent crises by counseling
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Social workers advocate for individuals and families within the community who lack autonomy and create environments that allow them an equal opportunity to thrive. Social workers level the playing field across the board for individuals and families who have struggled with hardships‚ terminal illnesses‚ mental health disorders and other adverse environmental situations that inhibit their ability to thrive within society. Social workers accomplish this by providing individuals and families a sense
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course‚ my impression on the field of Social Work embraces that this fields rests far more diverse and incriminated into society than I previously thought; “Not only do they help the individuals cope with the situation at hand‚ they advocate for them and seek out valuable resources and other means of support for the affected person(s)” (XXX). Prior to this course‚ I detained a misconception that social workers predominantly counseled individuals‚ when in reality‚ social workers integrate collaboration
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BTEC Extended Diploma Health and Social Care Assessment Front Sheet Student Name: | | Tutor: | Vicki Boy | Unit No: | 25 | Unit Title: | Coping with Change in a Health and Social care Setting | Assignment Title: | Assignment One - Self-Concept: Theories and Factors | Date Issued: | 31/01/13 | Date Due: | | Learning Outcomes: 1) Understand the nature of self-concept and it links with self-esteemGrading Criteria Covered: Level | Criteria | Award | Sign | Date | Pass 1 | Discuss factors
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Topic 1: The social work profession is constantly evolving‚ and with that‚ my understanding of it also continues evolving. When I was growing up I had the mindset that social work meant the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Because of that small-minded point of view‚ I knew at a very young age that I did not want to go into social work. I actually did want to work in the social work profession; I just did not know what that meant at the time. It is ironic because today my full-time
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purpose of social work? PURPOSE Social workers assist people by helping them cope with issues in their everyday lives‚ deal with their relationships‚ and solve personal and family problems. Some social workers help clients who face a disability or a life-threatening disease or a social problem‚ such as inadequate housing‚ unemployment‚ or substance abuse. Social workers also assist families that have serious domestic conflicts‚ sometimes involving child or spouse abuse. Some social workers
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My motivation to become a social worker came after being exposed to two different cultures and realizing that poverty and scarcity are not choices but social problems. As a Mexican-American I had the advantage to grow up in two countries that in addition to their differences in language and culture‚ I learned that poverty affects anyone anywhere. Growing up in a low income family has been the most rewarding experience. Not only did I learn to always make the most out of everything‚ but I also developed
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ways in which oppression of UASC in society can be caused by power relationships will then be covered‚ followed by specifically link this to the oppression faced by UASC in health‚ giving the perspectives of UASC. The essay will finally look how social work can attempt to reduce these oppressions. UASC in Children’s Services Unaccompanied asylum seeking children are the responsibility of the local authority (LA) to which they first present under the Children Act (1989) (Rutter‚ 2003). The Act
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Running Head: SOCIAL STUDIES INSTRUCTION Social Studies Instruction Samantha Lewis Grand Canyon University: EED465 April 6‚ 2011 Social Studies Instruction Social studies covers many different topics that each contain an enormous amount of information. Educators are responsible for determining what topics to cover‚ how much information is to be taught on each topic‚ and how to go about teaching the information. There are several different approaches that a teacher can take. Teachers
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