Statement: Leslie-Ann Mcgeough I am applying to study a degree in Social Work at the College of Arts‚ Celtic Studies and Social Sciences in University College Cork. My desire to work towards a career in social protection comes from the fact that I have a passion for helping others‚ am people focused and I feel that social workers make a positive difference in people’s lives in a professional supportive way. The daily demands that a social worker faces are in my opinion much more nuanced and tasking compared
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(Certified Social Worker in Nebraska). Specifically‚ she is a Medical Social Worker. She has worked in the hospital as a social worker/discharge planner and worked in Hospice for 16 years. But it doesn’t stop there‚ she also provides Bereavement services and does Grief Support groups for Hospice. She has so many roles within the work setting that there are almost too many to count. One role Becky said she has is discharge planning. This includes working on a lot of different issues. She works with patients
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the powers and duties a social worker acting in a statutory capacity might exercise in these cases‚ how might they be exercised and how might wider principles of welfare law impact on their decision making? It also analyses the tensions and dilemmas that may exist‚ referring to specific legislative provisions‚ and identify how anti-oppressive practice might influence the resolution of these case studies. It also demonstrates an ability to study relevant law in social work practice and have a critical
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The field of social work encompasses the need for action and change. Social work practitioners advocate for and facilitate change at various levels of society‚ including individuals (micro)‚ small groups or communities (mezzo)‚ and organizations or government (macro). Macro-level advocacy and intervention efforts work to address problems of diverse populations‚ such as issues of civil rights and equality‚ and achieve systemic change. By intervening at the macro-level‚ social workers are often able
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Throughout this case study I will discuss how and why I would work with Amelia‚ Olivia and their mother Becky. I will reference law and theory while using knowledge‚ values and ethics and the skills I have learned to evaluate this family. By definition‚ the social work profession‚ according to the British Association of Social Workers‚ social work is a profession that‚ “promotes social change‚ problem solving in human relationships and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance well-being”
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The role of the Health and social care worker 1. Policy for record keeping and records. This policy outlines the expectations of what details need to be recorded and how they should be recorded. The purpose of this is for clarity and consistency to ensure the provision of safe and effective care. In a health setting‚ records and record keeping ensures the welfare of the client is protected because it ensures inter- professional communication is clear. In social care this is also essential
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many agencies that we work with to help with children and young peoples development. When we look at behavioural development‚ social interactions and speech development all these agencies link together. We use nursery transition days to help the child settle into their new environments and arrange intake visits and meetings with the school for a smoother transition. Social services is used if we have any concerns of a child’s well being so then police and a designated social worker would also be involved
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this essay I will refer to the present-day provisions of social care services available to children in Ireland. I will refer to the services available: foster care‚ residential care and detention centres and the origins of these services which include the work houses‚ the reformatory schools‚ the industrial schools and the boarding out system. To understand how we have these services today‚ we must look at where they originated from. Social care practice is hard to define. This has suited agencies
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As a social worker you are faced with many different ethical dilemmas or problems in your profession. Advising the different ethical dilemmas or problems‚ there are guidelines social workers should follow‚ such as the Code of Ethics. After reading this vignette‚ I realized there was an ethical dilemma. With my responsibility as a social worker after recognizing this problem‚ I know I have to respect the well being of my client. The problem I recognized in this case is that the daughters of Ling do
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Health and social Whose to blame for baby P’s death? Formal Social services Police Haringey council GP Paediatrician Informal Grandma Lodger Mum Childminder Boyfriend Peter Connelly also known as “Baby p” was killed on the 3rd august 2007 at the age of 1‚ by his stepdad Steven Barker. Baby P had suffered multiple injuries over the previous 8 months resulting in his death. In this piece of writing I will be investing who I think is to blame for Baby P’s death. The social services
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