Social Work Interview Jessica Delk Vicksburg‚ Mississippi A) Educational and practice background Jessica is a graduate of Co-Lin Community College in 1999 and Alcorn State University in 2001. B) Certification or specialty credentials held Jessica is a certified case manager and do not hold any credentials. C) What is the social worker’s definition of social work? She stated that a social worker is someone
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values play in social work practice‚ one of the first things to understand is what our values are‚ Thompson (2000) states that One of the significant features of values is that we tend to become so accustomed to our own values and beliefs that we do not recognise that they are there or how they are influencing us. An important step‚ then‚ is to be clear about what our values are. Thompson (2000‚pp33) I will discuss both the personal and professional values that influence social work practice and discuss
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The video recorded practice interview allowed me to understand how I can improve in my social work skills. Being able to present and watch a mock interview allowed me to see my strengths and weaknesses. One of my strengths that I am so proud of is the introduction. I was able to introduce myself‚ the agency‚ tell her about confidentiality and what information would be mandated to report to the authorities. When I practiced an interview in class I did not do well‚ my words were choppy and it
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Contents Page 1. Family Details 3 2. Observation Analysis 4 3. Life Span Development 7 4. Sociology 10 5. Social Policy 13 6. References 16 7. Appendices 21 i) Recording Observation 21 ii) Community Profile 28 iii) Consent form 45 Family Details This observation is based on a family consisting of a young professional married couple and their three year old daughter. I observed them
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greater need for specialized social workers to aid military and veteran personnel in their pursuit of higher education. Most civilian social workers are unaware of the uniqueness of military life. To better serve their clients‚ social workers should first become versed in military culture‚ military and government structures of care‚ current military and veteran population issues and appropriate policy and practices (Savitsky‚ Illingworth‚ & DuLaney‚ 2009‚ p. 336). Social workers must proactively engage
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understanding of alcohol problems is relevant to social work practice due to their negative effect on physical‚ family‚ social‚ work‚ crime and mental health problems. Further more‚ they can be exibited with co-occuring disorders or medical conditions like gumbling and overeating but can connect to other social work problems such as child maltreatment‚ domestic violence‚ stigmatising‚ economic and social vulnerability. The effectivenes of solving various social problems can be compromised until alcohol
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traditional values in the late 50s (Biestek‚ 1961) based on his religious beliefs as a priest. Biestek’s constructed seven points’ traditional social work principles‚ these are Individualisation of every person‚ treating them as individual. Purposeful expression of feelings‚ this allows individuals to freely voice their thoughts and express their feelings. A social worker will then be expected to use Controlled emotional involvement principle to show empathy and professional interest. Showing unconditional
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that are implicity granted to groups of people who reflect a site of dominance (p22 unit 2) Formal and informal power structures (p.29) How social social influences what I know Resilance Bell Hooks discusses the importance of how students and educators need to create a “learning space that can be both life sustaining and mind-expanding: where we all work together to support one another. Arney Mindell also talks that “the well-being of our communities depends upon representation from all community
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Group Process Social work practitioners employ different types of strategies when working with treatment groups. These strategies are designed to meet the individual needs of each member as well as the needs of the group. The purpose of this particular group was to provide psycho-education‚ support and treatment to its members. The goal of this treatment group was to rehabilitate members and restore them to their formal level of functioning (Toseland and Rivas‚ 2011). The group was led by
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Evaluation In social work practice it is necessary to know to what extent the client was helped to deal with his/her problem. This is the important part because there should be accountability in the process. Evaluation is done to know whether goals are achieved or not. Mostly‚ it is done at the end of the action process but sometimes it can also be done in the middle of the process to know about the client’s situation and the effectiveness of the process. Through evaluation social worker can identify
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