understand the concept of community development and how it relates to social work practice‚ firstly the ’community ’ itself‚ should be defined in the context of social work. Community development is about giving people a fair and just share of available resources. This mode of practice highlights an extension of the skills and methods of social work ’direct ’ practice. Case work and community development‚ as separate modes of practice‚ are blended to empower the disadvantaged. In turn‚ important consideration
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BEST PRACTICES MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR SCHOOL BUILDINGS State Department of Education September 2006 Dr. Marilyn Howard State Superintendent of Public Instruction Acknowledgement We want to acknowledge and thank staff at the Division of Building Safety who spent time helping compile and review this manual. Much of the information in this manual was taken from Preventive Maintenance for Local Government Buildings‚ April 2000‚ published by the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor‚ Program
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of the pledge to the flag unconstitutional? In the case Minersville School District v. Gobitis of 1940‚ the court upheld a Pennsylvania state law requiring all students to say the pledge to the flag. The case was brought to court because it was common practice to expel students from school that were not complying with the law. The children at the heart of the case were ten and twelve years old‚ and had been kicked out of school. They were refusing to pledge because it conflicted with their Jehovah’s
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Teachers’ Communication Skills The aim of the research is to develop student teachers’ communication skills while they are in teacher education practice. The theoretical foundation is mainly the communicative approach from Leeds University (Mortimer & Scott‚ 2003). We designed a specific teaching programme about teacher talk to influence student teachers’ practice of and beliefs about teaching physics. Student teachers were familiarised with the concept of a communicative approach to teaching that categorises
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Examining Best Practices in Macro Social Work SWU411 March 8‚ 2013 Abstract The concept of “best practice” is widely used in business management‚ healthcare‚ and in the social work field to mean the most efficient and effective way of doing things: ways that use the minimum of resources and yet return the optimum results. In the context of professional social work‚ often there are built-in tensions between the pressure for efficiency and the need to respect the individuality of clients and
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Factors that Affect the Academic Performance of the High School Students A term paper presented to the faculty of high School Department at Sta. Teresa College In partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Basic Education Curriculum Presented by: De Torres‚ Marianne Grace San Andres‚ Princess Nelbhe Ogabang Ariel CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION Education in its general sense is a form of learning in which the knowledge‚ skills and habits of
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Why is behavioral change said to be very important in evaluating social work practice? Behavioral change is important in evaluating social work practice because it is considered to be a major indicator of success. 2. Why may the direct measurement of behavioral changes be a relatively rare outcome measure in social work evaluation? The direct measurement of behavioral changes may be a rare outcome measure in social work evaluation because although practitioners desire to see behavioral change‚
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The Issues with Balancing School‚ Work‚ and Family Having a family is a big responsiblity. When you add having three children with going to school and work‚ it can make life very hectic. Going to school and having a job takes a lot of work. Not only for the person who is dealing with all of these commitments‚ but for the entire family. They all have to work together as one unit to make it all not only possible‚ but successful. There are six important things that a family has to overcome for everything
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A growing problem in high schools around the world today is the issue with dress codes. With the changing culture‚ the youth’s views on what is right commonly clash with those who hold traditional views. It would be beneficial if schools had dress codes but students should still have the privilege to express themselves. However‚ they should know that they should be respectful about what they choose to wear. Expression is a very important aspect in a teenager’s life. The way you dress and the way
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As Critical reflection is central to social work practice‚ we have been asked to reflect on our learning throughout the mental health subject. Having a lived experience of mental health‚ and having worked in the industry‚ I came into the class with knowledge that some classmates may not have had. While I had a sound knowledge of some topics covered‚ there were some areas where I still had a lot to learn. Following is a brief snapshot of the learning I experienced throughout the subject. General
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