fields of social work‚ the complications that come with the job‚ and the different people you will encounter. Thus‚ changing our thoughts and feelings towards social work. Before taking the class our thoughts about social workers were more or less simple minded. I say this because most of us thought social workers simply deal with children and some consider them “child snatchers”. After getting the opportunity to take the class‚ we learned there is more to social workers than we thought. Social workers
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A social worker is often perceived as working a challenging job‚ however rewarding. Seabury and Garvin (2011) states‚ "The main mission of the social work profession is to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic human needs of all people‚ with particular attention to the needs and empowerment of people who are vulnerable‚ oppressed‚ and living in poverty." Social workers make an obligation to ethical practice‚ but there will be times social workers hit a wall and will not have an easy answer
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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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Documentation in social work The relevance of documentation in the field of social work has evolved over time and the social workers are increasingly becoming aware of its application. During the old days in social work‚ documentation was seen only as a mechanism to facilitate theory building and research. It was later followed by the detailed and complex documentation standards for clinical therapy and other settings. Currently‚ the social workers adopt documentation for risk management purposes
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morning‚ I participated in a role play in my early morning class‚ The Practice of Generalist Social Work. The class role played to help practice certain ethical dilemmas that may occur during our social work career. Not only did these role plays concentrate on ethical dilemmas but it focused on the difference between personal and professional values. My role play situation also looked at the boundaries that a social worker must put up in their professional role with both clients and co-workers. And it
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For some defining social work may be simplistic‚ however as a professional in the field I often find it challenging to truly define social work straightforwardly. Perhaps it is because nothing about social work is straightforward‚ one-dimensional or tranquil. In social work‚ we face countless different circumstances‚ dynamics‚ and situations when working with clients‚ thus making social work is so unique. The social work field demands empathy‚ resourcefulness‚ tenacity and tolerance. Professionals
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I have chosen to study social work as it a passion of mine to work with children and families including adults‚ I would love to help and provide care for those who are vulnerable at a disadvantage or simply seeking advice and support. I understand that Social work is an extremely difficult profession to work in‚ due to the intense workloads required for this role and to the sensitivity of some cases‚ but I love the challenge especially with such a rewarding outcome of improving the quality of someone’s
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I would like to study Social work at a degree level as it has been of great interest and personal significance. Having gained valuable work experience in social work I’m very keen to learn more about it and expand my skill set. I have always wanted to make a difference to people’s lives‚ children in particular. I believe social work will enable me to do just that in a more caring and supportive way. When I was growing up‚ I watched as my best friend was ill-treated by her step mother. The whole
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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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discussed politics and social justice issues. At the dinner table‚ my father usually talked about the government’s corruption and their injustice against the poor or children. Because of these early exposures to social justice‚ I became deeply passionate and sensitive to inequality. However‚ at the time I didn’t think I could change the situations‚ thus I accepted it as a part of life. It was not until I studied abroad in the United States that I learned more about social justice‚ such as oppression
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