received a 28 in the category of social. The social category was the highest number compared to the next high of 14 in investigative. After looking through careers in the social category I felt the need to further research mental health and substance abuse social workers. I currently work in the field of mental health and substance abuse as a crisis counselor. I had seriously thought about going back to school to get my masters in social work after talking to making social work co-workers. However there
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Personal Narrative Statement 1) How do you account for your interest in social work? In your response‚ discuss paid or volunteer experiences that support your choice of social work as a profession? My interest in social work developed during college. I always had a interest in helping others in one way or another. I joined a sorority in college‚ Delta Sigma Theta‚ which is based off of community service. During the week I would volunteer to tutor children that were struggling in certain areas
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Field of Social Work Practice in Child Welfare Definition of the Field The Encyclopedia Britannica defines child welfare as services and institutions concerned with the physical‚ social and psychological well-being of children‚ particularly children suffering from the effects of poverty or lacking normal parental care and supervision (Child Welfare‚ 2010). Working with children and families is the second largest area of practice for social workers‚ and it is most popular with those who have
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SOLIDARITY-the feeling or expression of union in a group formed by a common interest. This view of family relations provides an important framework for understanding the roots of familism—the factors that contribute to the maintenance and/or development of loyalty within families. Emotional closeness between parents and children and its impact on the quality of the parent-child bond is explored in research into the "intergenerational stake" (Bengtson and Kuypers 1971; Bond and Harvey 1991) and
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Relationships with an animal is important to a lot of people for several reasons. An Animal can be the best friend of a person. Kids can learn a lot by having an animal as a pet . Old people need pets to stave off the feelings of loneliness in their homes. Some people keep pets as a hobby or for doing sports. Animals are good for people of all ages. While kids are young they are able to learn‚ especially if they have an animal. They can learn and understand that animals have feelings‚ and how
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Course Code: HRMT322v4 Due date: August 1st‚ 2013 Society is experiencing many conflicts between employers and their employees. Many issues arise due to blurred lines in employment contracts; if responsibilities and expectations are not clearly stated in the contract‚ the employer may face difficulties when or if an incident occurs (also known as implied terms). There is an imbalance of power between the employer and employee‚ however‚ the law does not intend to create a harmonious balance‚ instead
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transition and adaptation. When my Masters in Social Work and therapy licenses weren’t reciprocated fully‚ I chose to dive head first into web development. I decided to make things happen rather than to wait for them to happen. Timing is important in decision making‚ but acting decisively despite uncertainty and ambiguity is also necessary. We live politically‚ economically‚ and technologically uncertain time. This is what makes the increasing of understanding between groups and individual so crucial‚ and
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SOCIAL WORK: PERSONAL STATEMENT. Having spent the last six years studying in the social care field‚ I have come to realise my passion in helping and assisting people who may be going through difficult stages in their life. So far‚ I have worked for a home care and a nursery. As a nursery assistant my role was to care and assist young children‚ aged between 6 months to 5 years old. On Mondays and Thursday I was planning and organising fun and intellectual activities such as drawing‚ painting
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Social workers in all branches of the military are helping families and military personnel prepare for‚ and cope with‚ the hardships of war. They do so through a range of preventive and clinical services provided by the Veteran Administration with many different types of programs‚ including family-support and mental-health counseling. The mission statement of the VA Social Workers is to eliminate significant barriers to clients in need and offer interventions for veterans and families. It is accomplished
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The ‘International federation of Social Work’ defines Social work as ‘a profession that promotes change in society‚ solves problems in human relations and empowering and liberating people to improve their well being’. (BASW 2001). This composition aims to discuss some of the skill base of a social worker‚ a brief historical overview of social work and law and ethics that govern them. Social Work emerged from three sources namely ‘the poor law‚ aid organisations and the settlement movement. Aid
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