In Youth Work‚ Nichols draws on an institutional ethnography and communitybased research‚ which was conducted over the course of more than one year at an Ontario youth emergency shelter – ‘Street Youth Shelter‚ Middlesborough’. Nichols adopts a definition of youth work in the book that extends beyond the work of a “child and youth worker” (p.5) to include “all of the things young people do in institutional settings… as well as the activities of any practitioner who works with youth” (p.6). She argues
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of clinical social work have expanded. With an estimated 170‚790 clinical social workers certified or licensed to assess‚ diagnose‚ and treat mental disorders in the United States (Harkness‚ 2011). Clinical Social Work is a state regulated professional practice. It is guided by state laws and regulations. In most instances‚ clinical social workers are required to have the following credentials; a master’s degree from a social work program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Clinical
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Social work with refugees is incredibly important in contemporary Canadian society‚ and this issue is deeply rooted in Canadian history. Therefore‚ the topic of this paper is the relationship between social work and refugees‚ and how this relationship is impacted by Canadian history‚ policies‚ and contemporary social structures. This paper will outline Canada’s history with refugees‚ and how policy has impacted social work with refugees in past and current Canadian society This paper will briefly
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Social Work -1 Agree or Disagree Social work is a profession that’s centred around people. This profession works to protect vulnerable people. But being a social worker is a dangerous job. To be a social worker you need to be able to manage a heavy workload and manage time effectively. Social work can be emotionally demanding. Dealing with other people pain and suffering is demanding. Being a social worker is very stressful. You need to enhance many skills in social work which is
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and Educational Growth I have chosen social work because‚ I am always learning new things from the people I work with. I have found that people know their situations better than anyone because they are living it. As an intern at DFS I meet clients when they are at mentally‚ emotionally‚ physically and offer my assistance in managing complex issues or finding solutions.
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Paige Wendler Intro to Social Work Course Paper: Reflections on Social Work Social work is a profession that requires commitment to improving the lives of others as well as the community around you. As a social worker‚ the NASW Code of Ethics which states the mission you have as a social a social work professional. The mission “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
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I. Key Themes Social workers can engage in micro‚ mezzo‚ and macro level of work to promote change and development in the society. The non-profit sector is one of the areas where social workers engage in mezzo level of work as program manager‚ capacity builder‚ researcher‚ case worker‚ manager among other. The Non-profit sector plays a key role in the protection of minority‚ experimentation and embracing the diversity of thought. There are many challenges that cause organizational problems in
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Many individuals will enter the profession of social work because they are simply interested in ‘helping people’. This pretext however is not as straightforward as it sounds. Some may be motivated by a mission of working against child problems such as child abuse hence choosing the direct path of social work which involves strategies such as counselling‚ case management or the dispensing of emergency assistance‚ whilst others may still hold ideals of ‘changing the world’ thus choosing a more indirect
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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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In particular‚ sexual violence and sexual health disparities are serious and complex public health problems I am committed to addressing in my social work career. There are many ways to combat this problem‚ and the social work field allows for intensive and necessary research‚ which can then be put into practice‚ intervention‚ supervision‚ and evaluation. I believe that a deep theoretical analysis of race‚ gender‚ class‚ sexuality and
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