Social work and Social Welfare has been with us from as far back as the 1600’s and it has always been‚ and has continued to be a response to human needs. In order to understand its historical development‚ it is necessary to examine the significant factors‚ which has influenced its evolution. It can be said however that factors such as the establishment of the Elizabethan poor laws‚ the emancipation of slavery and the social unrest which resulted in the 1937 riots‚ played a momentous role in the development
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no voice‚ focus on their strengths and abilities instead of problems‚ serve and uphold the population but at the same time take care of well-being. During introduction to social welfare‚ we heard from numerous social workers and the areas of social work they practice. They each gave us feedback of skills we should either have or need to obtain. That includes developing time-management‚ communication and writing skills‚ relationship building with our peers‚ and enhancing our cultural competence. The
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Lauren Szymanski Socialwork 200 November 28‚ 2010 Child Abuse Child abuse is horrible and it affects everyone in one way or another. Before 1963‚ there were no laws to protect the kids from abuse but thanks to social workers and other judicial people‚ there were laws passed (Pfohl). This paper is going to explain why it is so important for social workers to protect kids by talking about this history of abuse and why social workers need to be around. It will also discuss what social workers
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SOCIAL WORK AND ITS EFFECT ON POVERTY Mahatma Gandhi once said‚ “You must be the change you want to see in the world.” South African families and communities are facing many challenges. This essay will focus on poverty as one of the challenges in some South African families and communities in general. Using the issue of poverty‚ will clarify and give a better understanding on how‚ social workers could respond to this matter. In the international definition of social work‚ “the social work profession
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Introduction As a social worker‚ it is essential to be diverse and culturally competent for the reason that one will encounter clients with diverse backgrounds from his or her own. A client may be different due to their race‚ ethnicity‚ religion‚ sexual orientation‚ or any other factor. However‚ the social worker’s purpose is to enhance the client’s well-being while attending to his or her needs‚ as well as being sensitive to their cultural and ethnic diversity (National Association of Social Workers
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The ethics of social work are values that we as a nation should live‚ sleep‚ eat‚ and breathe by. An important value in my life is self-determination. This value is present in my life because I always strive to make my own decisions and choices. Along with my own self-determination‚ even though family and friends continuingly ask for my advice‚ I encourage them to ultimately make their own decisions. This value will help me in my professional work because as a social worker‚ they encourage their
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Social work groups must have certain defining characteristics within its structure (). These characteristics must include the purpose‚ how the group was formed‚ structured and group content ().The purpose of the group is to help adolescent cope with grief and loss using supportive guidance. In response to a common need identified among adolescents this group was formed. Adolescents needed a safe place to cope with the grief process. This is a voluntary group for adolescents who have lost a parent
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The clients social workers provide services for are faced with various issues that may cause challenges for both the client and social worker. These issues includes social injustice‚ economic hardship‚ inadequate health coverage‚ lack of transportation and limited family support. Although social workers are held accountable for adhering to the code of ethics‚ depending on the client’s lifestyle or personal choice the social worker personal and professional beliefs may be challenged. Levenson states
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The mother is working and is able to afford daycare for her son while she goes to work and while the step-father finishes up the final touches of his book so that he could get it published. The daughter is succeeding in her curriculum as a student in her school and does not allow the temptations of her peers to cause her to experience
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For some group work is just another way of talking about teamwork. Social work practitioners work with groups of people in many different ways and in many different contexts. Festinger et al. (Campus‚ 2017/2018)(1950) on the other hand‚ considered group cohesion to refer to “the total field of forces which act on members and causes them to remain in a group” Social work is a profession concerned with helping individuals‚ families‚ groups and communities to enhance their individual and collective
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