Social work is a practice-based profession as well as an academic discipline that advocates social change, development, and the empowerment and liberation of society for individuals and communities in need. Professionals in the field of social work help people overcome some of life’s most difficult challenges such as poverty, discrimination, abuse, addiction, physical illness, divorce, loss, unemployment, educational problems, disabilities and mental illnesses. They help prevent crises by counseling individuals, families, and communities to cope more effectively with the stresses of everyday life. Social work is based upon the principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility and respect for diversities. My ambition to be…
Social Services – Social workers work with people who have been socially excluded or who are experiencing crisis. Their role is to provide support and enable service users to help themselves. They maintain professional relationships with the service users and act as guides, advocates and critical friends. They work in a variety of settings within a framework of relevant legislation and procedures supporting individuals, families and groups within the community. Settings may include the service users own how, schools, hospitals and the premises of other public sector and voluntary organisations. Qualified social worker professionals are often supported by social work assistants, they also work closely with other health and social care professionals.…
Social workers form relationships with people an assist them to live more successfully within their local communities by helping them find solutions to their problems. Social work involves engaging not only with clients but their friends and families. Social workers also work closely with organisations such as the police, local authority departments, schools and the probation service.…
Throughout the course we learned about different 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 work with different ages, races, religions, and genders. We also learned how social workers work with these different populations (Morales, Sheafor, & Scott, 2010). During class we discussed a…
A human service worker must gain clients trust to help a client get the best possible help they need. For instance, some predictable problems are due to a rapid change in society such as loss of jobs, homeless of families with disabilities. However, we all need to work together as a team so that we can provide help with their daily needs. In addition, when human service professional is working with a child they must identify if the home is a safe place to live. Also, a human service must ensure that a child have its basic needs to survive.…
Throughout History Human Services made a big impact and a difference in our society as we know it today. Through the sociological era in the 1900's many were faced with challenges such as financial support for the poor and no support or guidance for the children, developmentally disabled and the mentally ill. Human Services make positive and lasting differences in peoples' lives, and they help improve the world.…
What is Human Services? This question can lead to a variety of responses. Human services, for two of our members, meant activities or programs designed to serve and enhance the quality of life for all people; a field that assists individuals or families with conditions and obstacles they may be facing or simply services that assist them in improving their quality of life. Another member looked at Human Services in a theoretical sense, and saw it as “the field of humane, compassionate, person-centered care that has, and continues to develop, as the result of an evolving, collective human and social consciousness”.…
Human services is listening with empathy and trying to understand the other person’s perspective on the situation. Human services beginnings are in charitable actions of religious and civic organizations. The academic discipline of human services did not start until the 1960s. Human service workers have…
For example those with mental disorders, who end up homeless a lot quicker than the average individual. These individuals need to be guided to start a healthy lifestyle for themselves, but unfortunately society doesn’t see this and would much rather eliminate individuals then fix societies condition. A Social worker's goal is to help and aid the homeless to get back on their feet and begin a new life and to add a positive. They should concentrate on more of a group setting rather than an individualistic approach as this will not only be more proactive but will help society better understand homelessness. Social workers play a positive role in our society as they understand individuals and try to help those in need without turning their back whether the individual is a youth, a women, a man, the disabled or those with mental health issues. This paper will highlight the benefits of social workers in society and how they play a role in…
Social workers work with variety of clients i.e. individuals, families, groups and communities, promoting social changes and social inclusion, empowering clients and helping them to take control over their lives. They base their job on principles of Human rights, social justice following the Code of Practice, Ethics and Values of social work. This includes multiple tasks of investigating and assessing the needs and circumstances of clients, providing services according to individual needs, engaging in problem solving and preventing harmful situations. Social workers organise protection plans, provide reports for other professionals and contribute for multi-agency work, organise advocacy enabling clients to voice their opinions and needs to improve their lives. Social workers take part in researching and collecting information about social problems to improve social system for dynamically changing society.…
In this essay I will discuss how I feel that I have developed personally and professionally as a social work student during the first level of the degree course. I will do this through examination of reflective accounts recorded during the placement learning opportunity. I believe that the use of reflection has been very significant in enhancing my personal skills and learning about my own values. I also believe that the course has instilled me with more self awareness and has given me a better understanding of how I am perceived by others. I have learned that through anti oppressive practice, social workers are able to promote inclusion by challenging discrimination and inequalities. In this essay, I will examine the methods, tools, and techniques that I have learned to date. I will conclude by discussing my particular learning needs and plan for the remainder of the course. As part of this, I will consider my learning style and the necessary methods I will utilise to bridge the learning gaps.…
The challenges of being a social worker include how “social work involves helping others and getting involved with people in such a close way can sometimes put you in harm. The risk is real and social workers need to be cautious” (“5 Pros”). No matter what career a person chooses, there will always be risks. Social work comes with big risks. Most people go to or are assigned to a social worker because they have a problem in their lives that they need help solving. That can sometimes mean they did something dangerous and you may be in harm's way. Another negative thing about being a social worker is that it “might be labeled by some to be rewarding, but it can also be emotionally draining” (“5 Pros”). A social worker spends most of their day listening to the problems in the lives of their clients, and giving advice to their clients. That can be very emotionally draining because a certain amount of patience and listening skills are required to get through the day. Some days a social worker may have a more difficult client, and they put more effort and time into that one client which can be very…
The Human Service Worker is like a life coach to the client. Each session has to provide them with a life skill and an assignment for them…
Reflecting back on this course, my impression on the field of Social Work embraces that this fields rests far more diverse and incriminated into society than I previously thought; “Not only do they help the individuals cope with the situation at hand, they advocate for them and seek out valuable resources and other means of support for the affected person(s)” (XXX). Prior to this course, I detained a misconception that social workers predominantly counseled individuals, when in reality, social workers integrate collaboration, advocacy, investigating, counseling, planning, monitoring, and organizing into their occupational responsibilities. Assisting in a vast array of societal facets, social workers rely on theories and frameworks to pilot…
They are as followed; implement social changes, educate both yourself and clients on policies, and options, provide professional help to individuals and groups, improve quality of life for clients, and improve social welfare services. Many social workers reach their goals and make positive changes in people’s lives. For example, nine year old girl, Marie Rose Surprenant was brutally abused by her mother and her mother’s boyfriend at the age of eight months. She had been rushed to a local hospital with life threatening injuries disabling her from walking, along with burns on her body and fourteen bone fractures. After questions were raised about the lack of care from her mother and boyfriend, Marie was put into the care of doctors, which from there was adopted by the social worker who had been assigned to her case. Marie wrote a letter of gratitude addressing the doctors, detectives, and the social workers that had been involved in her case. The letter reads “I want to thank you for making me happy by giving me a new warm and safe environment. Now I have a home that is nice and I have three nice meals a day. When I was little I got hurt and wasn’t going to walk at all…” “They (doctors, detectives, social workers) asked how I got hurt in the ER but he (mother’s boyfriend) lied and said that I feel out of the bed. That’s when you got involved and solved…