My motivation to obtain a degree in social work have many reasons behind them. I am the type of person who enjoys helping others and seeing them better themselves‚ improve their own personal situations‚ and most of all turning their lives around in a positive way. I feel if I can help at least one person I have did my job. However‚ I would hope to help more over my time in the social work field. In the day and time we live in there are so many issues that people could benefit from my help‚ words
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Careers in social work are very important to the betterment of society. There are a variety of specialty practices in the field of social work. These specialty areas include mental health child welfare‚ and elder care just to name a few. A career in social work requires an interest in helping other‚ being emotionally mature‚ and having problem-solving skills. A very important trait that an individual needs to possess to become a social worker is an interest in helping others. A social worker must
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and so inspiration to further evaluate this‚ is of interest. There is strong association to social work‚ in that before someone goes into care‚ social workers are already involved with supporting the family‚ and whilst the aim is to keep the family together‚ social workers are largely a part of decisions to remove children‚ and put them into care (Cocker & Allain‚ 2010). Therefore‚ it is fair to say social work intervention exists right from the start‚ throughout a child being in care‚ the transition
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Poverty is often used as an indicator of social and economic development. Statistics seem to suggest that the number of people living in poverty in the UK is rising (Mantle and Backwith‚ 2010; Parekh‚ MacInnes and Kenway‚ 2010). In the general public or media poverty tends to be advertised as hunger‚ homelessness and gruesome living environments‚ where basic needs are in severe deficit. The concept of poverty is generally presented as an issue of underdeveloped countries. Consequently the picture
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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
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Running head: SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION The Social Work Profession and Social Welfare Policy Munierah Abdelhamid California State University‚ Fresno Abstract Learning about the social work profession in the U.S. today is important for Americans because this information will be useful when seeking personal help from the government. The Elizabethan Poor Law was an important part in Europe’s history when looking at the origins of social work. How this law helped the many deserving poor people
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to pursue my goals of being a clinical social worker. Becoming a social worker is dependent on numerous factors‚ one of which being education. "A bachelor ’s degree in social work (BSW) degree is the most common minimum requirement to qualify for a job as a social worker‚ however‚ majors in psychology‚ sociology‚ and related fields may be sufficient to qualify for some entry-level job" (Chao & Orr‚ 162). Many people when pursuing the goals of being a social worker‚ however‚ are most interested
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Family System in Social Work Practice The steps in the GIM practice skills involves understanding the entire family system; the amount of data involve to the organization of information; and understand the potential meanings of the information.Moreover‚ in the GIM practice‚ there are two useful tools for generating information such as eco-map and genogram. Eco-map tools will provide the graphic nature of the family ecological system that includes family membership and relationships. Whereas geno-grams
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manager working with children. Most of us work under organizations and follow their rules and policies. However I feel that these rules and policies are not client centered. As a practitioner I would continually work with my clients to bring about change so that they can reach goals and go back out into the community and live productive lives. I honestly did not use motivational interviewing techniques because I was not trained on them. Many organizations that work with clients diagnosed with severe and
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form of modern technology. The social work profession is and with always be a helping profession‚ and acts in the best interest of their clients. As society changes‚ the profession must make certain adjustments in order to keep serving clients. However‚ we must be careful not to abandon our ethical standards and stay true to the mission and code of social work. In this paper‚ I will explore how recent advances in technology affects the social work profession as a
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