Social work in the community By Alicia Sarmiento Instructor Lloyd Richard August 16‚ 2013 Table of Contents Introduction________________________________________________________Page 3 What does social work do in the community?______________________________ Page 4 what areas do they work in?____________________________________________ Page 4 Why do we need social work?__________________________________________ Page 5 What are the roles?___________________________________________________page
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To understand the concept of community development and how it relates to social work practice‚ firstly the ’community ’ itself‚ should be defined in the context of social work. Community development is about giving people a fair and just share of available resources. This mode of practice highlights an extension of the skills and methods of social work ’direct ’ practice. Case work and community development‚ as separate modes of practice‚ are blended to empower the disadvantaged. In turn‚ important
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Modern social workers‚ unlike other professions ?often prioritize the needs of vulnerable populations when they engage in advocacy.? As they address and engage in social and political decision making‚ they adhere to the National Association of Social Works (NASW) Code of Ethics‚ which require them to engage in social and political action (Jansson‚ 2016). They participate actively in helping people to obtain rights‚ services‚ benefits and opportunities that they might not otherwise obtain through
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filled for the child’s particular age range and I explained the limitations as set out below. Brief Summary/Conclusions in relation to Sheridan Scale and Assessment Framework Triangle I completed Sheridan’s checklist to measure the child’s development for his age group. Although some aspects of this tool were useful in assessing the child‚ I found this exercise as a ‘one size fits all’ approach as it does not take into account individualities of children that develop slightly later than others
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Theoretical knowledge Our community intervention followed the guidelines of two models of community work to facilitate a more organized and informed approach for making our intervention at the Bless the Children Home orphanage practicable. The Community Education model and the Community Development model we found applicable to our community intervention. In addition to these two models we also employed our education of cultural awareness to help us to be more useful to the children in the orphanage
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The medical and medical social work community have both entered a time of change. Many times there is a blur of boundaries between the scope of practice and roles between primary care nurses stepping in and doing social work activities such as patient education and discharge planning. “Empirical evidence does not show that one group is more qualified then the other concerning discharge planning and case management” (Dziegielewski‚ 2013). Even given this role overlap‚ social workers are vital to the
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"Community development is a structured intervention that gives communities greater control over the conditions that affect their lives. This does not solve all the problems faced by a local community‚ but it does build up confidence to tackle such problems as effectively as any local action can. Community development works at the level of local groups and organisations rather than with individuals or families. The range of local groups and organisations representing communities at local level
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Community Development (CD) is a broad term applied to the practices and academic disciplines of civic leaders‚ activists‚ involved citizens and professionals to improve various aspects of local communities. Community development seeks to empower individuals and groups of people by providing them with the skills they need to effect change in their own communities. These skills are often created through the formation of large social groups working for a common agenda. Community developers must understand
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A written proposal outlining a project based on community development principles to assess and address health inequalities within a particular community. Health inequalities are likely to affect different population groups in a variety of ways. Certain groups of people and particular factors are linked to an increased risk of experiencing health problems. Commentators such as McKeown (1979) have made the case that medicine has a small impact as a determinant of health. Others have also argued
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT This essay will out line plans for a project based on Community Development (CD) principles to assess and address health inequalities within the Black African community. The chosen community to be involved with is the western part of Brockley (South East London) which consists three blocks of high rise flats within the estate. There are approximately 600 families living in this area. The reason for choosing this community is of poor accessibility to services and high number
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