Assignment 303 Principles of diversity‚ equality and inclusion in adult social care settings Task A Short answer questions Ai Explain in your own words what each term means. Give one example from care practice to illustrate your explanations. Diversity- Diversity refers to something that is diverse‚ means that has different kinds or types. Example different languages‚ culture‚ religion‚ colour and background come together in a group is a diverse group. Equality- Treating everyone same with equal
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What is the title and job description for the social worker? Melissa Anderson is a behavioral health manager for Fairfax/Fallschurch Community Services Board Cornerstone Residential Co-occurring Treatment Program. This entails managing and directing a 16-bed treatment program for both men and women with co-occurring serious mental illness and substance use disorders. She also manages a 7-bed re-entry apartment program. She does program management supervision‚ hiring supervision‚ training‚ program
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According to the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics (2008)‚ social workers are required to “pursue social change‚ particularly with and on behalf of vulnerable and oppressed individuals and groups of people” (p. 3). This ethical standard is guided by the principle of social justice that is used to help those that are disadvantaged in society by ensuring they have access to equal opportunities as well as‚ social inclusion (CITE). Reflecting on this view and it’s connection to this
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find the powers and duties a social worker acting in a statutory capacity might exercise in these cases‚ how might they be exercised and how might wider principles of welfare law impact on their decision making? It also analyses the tensions and dilemmas that may exist‚ referring to specific legislative provisions‚ and identify how anti-oppressive practice might influence the resolution of these case studies. It also demonstrates an ability to study relevant law in social work practice and have a critical
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My name is Brianna Stewart and I am currently a senior at Kentucky State University. I have always wanted to be a social worker growing up‚ because I’ve watched my mother change so many people’s life in this career. A social worker helps people of all different cultures and backgrounds and doesn’t discriminate against anybody. I’ve always been a helping person and I’ve always been the type of person who people come to for advice. People always felt comfortable telling me personal experience because
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Social Worker interview Assignment February 20‚ 2012 Credentials: MPLSW (Master Psychologist Licensed Social Worker) Contact information: Name of Agency: 1) Agency’ s purpose and number of clients. For Bluegrass mental health broad is to provide therapy for substance abuse services for all population within central Kentucky. Each counselor in this office averages about one hundred and sometimes it is more. There are about 12 counselors so we serve 16 counties.
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Social workers have been put on the bleeding heart liberal totem for years. They have been described as to compassionate‚ to emotional‚ to slow to act‚ and to sympathetic. While other individuals have described social workers as heartless and too quick to act. Which is an actual social worker supposed to be? In reality social workers are individuals‚ who do not fit in a certain type of stereotype that people assume they should. There are social workers who do fit the public’s expectations‚ but
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“Teaching Social Workers Empathy” Jamie Raabe Northern Kentucky University Holly Riffe- 594 Aim/ Purpose “Our society is externally oriented; we do not normally or easily see things from another person’s point of view. We are too preoccupied with our own frame of reference.” (Patterson‚ 1985 pg. 53) Being empathetic should be a cherished characteristic of a person. In the profession of social work‚ empathy is a skill that can assist the worker understanding client’s situation. Atticus Finch
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On February 26‚ 2016‚ I interview Becky Mai. This interview was conducted electronically through email‚ as we decided that worked best for both of us. Becky Mai is a CSW (Certified Social Worker in Nebraska). Specifically‚ she is a Medical Social Worker. She has worked in the hospital as a social worker/discharge planner and worked in Hospice for 16 years. But it doesn’t stop there‚ she also provides Bereavement services and does Grief Support groups for Hospice. She has so many roles within the
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bodies historically‚ today’s social workers help‚ assist and support individuals and families in society that need help in their day to day life. Protecting those in need who are unable to help themselves. Developed from three strands: Individual casework‚ social administration otherwise known as poverty relief as a result of the English Poor Laws passed in the 1600’s and lastly‚ social action whereby political action was focused on community working to improve social conditions originally introduced
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