Access to social work assignment Article 1 – Children and families bill Q1. Is it right that because the government doesn’t want to fund the care system‚ that our most vulnerable children and young people in care are being forced out of their foster homes at the age of 18‚ losing their valuable support system? Q2. Shouldn’t young people’s futures be prioritised over the costs of their support? Q3. It is my belief that every child should have a good strong start in life‚ is it right that those
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The volunteer licensed social worker for the Women’s Shelter of Central Arkansas who grew up in a rough neighborhood in Detroit. She found that social work came naturally to her‚ as the other kids in her neighborhood would come to her with their problems. She had been talking with people about their issues such as drug and alcohol abuse‚ gang violence‚ and poverty since she was a young child‚ so it seemed natural for her to go into social work. However‚ she did have to fight the prejudices of her
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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
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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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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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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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diagnose disorders‚ without understanding the nature of a problem (Wakefield‚ 2010). For an example‚ he mentions symptoms used such as sadness‚ loss of appetite‚ lack of
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“Social work is the professional activity of helping individuals‚ groups‚ or communities enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning and creating societal conditions favorable to this goal” (Kirst-Ashman). There are multiple fields of practice in social work; each addressing a certain population or specific need. My experience visiting four social agencies gave me a better insight on what it really means to work as a licensed social worker. To complete my field survey I interviewed
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adoption agencies‚ is to help support both the birth and adoptive parents and children through the adoption process and provide services that are helpful to fostering a healthy and stable family” (social work policy institute para 1). They are found in very step in the adoption or relinquishment process. A social worker has the role that makes everything go smoothly and that both child and parents are happy with their placement. Their involvement and consideration is found to be helpful because only three
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1. Social Work as a Developing Profession Social Work as a Profession * What is a profession * No clear definition of the term profession * Describing its attributes * By most criteria and definitions‚ social work meets the requirements * Greenwood’s trait-attributes (1957) 1. Systematic theory * Worked hard to develop this attribute * Continuing – complexity of humanity and other factors * Process of knowledge development (process model) 2. Authority &
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