340 Court Street. The Social Worker Mark Duney works at Harbor Counseling Services. He began the service in 1980 in a small office in Hingham. In 1982‚ he joined another practice group and Harbor Counseling took a hiatus for 15 years. In 1996‚ Harbor Counseling Associates was reborn as a small‚ specialized practice that has grown into a helpful‚ reliable‚ and truly “safe harbor” for their clients and their families. The theories that shape his work are psychoanalytic/psychodynamic theory‚ Freud‚
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Entering the field of social work was an uncertain journey for me. There were times when I questioned whether this was the right profession for me. Having a background in psychology has made me question quite often if I should venture back and continue with school psychology instead of Social work. Social work to me has always seemed to be quite intrusive. This year‚ working as a social worker intern has been frustrating‚ demanding and rewarding. I found it to be quite frustrating to sit with
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References: Stainton‚ T‚ Chenoweth‚ L & Bigby‚ C. (2010). Social Work and Disability: An Uneasy Relationship. Australian Social Work‚ Volume 63‚ Issue 1‚ pages 1-3 Ellem‚ K & Wilson‚ J. (2010). Special Issue: On Social Work ’s Contribution to Disability Policy and Practice Around the World. Life Story Work and Social Work Practice: A Case Study With Ex-Prisoners Labelled as Having an Intellectual Disability. Australian Social Work‚ Volume 63‚ 1‚ 67-82 CDDH. (2008). Centre for Developmental Disability
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Introduction As a social worker‚ it is essential to be diverse and culturally competent for the reason that one will encounter clients with diverse backgrounds from his or her own. A client may be different due to their race‚ ethnicity‚ religion‚ sexual orientation‚ or any other factor. However‚ the social worker’s purpose is to enhance the client’s well-being while attending to his or her needs‚ as well as being sensitive to their cultural and ethnic diversity (National Association of Social Workers
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Social work and Social Welfare has been with us from as far back as the 1600’s and it has always been‚ and has continued to be a response to human needs. In order to understand its historical development‚ it is necessary to examine the significant factors‚ which has influenced its evolution. It can be said however that factors such as the establishment of the Elizabethan poor laws‚ the emancipation of slavery and the social unrest which resulted in the 1937 riots‚ played a momentous role in the development
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no voice‚ focus on their strengths and abilities instead of problems‚ serve and uphold the population but at the same time take care of well-being. During introduction to social welfare‚ we heard from numerous social workers and the areas of social work they practice. They each gave us feedback of skills we should either have or need to obtain. That includes developing time-management‚ communication and writing skills‚ relationship building with our peers‚ and enhancing our cultural competence. The
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Lauren Szymanski Socialwork 200 November 28‚ 2010 Child Abuse Child abuse is horrible and it affects everyone in one way or another. Before 1963‚ there were no laws to protect the kids from abuse but thanks to social workers and other judicial people‚ there were laws passed (Pfohl). This paper is going to explain why it is so important for social workers to protect kids by talking about this history of abuse and why social workers need to be around. It will also discuss what social workers
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SOCIAL WORK AND ITS EFFECT ON POVERTY Mahatma Gandhi once said‚ “You must be the change you want to see in the world.” South African families and communities are facing many challenges. This essay will focus on poverty as one of the challenges in some South African families and communities in general. Using the issue of poverty‚ will clarify and give a better understanding on how‚ social workers could respond to this matter. In the international definition of social work‚ “the social work profession
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The ethics of social work are values that we as a nation should live‚ sleep‚ eat‚ and breathe by. An important value in my life is self-determination. This value is present in my life because I always strive to make my own decisions and choices. Along with my own self-determination‚ even though family and friends continuingly ask for my advice‚ I encourage them to ultimately make their own decisions. This value will help me in my professional work because as a social worker‚ they encourage their
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Social work groups must have certain defining characteristics within its structure (). These characteristics must include the purpose‚ how the group was formed‚ structured and group content ().The purpose of the group is to help adolescent cope with grief and loss using supportive guidance. In response to a common need identified among adolescents this group was formed. Adolescents needed a safe place to cope with the grief process. This is a voluntary group for adolescents who have lost a parent
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