will need to know how certain issues work and how to treat them properly. Identify people who need help. Assess clients’ needs‚ situations‚ strengths‚ and support networks to decide their goals. Develop plans to improve their clients’ well-being. Help clients adjust to changes and challenges in their lives‚ such as illness‚ divorce‚ or unemployment. Research and refer clients to community resources‚ such as food stamps‚ child care‚ and health care. Help clients work with government agencies to apply
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well-being. At this stage of my life Social Work is what I am most interested in practicing because it provides opportunities for me to work in many different settings with people whose problems‚ issues and needs are diverse. My second choice would then be guidance counseling which is the process of helping individuals discover and develop their educational‚ vocational‚ and psychological potentialities and thereby achieve an optimal level of personal happiness and social usefulness. I am interested in
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Paige Wendler Intro to Social Work Course Paper: Reflections on Social Work Social work is a profession that requires commitment to improving the lives of others as well as the community around you. As a social worker‚ the NASW Code of Ethics which states the mission you have as a social a social work professional. The mission “is to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic human needs of all people‚ with particular attention to the needs and empowerment of people who are vulnerable‚ oppressed
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position as a Social Worker it needs the ability to identify and balance values of benefits and harms‚ taking into consideration where one’s own value base impacts on the decision making and where we can support people to achieve the best outcomes‚ using professional rather than personal values. However we are guided by the purpose of the organisation we are employed in‚ as well as the legal and policy parameters of our society. Additionally‚ it would appear that the focus of social
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SAMPLE REFLECTION PAPER (submitted by a student in CRIM 1006E‚ Fall term 2003) I found the article written by Sonia Bodi was very informative and interesting. Although many of the ideas she presented I agreed with‚ there were also a few points that I’d like to argue against. First I would like to answer the question that was proposed in the title of this article: How do we bridge the gap between what we ( professors) teach and what they ( students) do? To fill in that gap‚ both sides need to work
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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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n Reflection Paper May 3‚ 2012 Theo 104 by Natasha S Morris Introduction This course has taught me what it really means to be a Christian. I must admit I was not born into a Christian home‚ as I got older I started to learn about God and Jesus Christ. My mother did teach me right from wrong but going to church and learning of God was not a priority in my home. Taking this course has taught me that being a Christian is more than just being a
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is the opportunity to chase my dreams and use my education‚ experiences‚ and professional practice to make a difference in the lives of others. This class marks the beginning of my path to a hopefully long and influential career in the field of social work. This course has presented opportunities and challenges to raise a level of awareness of self that I did not realize I possessed. I have and will continue to use this discernment to relate and understand others. Prior to this semester‚ I did not
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Nakisa Pirooz SLWK-200 September 26‚ 2013 Reflection Paper 1 “I am not truly free if I am taking away someone else’s freedom‚ just as surely as I am not free when my freedom is taken from me. The oppressed and the oppressor alike are robbed of their humanity‚” is a famous quote in “Long Walk to Freedom‚” by Nelson Mandela. Young African Americans arrested for drug possession are forty-eight times more likely to end up in prison than Caucasians are. Racism applies to other races as well from all
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I am an experienced‚ high-achieving police supervisor in his 29th year at the HCSO with a solid formal education consisting of a B.S. in Law Enforcement and Police Science from Sam Houston State University and comprehensive technical training background. I am prepared to lead our department in any area. _________________________________CAREER SUMMARY________________________________ CAPTAIN 1200 Jail Commander: Currently serving as the Jail Commander leading 7 Lieutenants‚ 35 Sergeants‚ 385 Deputies
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