Social Work Theory 23rd March 2011 Critical Commentary by Suzy Atkin In New Zealand we are taught that indigenous identities; tangata whenua are an important focus to our social work practice. Not only because they are the people of the land‚ but because they are the most oppressed and politically neglected in the country. Through colonisation tangata whenua have struggled with their historical‚ political and social ideologies so much so that their values‚ practices and beliefs have been shaped
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Select an area of Social Work that interests you. Provide an investigation into the ways social workers practice in this are in England and compare it briefly to practice in another area of your choice. Social Work in Mental Health has often been associated with the power to compulsory detain people for admission to Mental Health institutions. This relationship and the role of Mental Health Social Workers has changed overtime‚ as government policy and wider social influences have impacted on
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Interpersonal Work First 5 Santa Cruz County Service Integration Brown Bag Lunches August 2008 Conducted for: August 4: Kelly Wolf‚ Program Manager CASA of Santa Cruz County kelly@casaofsantacruz.org August 8: Francis Krebs‚ Supervisor Health Services Agency‚ Children’s Mental Health francis.krebs@health.co.santa-cruz.ca.us Presenters: Agenda I. II. III. Welcome & Introductions Defining personal boundaries Small group discussions a. Why are professional boundaries important in our work? b.
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FUNCTIONAL THEORY FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE by SHANKAR A. YELAJA A number of theorists post-Freud began to see that‚ "the goal-directed whole of any organism transcends the sum of its parts‚ that each being is unique despite common patterns‚ that the observer affects the observed despite rigorous striving for scientific objectivity and impersonality‚ and that will and freedom do exist and play a significant role in the unfolding of a human being..." (p. 50) These concepts are essential building
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Communication is an important part of working with people. The way we communicate demonstrates understanding‚ respect and empathy toward clients. Effective communication allows for an understanding of the client’s situation. When we communicate understanding we can reflect back a client’s statement‚ which allows the client to know the social worker has an understanding about their situation. Micro processing allows for better understanding for treatment planning and defining goals. When a social
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THE WORK CHOICES CASE: A shift in federal balance? A need to confine the corporations power? I INTRODUCTION The submissions of the Australian Federal Government that the Workplace Relations Act 1996‚ amended by the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005 was constitutionally valid prevailed with a majority of 5:2 by the High Court of Australia.1 This High Court decision inaugurated a shift of legislative power from the States to the Commonwealth.2 Since officially coming
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From all I have experienced‚ and lived through I know with all that I am that social work is the greatest equalizer‚ the only profession that offers the truest and most direct interventions for social justice. To choose social work is to choose the path of social justice‚ to be committed to every human having the right to a fulfilling life‚ free of persecution and marginalization‚ and equal access to appropriate resources. In truth‚ I was introduced to the concepts of social injustice before I was
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should she risk discouraging the student by giving him the D that his work really warranted? What about grading a student capable of doing excellent work when she puts her mind to it but who rarely does the work? An F for lack of effort might prod her to work harder‚ but would it accurately reflect the real quality of her work? Adapted from Lisa Birk‚ Harvard Education Letter‚ October 2004 Assignment: Should students who work very hard in a course earn very high grades‚ or should achievement rather
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What is Social Work? Introduction Social work is considered a professional activity‚ which deals with assisting whole families or individuals. Social work takes place in various settings such as day centers and hospices. It should be noted that social work is connected with the services that local authorities provide to people in some other countries such as the United States. Four types of social work have been identified‚ and they include structural‚ conventional‚ anti-oppressive‚ and radical
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Memo To: Mrs. Davis From: Preston Collum Date: September 15‚ 2012 Subject: Reflections about Draft 1‚ Rhetorical Analysis Essay This paper is a literacy memoir about reading in my life. It shows how I went from being a “good” reader to a not so good reader‚ and how one soccer practice made me look at it from a different view. This paper is very different than any other writing because it is in first person. I have not done a paper in first person in many years‚ but it
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