The Social Work Journal Vol. 60 issue 3 includes the article Sexual Assault and Depressive Symptoms in College Students: Do Psychological Needs Account for the Relationship‚ which was published in July 2015. The purpose of this article was to examine the relationship between sexual assault‚ basic psychological needs‚ and depressive symptoms in college students; and determine whether basic psychological needs (namely‚ competence‚ autonomy‚ and relatedness) account for the expected association to be
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Research is vital as the foundation of evidence-based practice‚ which is imperative within social work to help the promotion of well-being‚ maintain dignity and overcome difficulties. Ethical standards form a fundamental part of social work practice and‚ likewise in research‚ it must reflect the same ethical principles which puts participants’ best interests as its core. These promote values which are essential when working with marginalised groups within society‚ including establishing trust‚ accountability
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PROBLEM IN CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION IN INDIA INTRODUCTION The Union of India is a Federal Polity consisting of 28 States and 7 Union Territories directly administered by the Union Government. Under this federal system the States have their own Governments‚ and Legislatures‚ with powers and functions which are clearly defined under a written Constitution. Under such devolution of executive and legislative power the
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Social Work Intervention Social Work Intervention Introduction School refusal is a “staid emotional issue that is connected with considerable short- and long-term consequences. (Finch‚ 2012) In the early 1940s the apprehension of going to school was actually termed as school phobia. School refusal‚ as an alternative term‚ was utilized especially in Great Britain and the United States to define similar issues in kids who essentially did not go to school because they
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2a) Which policy would an act consequentialist choose‚ and why? What about this do you find plausible or implausible? When it comes to making ethical decisions‚ consequentialism prioritizes the maximization of good outcomes as the basis for moral justification. Within this ethical concept‚ the evaluation of policies such as Policy 1‚ which involves empowering the police/military to establish a safer community‚ becomes significant. Act consequentialism is a form of consequentialism that influences
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Being that it is written in to the National Association of Social Work (NASW) Code of Ethics for social workers to ensure social justice and the dignity and worth of the person‚ the negative consequences that are brought about by the portrayal of gender roles in the media are relevant to the career. Gender related stereotypes can lead to a multitude of social injustices that can hinder the success of individuals by limiting amount of opportunities and sources of empowerment available to them (NASW
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remember the steps for the members. Rules: set ground rules; Identify issues we would like to change; decide on what to work on first‚ Goals: what do we want to achieve? Explore the issues in more detail; Strategies/activities: work out ways of achieving goals. When social worker dealing with family issues has to develop ground rules for the family members. RIDGES steps are essential to social workers when sessions are undertaken with families. Ground rules include confidentiality‚ record keeping‚ working
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The clients social workers provide services for are faced with various issues that may cause challenges for both the client and social worker. These issues includes social injustice‚ economic hardship‚ inadequate health coverage‚ lack of transportation and limited family support. Although social workers are held accountable for adhering to the code of ethics‚ depending on the client’s lifestyle or personal choice the social worker personal and professional beliefs may be challenged. Levenson states
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Group Process Social work practitioners employ different types of strategies when working with treatment groups. These strategies are designed to meet the individual needs of each member as well as the needs of the group. The purpose of this particular group was to provide psycho-education‚ support and treatment to its members. The goal of this treatment group was to rehabilitate members and restore them to their formal level of functioning (Toseland and Rivas‚ 2011). The group was led by
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Older people and Social Care My presentation topic is social policy and older people and the key act I’m going to mainly focus on is the NHS & Community Care Act 1990. Going with the assumption that an older person is one whose age is 65 or over – the one distinguishing feature that they possess is that they appear not to work for a living. Older people have always been a major focus for social policy and because the UK is an ageing society‚ their importance to the subject is increasing further
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