From Poor Law to Welfare State: A History of Social Welfare in America- Walter I. Trattner Chapter 1: The Background The chapter traces the origin of welfare practices and caring for the needy from primitive times to the Elizabethan Poor Laws. References include Hammurabi‚ a Babylonian ruler who included protection of the vulnerable a part of his code in 2000 BC and the ancient Greeks and Romans (including Aristotle‚ 384-322 BC) who considered giving to charity a virtue. Perhaps more important
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received a 28 in the category of social. The social category was the highest number compared to the next high of 14 in investigative. After looking through careers in the social category I felt the need to further research mental health and substance abuse social workers. I currently work in the field of mental health and substance abuse as a crisis counselor. I had seriously thought about going back to school to get my masters in social work after talking to making social work co-workers. However there
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SOCIAL WORK MANAGEMENT AND ITS RELEVANCE TO THE SOCIAL WORK PROFFESSION LAUREN DA SILVA Introduction. ...........................................................................................................4 The social work profession ........................................................................................5 {text:list-item} {text:list-item} {text:list-item} {text:list-item} Definition of management.......................
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Field of Social Work Practice in Child Welfare Definition of the Field The Encyclopedia Britannica defines child welfare as services and institutions concerned with the physical‚ social and psychological well-being of children‚ particularly children suffering from the effects of poverty or lacking normal parental care and supervision (Child Welfare‚ 2010). Working with children and families is the second largest area of practice for social workers‚ and it is most popular with those who have
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THE CHANGING ROLES AND TASKS OF SOCIAL WORK A literature informed discussion paper By James Blewett‚ Janet Lewis and Jane Tunstill January 2007 1 Introduction and structure of the report Over the last nine years or so‚ a set of wide ranging aspirations for social care have been identified‚ articulated and can already be seen to be informing the delivery of social care services.1 In view of the challenges posed by both the diverse needs of those who use services‚ as well as the diversity
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Research methods in Nursing and Social Work: Critical appraisal paper. The aim of this assignment is to look at two written research papers and carry out a critical assessment on them. I will present the assignment in two parts‚ Appendix 1 which is the first research paper called‚ “What professionals think about offenders with learning disabilities in the criminal justice system”. This article conducts a research and its aim is to find out whether people with learning disabilities are being treated
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(Munson‚ 1993:78). Introduction The profession of social work has evolved since the 1880s from a myriad of philosophies‚ disciplines‚ theories and groups. Social work supervision has mirrored this complex development‚ and often the changes in orientation to direct practice have been reflected in supervision (Kadushin‚ 1985). In the beginning of the 1880s‚ supervision was provided by paid agents who oversaw the work of visitor volunteers. At the turn of the century and into the
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The University of the West Indies Open Campus NAME OF TEACHER: Mr. De Cotou NAME OF STUDENT: Gabriella James SUBJECT: Principles and Practices of Social Work lll INTRODUCTION Harry Aponte‚ ACSW‚ is currently a Professor at Hahneman University in Philadelphia‚ and is the Director of the Family Therapy Training Program of Philadelphia. Mr. Aponte is a family therapist with a special interest in the treatment of the poor‚ and many of the problems associated with poverty‚ including the
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Contemporary Social Work Practise Taking into consideration all the material received regarding the Benjamin family‚ I have chosen to make use of the think child‚ think parent and think family approach in analysing the material. This method identifies what changes are required to improve service planning‚ delivery and practice and this will assist to improve the wellbeing and life chances of families affected by parental health. This essay will examine all the material provided focusing particularly
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37-41 Mortimer Street‚ London W1T 3JH‚ UK Australian Social Work Publication details‚ including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rasw20 School Social Work in Australia Jung-Sook Lee a a School of Social Sciences‚ University of New South Wales Published online: 07 Jun 2012. To cite this article: Jung-Sook Lee (2012): School Social Work in Australia‚ Australian Social Work‚ 65:4‚ 552-570 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10
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