goal of Social Work practice is the psychosocial improvement of the individuals within a system and the system where they operate. Social Work has three different concentrations‚ Micro practice‚ Mezzo practice and Macro practice. Micro practice focuses in individual and small groups such as couples‚ families and groups. This practice is more direct or face to face intervention. Mezzo practice focuses in medium communities‚ it can be face to face or indirect practice. And Macro practice focuses in
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Within this summative I will be discussing the importance of reflection in relation to social work practice. I will also analyse two reflective models‚ and compare the models in terms of similarities and differences. The models will give their explanation on reflection and how effective it can be in practice. Then finally‚ I will assess the models values and effectiveness in relation to professional social work assessment. This part will examine how useful reflection can be while carrying out assessments
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Describe a Practice Situation: (Descriptive items to cover: the situation‚ your part in it or the roles of others you observed‚ the outcome‚ and your reactions and feelings during the event or afterward.) Today I observed 2 emergency hearings and a detention hearing. The first hearing was a juvenile sent to detention for trying to commit suicide by hanging himself at his foster home‚ the foster mom had to cut him down‚ he was sent to FMC‚ assessed and then released‚ he was sent to detention
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Mining Report: Social Work in Evidence Based Practice Adrian Perry The University of Tennessee College of Social Work Mining Report: Social Work in Evidence Based Practice The purpose of social work is to demonstrate to society the necessary appropriateness of social welfare. Society operates from a capitalist standpoint‚ which in turn establishes a hierarchy within economic class‚ race‚ and gender. Social work is a profession that addresses social problems with
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Each one of the early years educators has played an important role in setting the foundations that is the basis of the main curriculum’s and foundation frameworks in schools today. Maria Montessori believed in independence in nurseries and that children should be taught to use their senses first rather than just educating their intellect with subjects such as maths and science. These of course came later in the children’s education but the main focus within her nurseries was to develop observational
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mothers care due to her having a substance abuse problem and mental health concerns. I will link the legal framework that was relevant to this case study and describe actions taken. Additionally these actions will demonstrate the application of social work methods and theories that were contributive elements in his intervention‚ offering explanations as to why these particular methods were used. Before closing‚ the essay will review any issues of discrimination with a reflection of the overall process
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Definitions Evidence-Based Practice. The term evidence-based practice (EBP) was used initially in relation to medicine‚ but has since been adopted by many fields including education‚ child welfare‚ mental heath‚ and criminal justice. The Institute of Medicine (2001) defines evidence-based medicine as the integration of best researched evidence and clinical expertise with patient values (p. 147). In social work‚ most agree that EBP is a process involving creating an answerable question based on
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9.1 Feminist Practice: Karen has demonstrated her depth of understanding Social Work theory and her talent for applying its practice. Karen was able to recognize the situation and view it with a socialist perspective. The initial information of two small children wandering around at night alone‚ pulls at our heart strings and exposes our bias. These biases make us susceptible to formulating rash knee jerk reactions of condemnation. Karen is aware of her biases and has demonstrated the ability to
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Discussion 1: Week 4 Social work practice with groups Talia is a 19-year female a junior majoring in psychology and minoring in English. Talia is a brilliant student with an excellent GPA that has authored short articles on current events for the university. She is an active person and belong to female social group also lives in an apartment outside the school premises. In addition‚ Talia visits the university gym for wellness excise a few times a week. She like to drink few times a week. Sometimes
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workers of the Administration for Children Services (ACS) and our students. In building these relationships‚ we as staff have a lot of outside commonalities (i.e. social clubs‚ mutual friends‚ shared interest and come from the same geographical community). In my position‚ I have an advantage over a lot of staff. I come from the community that I work in‚ I have observed many of the children that enroll into my school grow and develop inside and outside of the school setting. Most of the children‚ that attend
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