Topic: School Based Social Work Story: During my freshman year at College‚ I was mad aware of a job opening at a local public school on Staten Island. Some of the college’s students spent their first semester volunteering there for their freshman learning community. By the second semester‚ all the volunteers left because the atmosphere of the school was challenging. With all of the free help gone‚ the school put out a flyer for paid after school help positions. I jumped at the opportunity for
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As social workers are involved with comparatively powerless people within the community‚ they are in an influential position with regards to the fair treatment of many disadvantaged individuals. This unfair treatment comes in the forms of discrimination and oppression. Discrimination can be defined as the act of giving less favourable treatment‚ through prejudice and stereotype‚ of individuals typically belonging to groups who are a relatively powerless part of society. Discrimination can come in
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 221 AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 15 SERIES OF 1998‚ ENTITLED "REDIRECTING THE FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT" WHEREAS‚ the Department of Social Welfare and Development‚ hereinafter referred to as DSWD‚ by virtue of Executive Order No. 15 Series of 1998‚ has been transformed from direct service deliverer to technical assistance provider as a result of the devolution of basic services to the local government units; WHEREAS‚ despite
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|Explain how current and relevant legislation and policy affects work with children | | | | |and young people | |Answer | |All of the policies and procedures by which I work are defined by The Children’s Act 1989 which legislates for England
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The Service Delivery System 1 Learning Goals In this module students will be able to examine and discuss: The differences between social services delivered by the government (public sector)‚ the voluntary sector (non-profit)‚ and the private sector (for profit); The programs delivered by each sector; The strengths and weaknesses of each of these approaches to service delivery; Ethical issues related to service delivery; The significance of "informal helpers"; and‚ The "consumer movement"
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The need for social work within the military should be a spotlight for the public‚ however‚ military issues have gotten more attention than in the past. People are aware of PTSD and TBI as common issues among the military‚ suicide and sexual abuse get attention as well. Important issues such as these should continue to receive public attention yet more common issues should be in the spotlight as well. Away from friends and family‚ dealing with finances and jumping into adult relationships usually
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Department of Social Work SW1101E: Social Work: A Heart-Head-hand Connection Topic of Portfolio: Multi-Stressed families- Child Abuse in Singapore Date/Time of Submission: 30th October 2013/ 3PM For the entirety of this report‚ I will be focusing on Multi-stressed families but more specifically I will be tackling the issue of child abuse in Singapore. Child abuse is not at all restricted to the conventional form of physical abuse in our society any longer. Child abuse can be classified
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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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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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corporate social work responsibility Organization - ghj previous experience- 2 yrs salary- 30000 How social work education helped / helping you in his/her job? Since I work as a research assistant I don’t often use the theories. The only method which I use is research. But the social work education has helped me in getting this job. Because of my education I have an in-depth knowledge about research and it motivates me to work on exciting topics. The experience of applying social work principles
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