someone mentions social work‚ people believe that a social worker helps an individual or family get assistance such as SNAP. Although social work is a helping profession that is not what a social worker does. There are many different professions in the social work field and some of them include advocacy and community organization‚ helping families or family member who are recovering from substance abuse‚ child welfare‚ developmental disabilities‚ public welfare‚ etc. The social work profession also
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This assignment is aimed at evaluating and analysing how the organization setting where I practiced as a student social worker influences individual performance‚ teams‚ inter-agency and inter-professional working. Organisational theories‚ relevant legislation will be utilized along with social work values throughout the assignment and my professional development and lastly give a conclusion of recommendations for improving practice. To comply with the Data Protection Act (1998) the organization has
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SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis‚ Missouri is a Catholic non-profit community hospital. SSM Health offers care through 20 hospitals‚ 63 outpatient care sites‚ nursing homes‚ hospice and more. One of those 20 hospitals include Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. (SSMHealth‚ 2017) Cardinal Glennon is among one of the leading academic medical centers in its region. Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital is not just your day to day walk in Emergency Room type hospital. Cardinal
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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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passion for‚ you will never work a day in your life? This is a philosophy I have stood by throughout my life. I have always had a passion for helping people‚ particularly young people and children who are socially and economically disadvantaged to overcome obstacles in their lives and achieve their full potential. My desire to make this a reality is reflected in my three years study of BSc (Hons) Applied Criminology and Sociology undergraduate degree and volunteer work in charity organisations (youth
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It is important in the field of Social Work‚ where one may have many diverse clients‚ to be attune to issues of cultural competencies. Sue(2005) established cultural competency as four part process that includes awareness of one own’s assumptions and values‚ understanding the world view of clients‚ developing an appropriate intervention and understand organizations/institutions that help or hinder cultural competency. My experience as a marginalized individual has made me more cultural competency
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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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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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International Social Work http://isw.sagepub.com Defining Social Work for the 21st Century: The International Federation of Social Workers ’ Revised Definition of Social Work Isadora Hare International Social Work 2004; 47; 407 DOI: 10.1177/0020872804043973 The online version of this article can be found at: http://isw.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/47/3/407 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: International Association of Schools of Social Work International
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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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