please describe generalist social work. How do you see it different form other helping professions? There exists a monumental difference between a generalist’s social work and a helping profession’s work. This is ascribed to the fact that the generalist’s work is not limited to any client or work. Instead‚ they deal with all facets of the client’s life. One of the factors that puts a generalist a notch higher is the fact that they recognize the interactions of a client with the environment. In addition
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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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Religion‚ Social Policy‚ and Social Work Practice Faith-based Services in Public Welfare It is generally accepted that the church has been a locus of social service and social change throughout America’s history‚ and “that the concept of human services emerged‚ at least partially‚ from a religious base” (Ellor‚ Netting‚ & Thibault‚ 1999‚ p. 13). Furthermore‚ it is recognized that the social work profession in the United States was influenced by a long history of religious traditions (Ellor
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On Social Theory In Social Work We know where we have been‚ where we are now and where we need to go - but how do we get there? A map. Theory is a map. It notes any number of known landmarks (previously achieved or applied solutions) and obstacles (issues or problems) and gives us direction so that we are able to navigate intelligently and arrive safely (minimal discomfort to all) at our destination (desired outcome/s). Theory is an attempt to explain the unexplained‚ to give title to the untitled
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Advocacy in relation to social work Advocacy can be defined as ‘pleading the case of another’ or as a means of transferring power back to the client to enable them to control their own affairs. Social workers interview their clients and sometimes liaise with other professionals in order to assess their needs and draw up a plan of action. When a social worker takes on a case‚ the first thing they have to do is make an assessment‚ that is‚ decide on the appropriate course of action. It may be a question
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working with children. Most of us work under organizations and follow their rules and policies. However I feel that these rules and policies are not client centered. As a practitioner I would continually work with my clients to bring about change so that they can reach goals and go back out into the community and live productive lives. I honestly did not use motivational interviewing techniques because I was not trained on them. Many organizations that work with clients diagnosed with severe and persistent
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The career that I want to pursue is social work. I enjoy talking to people‚ helping them with their problems‚ and try to make their bad days better; I already have some trained skills‚ which I have learned in places that I did some volunteer work in the past. I also worked babysitting children of different ages and tutored others in some basic subjects. My experience of having my own small business plus all the volunteer work in the places I mentioned above‚ gave me a head start by assisting individuals
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this topic because the clients that a social worker will come in contact with‚ most likely would lack the feeling of power and need to regain empowerment. So the need to for empowerment is very important. This I believe is more of an alternative paradigm because it allows for the people with less power‚ began to gain power and traditionally power is only given to those who are of a certain race‚ class‚ or gender. My first thoughts about this topic is that the job of a social worker‚ is to help empower
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Kadye has to understand the family unit of every client with addiction problems and know when to encourage family to increase their expectations of the person. Additionally‚ she has to understand things such as anxiety and depression that her clients could be going through on a daily basis. Furthermore‚ she has to understand the boundaries the client has as well as her own. She needs to know what is wrong with the client and what traumas they might have gone through. She continues her knowledge of
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of Erlinda A. Cordero‚ Direct Practice in Social Work: An Overview‚ discuss the social work being a dynamic profession and how its practice should be ready in facing the paradigm shift. The author gave historical background on social work practice before 1970 and how these practices evolve due to varied problems and situations that arise from time to time. Also‚ she talks on how a state of the art practice should be administered in practicing social work where she emphasizes that for an advance direct
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