form of modern technology. The social work profession is and with always be a helping profession‚ and acts in the best interest of their clients. As society changes‚ the profession must make certain adjustments in order to keep serving clients. However‚ we must be careful not to abandon our ethical standards and stay true to the mission and code of social work. In this paper‚ I will explore how recent advances in technology affects the social work profession as a
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“Social work is the professional activity of helping individuals‚ groups‚ or communities enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning and creating societal conditions favorable to this goal” (Kirst-Ashman). There are multiple fields of practice in social work; each addressing a certain population or specific need. My experience visiting four social agencies gave me a better insight on what it really means to work as a licensed social worker. To complete my field survey I interviewed
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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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Professional Supervision in Social Work 1. Introduction 1.1. The 21st Century Review of Social Work‚ the various restructurings across Scottish Local Authorities and the range of different arrangements across voluntary and private providers has led to a debate about the meaning and role of Social Work supervision. 1.2. The term supervision is widely interpreted and often misunderstood in its traditional context of directly monitoring‚ observing or training. The focus in this paper is on
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SOCIAL WORK: PERSONAL STATEMENT. Having spent the last six years studying in the social care field‚ I have come to realise my passion in helping and assisting people who may be going through difficult stages in their life. So far‚ I have worked for a home care and a nursery. As a nursery assistant my role was to care and assist young children‚ aged between 6 months to 5 years old. On Mondays and Thursday I was planning and organising fun and intellectual activities such as drawing‚ painting
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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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Social Work shadowing Shadowing day at Rees House Intake Team 09/06/11 The intake team consist of approximately 25 Social Workers‚ (not enough SW) and 2 Team Managers (not enough TM). Duty is everyday and each SW will be on duty for 2 days and team meeting once weekly. Referrals that come in can amount to up to around 30 daily. Each SW can hold about 16 cases sometimes have about 60 children on their case load. Referrals are not always Child Protection issues
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No matter the work salary is not high and have to pay more effort‚ I think that each professional positions and workers who need to responsibility to do their jobs. People require persistence‚ patient and confidence that to be a professional attitude to complete the
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GROUP WORK In a group‚ it composed of two or more people. In each group has their common goal. Group work is an essential part of life‚ integral component of social work practice. Group work provides a variable of benefits that individual work cannot provide‚ such as the synergy among members that group work provides over case‚ and it is precisely why group work is applied in the social work setting. Group work is a method of social work which helps individuals to enhance their social functioning
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Social work has been a profession early in the twentieth century after the soar of social work education and well-organized charities (Richard‚ 2008). It was contributed by the charities workers‚ Abraham Flexner (an expert of professional education) and Ernest Greenwood who evaluated social work as a profession (DuBois & Miley‚ 1992). The following discussion will explain more about the reason why non-social work professionals are not suitable or incapable of playing the roles and function of social
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