2010 The field of social work is constantly being influenced by new theories and ideology that affects how social worker’s engage and interact with their clients. The new ideology of the theories can impact the values of social worker’s. The purpose of this paper is to explore and inform how the concepts of relationship or alliance with clients from the work of the RCT theorist‚ Judith Herman‚ and Paulo Freire has influenced my values and developing sense of social work practice. As a student
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In the second case example‚ a theoretical perspective that may work for the family‚ is the Strengths Perspective. In this perspective‚ a social worker would acknowledge the client’s strengths and help the clients build upon those strengths‚ as well as realizing that they have the ability to learn and change. In this example‚ Romelio has numerous strengths that he can build upon in order to change his ways. One of his strengths includes the fact that he was able to maintain sobriety for two years
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Understanding different theories related to social work is something that all social workers working in the field must do‚ if they are going to be effective at assisting their clients with meeting needs. Understanding theories is an organized way of understanding events and behaviors and situations that are often resented by those served‚ and while no client or situation is the same understanding these theories is a great way to ensure that you as the practitioner possess the tools necessary to do
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family and her discharge plans from a hospital. As I lack the information‚ I would need to assume some parameters. I am Jean’s social worker working on her discharge plan with a multi-agency hospital team. I will assist Jean to receive an information about support available after her discharge‚ helping her to make an informed decision. I will work on identifying social work theory relevant to this case. This will allow me to choose a suitable method of intervention to assist a family in making decisions
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A sociological perspective The article I read was on how culture is involved in the social working sector in Jamaica. As the article says‚ it is known that most writers seem to agree that the word “culture” is a sort of relationship between cultural patterns of the groups of people and their survival strategies. Throughout the passage‚ the plural society theory came about. A plural society is one that is composed of various groups‚ each with its own subculture‚ and only a few culture symbols are
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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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The implementation of multiple perspectives in social work promotes flexible thinking which contributes to the use of innovative‚ insightful‚ and analytical approaches when exploring client’s situations. Moreover‚ multiple perspective assists social work practice by providing various viewpoints in guiding clients to find possible solutions to their cases. As implied by Hutchison (2015)‚ each perspective aims to comprehend human behavior within given circumstances (p.71). Certainly‚ each case is different
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The study and research of human development has always been intriguing‚ yet intensive. There are five perspectives commonly discussed in human development. The perspectives include: psychoanalytic‚ learning‚ cognitive‚ contextual‚ and evolutionary/sociobiological. Those who follow the contextual perspective tend to believe that development can be better understood in its social context. Additionally‚ they observe the individual as an inseparable component of the environment. Psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner
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Theory of Community SCC and the community Pittsburg are similar to the Social Systems Theory. The Social Systems Theory emphasizes how the various social subsystems within the community interact with each other. This theory mentions the inputs and the outputs of the community (Kirst-Ashman‚ 2014). SCC and other agencies work together in the community to provide resources to help the citizens of the community. The outputs are to empower their clients to become productive citizens of the community
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The conversation among social work professionals‚ until recently‚ has largely regarded nature’s effect on the human disposition as opposed to the nurturing one receives throughout the life cycle. Ecological systems theory states that a person is largely reliant on their environment. The two are so intricately woven that it is nearly impossible to separate the two in an effort to assign responsibility for human characteristics. In basic terms‚ the environment affects the person just as significantly
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