“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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Social justice and social services have always played a vital role in my life. From leading canned food and toy drives in middle school to volunteering in school settings and soup kitchens‚ I am dedicated in assisting others to meet their goals and removing obstacles that may present as a disability or create discrimination. Through the experiences of engaging with individuals from different populations‚ I have realized the importance of working on a marco-level of social services. An individual’s
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BTEC Apprenticeship Assessment Workbook Level 2 Health & Social Care 1. THE APPRENTICESHIP AND YOUR ROLE 1 In this induction section you will show that you understand the employer/employee relationship and what someone who works in the health and social care sector is required to do. The Workbook will help you to show that you follow agreed ways of working. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING Task 1 WorkSkills: Unit 1: 1.1‚ 1.2 Task 1a Complete the spider diagram below to show that
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Unit 206 Understand the role of the social care worker Outcome 1 understand working relationships in social care settings. 1.1 Explain how a working relationship is different from a personal relationship. The difference between a working relationship and a personal relationship is that a working relationship is chosen for you‚ you are placed with other people to work as part of a team where each individual is working following professional
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Outline current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK home nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people. For example‚ include brief information on: Working together to safeguard children 2010; Children Act 1989 & 2004; Laming and Bichard Inquiries; Every Child Matters; Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 There are many guidelines and legislations affecting the safeguarding of children. Information on protecting and safeguarding children can be found
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P7: Describe the roles‚ responsibilities and career pathways of three health or social care sectors Within this assignment I will be discussing three different health or social care professionals and describing their roles are and also their responsibilities. Social worker A social worker’s role is to help people with their issues and also their families‚ in order to help to adjust to the problems that are occurring throughout their lives. They most frequently work with those problems such as‚
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Assignment brief – QCF BTEC Assignment front sheet Qualification Unit number and title BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care (QCF) Unit 9: Values and Planning Learner name Assessor name … Floyd Manderson Date issued Hand in deadline Submitted on Group 1: 16/04/2015 Group 1: 27/04/2015 … Assignment title The processes and assessment tools used by three key professionals and the potential issues that may arise as they work together to enable the planning and support of individuals
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Social Policy and its application to Social Service Provision HNC Social Care Learning Outcome 1 Submission Date /2015 Sarah Monteith BC0094270 Word count 1‚667 SCENARIO ONE Miss Ruth Smith is a young mother in her mid-twenties who is unmarried and has two young children‚ one who is disabled. Miss Smith has an inherited condition which has resulted in small stature and curvature to the bones of her spine and legs. She has limited strength although mobile and able to drive. Ruth is currently
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A Learning Disability (LD) “is a disorder in one or more of basic psychological process involved in understanding or using the language which may manifest in an imperfect ability to think‚ speak‚ listen‚ read ‚ write ‚ spell or conduct mathematical calculations” . (Zastrow‚ & Kirst-Ashman‚ 2007) It involves difficulty in processing information and/ or using this information to communicate. Children with LD currently make up to 6 present of the school- aged population in the United States and
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Social work and Social Welfare has been with us from as far back as the 1600’s and it has always been‚ and has continued to be a response to human needs. In order to understand its historical development‚ it is necessary to examine the significant factors‚ which has influenced its evolution. It can be said however that factors such as the establishment of the Elizabethan poor laws‚ the emancipation of slavery and the social unrest which resulted in the 1937 riots‚ played a momentous role in the development
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