International Federation of Social Workers

3. As a social worker, working with Andrew would be incredibly difficult, as rectifying all the harm that was done by the child welfare system would require intense interventions in order to restore Andrew’s emotional wellbeing. Andrew has lived in 19 residences throughout his 17 years, and it has been proven that frequently moving children around, is detrimental to their emotional wellbeing, and destroys a growing adolescent’s sense of stability. A lack of stability is evident within Andrew’s…

consequently for empowering practice.” (Mantell 2013: 88). Mantell’s view on the importance of relationships is shared with Trotter (2004, cited in Healy, 2012: 8) who emphasises that “effective social work practice relies on purposeful and constructive relationships…

A social worker has many roles to play, but is never really thanked for what they do for clients. Social work is a great field to take interest in and pursue. A social worker is someone who promotes social change. They are the problem-solvers to every situation you encounter with them, family and relationship counselors. They are to help enhance, and ensure the well-being of the society. Someone can get to save so many lives every day whether they’re babies, teens, young adults, or older adults.…

number of years, I was not sure what I wanted to do. My husband and I discussed what field I should pursue and I decided to go into Social Work. Our lives are forever changed because of the decision. I started at the University of Mississippi in Tupelo in August, 2014. I felt that all the classes I took were very helpful in my pursuit of my education. SW 450 Fields of Social Work was the only class that I felt did not help me in any way. It seems that this class just discussed things that we had…

Social workers fill a vital role in today’s world. The United States has made great strides in creating programs and making laws to protect, support, and encourage those in need, however, those alone would not be enough, without professionals that are educated, trained, and driven to help people effectively. Building a relationship with the client is paramount, therefore, the ability to show you care, while remaining professional is key to successfully helping the client. To do this effectively…

A Social Worker 's Career Have you ever wondered what a social worker is? A Social worker is someone that helps other people. They can help people when they are ill or going through rough times. There is a lot of people in the social work industry. Social workers get paid for the aspect they love to do which is help people. What will be mentioned to help people understand social work is the job requirements, job description, motivations, and the history of social work. To become a social…

truly enjoy the intake process and recording the CASE and SOAP notes. I am glad I was taught early on how important documentation is in the social work field. I understand now why the logs are important as well because it gives us a chance to reflect on what is really on our minds when it comes to our agency and the issues that are a part of everyday social work. I spent time at my agency this week working on my agency evaluation paper for another class as well. My agency evaluation and…

remains to be our very existence. With a Bachelors Degree in Social Work, I have successfully found the key to helping…

Introduction The Social Work curriculum consists of classroom education and learning from the actual fields of practice.The purpose of writing this journal is to document my learning experience and examine my skills in the practicum settings and apply them to my Social Service profession. Journal 1 Classroom education provides the information basis , theoretical knowledge and understanding in all foundational area of Social Work. Many topics are covered in class to bring knowledge and hands…

On Wednesday, March 2, 2016 I attended a Building Cultural Competency Workshop (BCCW), which was held at the Festival Highlands room at James Madison University. This event brought together multiple Health and Behavioral Science majors (Social Work, Nursing, etc.) in order to discuss cultural competency in our own lives. This workshop brought the HBS majors together in order for us to learn from one another how we can work effectively in cross-cultural situations, including in our workplace and…