Rights & Justice
As set out by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the three main principles of human rights are ‘freedom, equality and dignity’ (cited in Kallen, 2004, p.14). My late nana was agoraphobic, diabetic and hated technology. The optician, chiropodist and district nurse would attend her at home so she was still able to receive services the same as other people. She did not have a bank account, used to pay her bills through the Post Office and refused to try on-line shopping even with assistance. Family usually did all those jobs for her and sometimes I would help her if they were not available. She insisted on paying me for helping her out (even if I refused to take it!). I insisted I did not help her to earn anything …show more content…
empowering and supporting people to change and improve their quality of life, carrying out risk assessments on families to safeguard vulnerable children and adults, etc. These duties are underpinned by a wide spectrum of knowledge.
From the course, I have learned theories in sociology, social policy, ideologies, psychology, human development, etc to gain initial understanding how social, cultural, psychological and physical factors affect people, shaping Social Workers’ practice and how research-based critiques contribute to the knowledge base of Social Work. For instance, Arksey & Baxter (2012) conducted a research on Direct Payment by interviewing thirty individuals highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of using Direct Payment in reality, which comprehend its theoretical concepts.
As a result of doing the group assignment in the Case Study Module and the character (Mark) which I have been allocated to work on, I have came across various child development models and theories which I have found extremely valuable in helping me to understand myself as well as influencing my future thinking personally and …show more content…
It is necessary to form some provisional hypotheses in order to picture the service user’s possible situations within the family. When information is gathered from different sources as well as by observations, hypotheses can be evaluated and tested against their validity. As a result, some will be discarded and for remaining hypotheses separate but related jigsaws can be pieced together forming a complete picture. (Sheppard et al., 2001, pp.867-868) This process requires critical thinking based on knowledge and evidence.
Evidence is vital in social work practice as it supports the rationale of an action or inaction. It justifies decisions made when they are being challenged by service users particularly in court. Therefore evidence should be recorded formally and ethically as a record to prove that the service users are fully informed for the whole assessment and intervention process. In addition, evidence can be used as proof that decisions made are not entirely based on intuition. (Mathews & Crawford, 2011, pp.5-9)
In future, I will need to refine my critical reflection skill and ensure that I constantly reflect on my time in placement to help me develop into a better Social Worker
Intervention and
As set out by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the three main principles of human rights are ‘freedom, equality and dignity’ (cited in Kallen, 2004, p.14). My late nana was agoraphobic, diabetic and hated technology. The optician, chiropodist and district nurse would attend her at home so she was still able to receive services the same as other people. She did not have a bank account, used to pay her bills through the Post Office and refused to try on-line shopping even with assistance. Family usually did all those jobs for her and sometimes I would help her if they were not available. She insisted on paying me for helping her out (even if I refused to take it!). I insisted I did not help her to earn anything …show more content…
empowering and supporting people to change and improve their quality of life, carrying out risk assessments on families to safeguard vulnerable children and adults, etc. These duties are underpinned by a wide spectrum of knowledge.
From the course, I have learned theories in sociology, social policy, ideologies, psychology, human development, etc to gain initial understanding how social, cultural, psychological and physical factors affect people, shaping Social Workers’ practice and how research-based critiques contribute to the knowledge base of Social Work. For instance, Arksey & Baxter (2012) conducted a research on Direct Payment by interviewing thirty individuals highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of using Direct Payment in reality, which comprehend its theoretical concepts.
As a result of doing the group assignment in the Case Study Module and the character (Mark) which I have been allocated to work on, I have came across various child development models and theories which I have found extremely valuable in helping me to understand myself as well as influencing my future thinking personally and …show more content…
It is necessary to form some provisional hypotheses in order to picture the service user’s possible situations within the family. When information is gathered from different sources as well as by observations, hypotheses can be evaluated and tested against their validity. As a result, some will be discarded and for remaining hypotheses separate but related jigsaws can be pieced together forming a complete picture. (Sheppard et al., 2001, pp.867-868) This process requires critical thinking based on knowledge and evidence.
Evidence is vital in social work practice as it supports the rationale of an action or inaction. It justifies decisions made when they are being challenged by service users particularly in court. Therefore evidence should be recorded formally and ethically as a record to prove that the service users are fully informed for the whole assessment and intervention process. In addition, evidence can be used as proof that decisions made are not entirely based on intuition. (Mathews & Crawford, 2011, pp.5-9)
In future, I will need to refine my critical reflection skill and ensure that I constantly reflect on my time in placement to help me develop into a better Social Worker
Intervention and