A social worker, or case worker, is someone who has a sort of passion or drive for helping people. Not just anyone can take on this career, the job demands a special type of person with certain qualities fit for situations that will be thrown at hand. Social workers work with a broad spectrum of individuals, whether it’s the elderly, children, the homeless, drug/alcohol abusers, or people with learning and physical disabilities. Case workers aid and support them through difficult times and ensure that these vulnerable people are safeguarded from harm. Social workers are an essential part of our society, they have a wide range of skills to implement a variety of social issues.…
A social workers role in society is to empower and speak on behalf of the vulnerable.…
1. A. Immunity is related to mandated reporting if a mandated reporter does notice signs of abuse, they will not be getting in any trouble for reporting it. This means they can’t get sued for reporting signs of child abuse (McCoy & Keen, 2014). This also applies to a permissive reporter. Many health care works, teachers, nurses and doctors wouldn’t want to report because they were scared of the consequences (McCoy & Keen, 2014).…
He informing the reader that social workers need to intervene and help develop programs across the country that are effective in preventing truancy. The textbook explains many roles for a social worker. One of many roles that a social worker must obtain is to be an advocate. “The advocate role often entails stepping forward and speaking on behalf of the client system” (Textbook, 54) meaning that social workers are to stand up for individuals, like children and adolescents who are being treated unfairly. Schools need to take greater steps to uncover the problem of what is causing truancy and not jump to the punishment as a solution.…
Social Workers interview families and students to acquire historical information which is used in developing case assessments. The role of the Social Workers include planning family day schedule, conducting group sessions, individual sessions and family sessions, using professionally prescribed teaching methods, techniques and, providing utilization review reports to referral source and sponsoring agencies, initiating family contact, interacting with students in a professional manner to elicit positive change, documenting all services delivered, completing other reports, assessments, reviews as assigned in a timely manner and coordinating discharge…
Unit 11: Schools as organisations Section 1: The structure of education from early years to postcompulsory education Section 2: How schools are organised in terms of roles and responsibilities Section 3: Ethos, mission, aims and values Section 4: Legislation affecting schools Section 5: The purpose of school policies and procedures Section 6: The wider context in which schools operate Section 1: The structure of education from early years to postcompulsory education Within this section, you will learn about: • Entitlement and provision for early years education • Characteristics of different types of schools and school governance • Post 16 options for young people and adults Entitlement and provision for early year’s education All 3 and 4 year old children are entitled to 15 hours per week over a minimum of 38 weeks in the year of funded early education. They…
Unit 11- Safeguarding Adults and promoting independence P4- Outline key legislations and regulations which govern safeguarding adults work P5- Outline working strategies and procedures used in health and social care to reduce the risk of abuse…
Allowing children and young people to take choices and helping them finding and understanding all the choices they have. Sharing information about potential risks and risk prevention. Fostering a respect culture which is free of violence and where diversity is accepted and embraced. Giving information about their body and health, explaining hazards and promoting a healthy lifestyle. Including environmental topics.…
As a social worker it is crucial to listen to her, repeat what she is saying, and show her empathy. To explain and recap what LaShonda just stated is essential to know and verify to make sure we are both on the same page. Most importantly, I will work with LaShonda to build trust and help her feel comfortable. I will also try to understand her past and see if she has been affected in any way from any abuse. If she refuses to open up I will build rapport with her so it could be easier to have her open up.…
Social workers and other professionals have a role in keeping children safe, they need to work together under the working together to safeguard children 2015 this replaced working together to safeguard children 2013. In order to keep children and young people safe from child sexual exploitation (CSE) and child sexual abuse (CSB). CSE is a form of CSB, children are exploited for money, power or status. CSE is seen as a hidden crime. Children and young people could be easily tricked in believing there in a loving, consensual relationship, they could be invited to parties, given drugs, alcohol.…
Speaking clearly and calmly, not making a big deal about it. If the individual way ill it would be up to the staff to attend the individual’s hygiene needs and assess what needs they have. The staff need to take into account the individuals preferences and culture. In this situation I must ensure I do not put my personal experiences on the individual and respect their decisions on how they wish to be cared for. 2:2 Describe how to make an individual aware of the effects of poor personal hygiene I would look at the individual’s health and see if there was any reason other than poor hygiene that may explain things.…
Professionals need to be able to identify abuse and take the correct steps to ensure the safety of a child or…
If service users, carers and social workers work alongside each other instead of against each other they can both give feedback back and forth and work in partnership to form better outcomes for others in similar situations. This will help build up relationships and helps the understanding of both parties. This situation was an impacting one to reflect on as the Congress day was set up to help widen our knowledge and I found it highly beneficial from this specific workshop that 'service users and carers are so diverse and not two are alike.' (Congress day, 2017) This means that a social worker needs to have the skill of adapting to suit the service user and carers needs they are working with.…
Being a social worker is often a challenging, yet rewarding career. Social workers are responsible for helping individuals, families, and groups of people to cope with problems they’re facing to improve their patients’ lives. Social workers are also trained caseworkers in social service agencies who perform several functions which they use different components of the practice framework, the theoretical underpinnings to in order to build helping relationships. After interviewing a caseworker in a specific social agency there were advantages and disadvantages of methods along with challenges encountered in working in that specific agency. With all of these the functions, roles and responsibilities of a caseworker is what helps any agency to uphold…
Philosophy of Classroom Management and Discipline: My personal philosophy for my classroom management and expectations in my classroom are set clearly through the use of classdojo and classroom laws. Classroom laws are the “rules” that are set within the classroom by the students. This is a list that usually on the first day of school is created as a class. Students express their ideas and thoughts on how the classroom should be ran and what is expected from them and me as a teacher.…