cognitive, and cultural needs of children available for adoption in order to match them with an appropriate adoptive home; (3) working with birth families to determine their capacities to continue to parent and to be involved in their children’s lives and/or to potentially deal with termination of parental rights; (4) helping with placement transitions; and (5) providing for post-adoption services to ensure lasting and strong adoptive families
The first part is completed by a home visit. Not only do they look to see if the environment is suitable for a child but also to know the future parents. There are multiple interviews that helps give the social worker an understanding of what the family is like and the dynamics of their lives. The social …show more content…
We are constantly looking for ways that will empower our clients. In short we look for ways that will help strengthen their strengths and give them the power to function better in society by themselves. A social worker will try to find ways to empower their client in their personal, interpersonal and political lives. We do this by engaging in a role that acts as a consulted in problem solving, resource management, and providing education. In all fields a social workers practice from an empowerment model and adoption social workers are not an …show more content…
There are a lot of articles out there that has information about the adoption process but also the duties of a caseworker. The articles are very informational and are made by different adoption agencies, practicing caseworkers or professional organizations dedicated to adoptions and/or foster care. In each article I will explain the main points of the article and what it helped me learn about the adoption process or what a social worker would do and some challenges they might be presented with. I will also discuss how this information will show how the social worker will practice within the empowerment model and how their actions tie into the social work goals. I learned a lot from these articles and I will review the articles that I found interesting and
The first part is completed by a home visit. Not only do they look to see if the environment is suitable for a child but also to know the future parents. There are multiple interviews that helps give the social worker an understanding of what the family is like and the dynamics of their lives. The social …show more content…
We are constantly looking for ways that will empower our clients. In short we look for ways that will help strengthen their strengths and give them the power to function better in society by themselves. A social worker will try to find ways to empower their client in their personal, interpersonal and political lives. We do this by engaging in a role that acts as a consulted in problem solving, resource management, and providing education. In all fields a social workers practice from an empowerment model and adoption social workers are not an …show more content…
There are a lot of articles out there that has information about the adoption process but also the duties of a caseworker. The articles are very informational and are made by different adoption agencies, practicing caseworkers or professional organizations dedicated to adoptions and/or foster care. In each article I will explain the main points of the article and what it helped me learn about the adoption process or what a social worker would do and some challenges they might be presented with. I will also discuss how this information will show how the social worker will practice within the empowerment model and how their actions tie into the social work goals. I learned a lot from these articles and I will review the articles that I found interesting and