Examples Of Advocacy In Social Work

The fourth standard is advocacy. This means giving clients resources and having a voice for those who do not have a voice. Social workers should use their skills and knowledge to speak up on the behalf of others. This is especially important in child welfare because children are a vulnerable population. Because they are not adults, people do not let them speak when they have something to say. Using advocacy is important in the social work profession. I see it at my field placement. We believe that every child deserve an education and we provide them with that when schools cannot handle their behavior anymore. We advocate to provide the children with an education at MVP and to get them enrolled back into their home school.
The fifth standard is working together with other service providers in the community to provide resources to client. Social workers should work collaboratively with other professionals in the community to provide a well-rounded intervention plan for clients. By working together as a whole, the client can receive multiple different services and the services would be more therapeutic. As a school social worker using this standard will be beneficial. I will have to use community partners when addressing the students who are homeless and those who have …show more content…
This means looking out for the safety of the child. Intervention is looking out for the well-being of the child and stepping in when a situation is out of control. It means that social workers will provide resources and teach skills when they intervene. Intervention will be based on assessments and goals (NASW, 2013). Using intervention is important at MVP. We use it almost every day when a situation is out of control. Intervention looks different for each of the children at MVP because of past situations and assessments we have about them. Using intervention is important to MVP because it stops the child’s behavior and then process the behavior to move on from