I hope to work with domestic abuse victims so learning about what to document and what not to will be helpful so I do not end up hurting my client without meaning to. • Ecopmaps and how to make them was a lesson that I will be able to use in other classes and in…
In this case study, we learn that Laura has created a better life for herself and her children. She remarried, her son is a law student, and her daughter is graduating college next May. Laura received her Master’s degree in social work and is now working for a non-profit human service agency in El Paso, TX. Kid has also had some major changes in his life as well. He is ending another marriage and has an 18-year-old daughter who is in college. He reaches out to Laura after having dreams…
I search my soul to understand how to live in the “moment” while still planning for the future. I begin to understand this process when I began individual therapy. I wanted to give that person my undivided attention, my professionalism, and my social work competencies and experiences. I begin to understand and feel that “place” within myself. I believe I was scared, I had the person’s life in my hand, and God made me responsible for a soul for 60 minutes to offer the best of myself. In the…
of the problem. SFBT is a future-oriented therapy. SFBT was developed in the late 1970s by two social workers. SFBT evolved from Brief Family Therapy, where the founders worked. This research will cover the history, development, Basics and Methods of the Model when it’s appropriate to use the model when is not appropriate to use the model, the relationship with other models, applications for social work practice, and the connection to NASW code of ethics. SFBT focus on the solutions rather than…
What is social work? Your response to the assessment title (2,000 words). The assessment will be a summative piece of work. A booklet will be designed to advertise the social work profession and will explain the social work role. The students will need to be aware of the diverse nature of social work as well the debates that have taken place regarding the nature of the changing face of social care This booklet will attempt to explain what is Social Work and social work role in our society.…
As a social worker, working with teenagers who are dealing with coming out as a gay or lesbian and utilizing the empowerment theory, which primarily focuses on the oppressed teenager on a one-on-one form of micro level or focal system, does not exclude or count out the larger levels on a macro scale, which can be individuals within a large group of teenagers coming out as a gay or lesbian, their family members within their subsystem and or suprasystems environment. “The empowerment theory…
As a social worker, I have never analyzed or interrogated my approach, even though I have always criticized society and its institutions, as my perceptions and world conceptions emerge from a country historically marked by violence, particularly for a long war, commanded by an armed group. This communist group started its combat due to social inequalities and social structures, inspired by socialism. Since then, Colombia has experienced a prolonged conflict, and social workers have been dealing…
My internship is at the UC Davis Medical Center in the Clinical Social Services Department. This semester, interns do rounds in the hospital to get exposure to the different services. What that means is that each week, I am in a different unit of the hospital shadowing a Social Worker and taking cases if I feel comfortable. With that being said, I have not had the opportunity to work with a client for a long period of time. Next semester, I will have the option to chose two units that I want to…
coworkers, mother works for the CAA, which is the Community Action Agency for Miami-Dade County. Her coworker works for the Lotus House in the city of Over town. I had the pleasure of meeting the interviewee at her workplace, which gave me a more realistic view of the profession I am entering, which is Social Work. Ms. Roshanda Knowles, is a Resource Coordinator for the Lotus House. She has been in the Social Work field since 2004 and she has her B.S in Psychology with an B.S.M in Social Work.…
Which social worker macro practice roles are involved in the scenario? Of all the roles involved in social work macro practice, which seem the most interesting to you? Which skills do you already possess? Which ones would you need to develop? How might you develop these skills? (Consider career-long learning.) The social worker macro practice roles that are involved in the scenario include educator, facilitator, manager, mobilizer, initiator, advocate, and analyst/evaluator. The social…