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Ethical Codes in NASW Code of Ethics and Demonstration of Codes There are ethical codes put into practice when working with a population of people that I consider emotionally challenging. Foremost, I must remind myself of the entire social work codes of ethical principles and standards to implement. A primary social work principle is the dignity and worth of a person. Social workers inspire people to improve their happiness and welfare. Social workers treat each client with respect,…

Personal Growth Paper There is an old saying that curiosity killed the cat but in October of 2013 curiosity was the link to a future I didn’t know existed. All throughout high school I believed by the time I was in 21 I would be a notorious scientist, but with struggling in school my future was becoming more and more a fantasy. To make ends meet I decided to work, hoping I could get a job that would get my foot in the door to some of the big biotechnology companies. But after months of waiting…

“The mission of the Social Work profession is to enhance human wellbeing and help to meet the basic human needs of all people, with particular attention to the needs and empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed and living in poverty.” Nevertheless, like every other institution, there are legislations that one must adhere to in order to work effectively and efficiently. Provisioned by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners (LABSWE), “the Standards of Practice/Code of…

3.The passion I have toward making a change in someone’s life has driven me to have an interest in working with Foster Care adoption agencies. My ability to empathize with others and keep a stable well-being throughout difficult situations will provide me with the necessary skills to succeed in social work. I am able to listen to upsetting information and give appropriate advice owed to being resilient and understanding that giving up is not an option. This allows me to be flexible if a client…

As a part of Crisis Bread Basket, Jo Hackett has been helping the Wimberley community for about 6 years. She started as a volunteer. While still working in Austin, she would spend her Thursdays distributing food to Crisis Bread Basket clients. In 2013 Jo became a member of the board of directors, and she is now Chairman of Crisis Bread Basket. She oversees the organization, while still doing whatever is needed to distribute donations to those in need. Jo loves that she can be there for her…

In order to have a well ran residential center, it must consist of staff members who are dedicated to help improve the wellbeing of the children. The quality of the staff is important, they all play an important role in accommodating the children's need and their improvement. The staffs goal is to provide clinical services in a community-based therapeutic setting for youth who present severe and persistent challenges in social, emotional, behavioral, or psychiatric functioning. The duties for…

My values, attitudes, and assumptions have changed slightly over the course of the MSW program. I think that is partly due to my field placement and the coursework of the MSW program. I am currently placed at a home-based counseling agency called Quality Care in Augusta, GA. For as long as I can remember, I always wanted to be a therapist. I think I seen movies where a client would come into a psychologist’s office and lay down on a red, comfy couch and tell stories from their childhood, which…

Many may choose to focus on Ms. Phim’s multitude of problems. However, as social workers, it is our duty to empower our clients and emphasize their strengths rather than dwelling on weaknesses. In social work, SP is used to “sprinkle some hope into the incessant focus on problems and maladjustment, stress, and adversity” (Norman, 2000). For our profession, a strength stance is said to be an alternative to the typical approach of focusing on the “three D’s, which are deficit, disease, and…

a. Social Work: What is social work research? Social work research is the development of knowledge for the social work practice that is systematic and relies on the research process, which uses the five steps of the scientific method. b. Importance: Why is it important to the field of social work? Social work research is important to the field of social work for several different reasons. Social work research allows for needed change to occur in the field of social work by supporting the need…

In the book “Youth Work: An Institutional Ethnography of Youth Homelessness”, Naomi Nicholas discusses an institutional ethnography and community based research. This research took place at at youth emergency shelter called “Street Youth Shelter” (SYS) over the course of one year in Ontario. In the introduction of the book, Nicholas outlines the main points of her research that took place at SYS. She discussed how she adopted the term “youth work” from the book and how governmentality helped…