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As a social worker, we have a code of ethics that we need to follow. These codes are important to follow to build a trusting, efficient, and professional relationship with our clients. The code I find interested to me is confidentiality. The code of confidentiality is important not only for the social worker, but for the clients as well. This code is to help and protect sensitive information shared by the client. I feel that explaining what confidentiality means to the client is very…

The article is important to social workers for several reasons, but particularly in regards to raising awareness in diagnosing individuals properly. Social workers are expected to diagnose mental disorders following practice standards. A social worker that fails to properly diagnose a client with a mental disorder resulting in the client being harmed could be liable for malpractice. Social workers can be liable for a malpractice suit, because of misdiagnoses and failure to diagnose clients for…

5. If this is a program that was implemented before, please tell us a success story so we can understand the impact of the program. We previously helped a client by stabilizing her housing and financial status by developing a spending plan to gradually pay down personal loans that she had taken out prior to entering into MMP. We also worked with the mortgage modification program to ensure that housing was affordable for the client’s budget so that there would be no barriers in meeting the…

As I travel through this educational journey I am starting to realize that social work is a profession that chose me. It is a profession for individuals with a strong desire to help people cope with issues in their everyday lives, some work with special populations and work in specific settings. The ability to adjust and adapt to change is an important characteristic of a social worker because people are constantly changing as well as their environment. As a professional, and as implied in…

An Analysis and Description of the Importance of the use of Theory in Clinical Practice We have learned within the social work practice, theory is key as it assist with the explanation of why people do what they do (Beder, 2000). In other words, an explanation is given in regards to the client and social worker in lieu of what is happening in a particular practice situation (Beder, 2000). Likewise, some portion of the worker client relationship relies on theory to assist in the process of…

Introduction Many working Americans have a full schedule that includes: work deadlines, professional development activities, family obligations and social events. All these undertakings often leave little time for self-care, including a full night’s sleep. Consequently, there is a body of evidence that indicates that sleep quality can have a negative impact on an individual’s subjective well-being (Hamilton et al, 2007; Lemola, Ledermann, & Friedman, 2013). One way to improve one’s subjective…

The Mid-Hudson Valley is a place experiencing demographic, economic and educational changes, thus marginalizing their immediate communities. Offering services to focus on the issues that affect the characteristics of societies is done through different means. Specifically, the five arts organizations in this study established themselves as agents of change to address the existent disparity in their communities. Art is the language these leaders and their organization use to cultivate a…

It is with great pleasure that I submit my application for the University College Graduate Assistantship position. As both a Graduate Assistant for Southern Illinois University- Carbondale’s Residence Life and a Summer Bridge Program Event Coordinator for William Rainey Harper College, I gained hands-on experience with new student recruitment programs, student success and retention programs, staff selection and training, program development and leadership development. While working as a Summer…

The social work profession has played a significant role in my life through various experiences both personal and professional. Through highly diverse environments, I have witnessed the transformative power social work delivers to this world. These encounters encouraged me to wholeheartedly empower those who are vulnerable, oppressed, and impoverished. My abilities to generate solutions in the face of adversity, empathize with those from multiple backgrounds and embody an indestructible…

Ann Wilcock vision of the world is which the occupational nature of people is recognized in a just and equitable way. She talks about occupational justice and how it meets the different occupational interests and needs of a person’s interests of the community. Her view of occupational utopia is where an individual encompass, inspires and permits all people to reach their full potential within the community. This always the individual to be healthy, self-determining, supportive and innocuous.…