International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union

Service Over Self, also known as SOS, is the community service opportunity which has made the most significant impact on my life. Service Over Self’s mission is to give back to underserved communities through home repair while providing leadership development opportunities for the youth that attend the camp. The camp has 7-8 week long sessions during the summer and I have attended one session for the past two summers. While attending SOS, I become my best self and I feel empowered due to the…

I believe the key responsibility for a Residential Assistant is to build an effective community. To create a positive and productive community, residential assistants should be open, disciplined, and compassionate. Living in a society that is comprised of people from different cultural and social backgrounds, it is important for a RA to emphasize an open environment. An open environment will allow residents to feel secure and comfortable to express themselves, and it will protect…

As times became harder, jobs become more scares, and people became more worried about their futures and children’s futures. Even though people were still working they were having a hard time making ends meet to support their families. Two women that stood out and made a change were Josephine Lowell and S. Humphrey Gurteen. These women wanted to make a change, but the change needed to mean something. Lowell thought and “felt that charity agents and visitors could provide a personal relationship…

profession, workers apply theories to their work to efficiently develop interventions and strategies to meet the needs of individuals within different populations. According to Walsh (2016) a theory is a set of propositions linked by a logical argument that is put together to justify and explain areas of reality. A theory determines the approach social workers take in their practice, which makes it important to the social work profession. Theories are supported evidence that allows social…

In Wonder, Palacio underscores two social values: the importance of kindness and of using life to positively impact people. Over and over again, Palacio stresses how much treating others with kindness will impact their lives. She even states through the character of Auggie’s teacher, “If you act just a little kinder than is necessary, someone else, somewhere, someday, may recognize in you, in every single one of you, the face of God.” Auggie’s struggles not only humanize the struggles of…

Well done Anees, I have seen an improvement in your writing style from marking your first assignment, this demonstrates your commitment and ability to recognise and act on your own learning needs to further develop your knowledge and skills for social work. This portfolio demonstrates you are now beginning to make links between theory and practice, having an awareness and an understanding of social work theories and how they can be applied in practice. This is particularly evident within your…

Agency is a place where human resources and services are provided for families who are homeless as well as at the risk of homeless. The agency has a designed program to assist families in crisis that need services on shelter placement, rapid re-housing/permanent housing, school linkages, employment assistants, physical and mental health care, and other supportive services. In the agency, the case manager will conduct assessment to determine individual case plan. However, agency might act…

the social problems that impact his or her life. The framework for this theory centers on two main theoretical strands: behaviorism, supported by learning and social learning theory, and cognitive theory. In my present position as a Family support worker, I provide services for clients that experience high levels of anxiety, panic attacks, depression, and Bipolar tendencies. There are several techniques I borrow from this approach. The first method that is useful is cognitive restructuring as…

In the TED Talk, “How Painting Can Transform Communities” Haas and Hahn, discuss the significant impact of art on deteriorating cities. Around the world, cities such as Vila Cruzeiro are known for issues such as poverty, crime, and war between the police and drug gangs. Haas and Hahn decided to transform the vapid houses by painting an image on them. For example, as stated by Haas at 2:08, “We made a few designs,and everybody liked this design of a boy flying a kite the best.” The men painted a…

Pardo (1998)- The interventions were Identity Activism, and the overall population was homogeneous, being Latina Catholic mothers. The role of the consumers was to address community concerns at school and within the neighborhood. They did through community organizing with the help of political activism. Ferguson (2007) The interventions were the Social Enterprise Intervention (SEI) that focuses on preventive intervention with outreach, gaining job skills, and links to other services. The role…