International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union

client who isn't committed to showing up and wanting to improve on their training. Within the ethical aspects of this program, Brian stated that you have to have an openness to humility and being aware of all the clients issues. Even though the social worker may think they know what's best for the client they have to respect the client's right to…

Skills: Be able to identify healthy eating and well-being of each client. B. Health Professional: Social Worker Roles: The role of the social worker is to assist families, groups and communities with enhancing their individual and collective well-being. They also help people to develop their skills and abilities to use the community’s resources to resolve their problems. Knowledge: The social worker has to have knowledge of the different services the community offers, such as…

It is important for all social workers to know DSM-5 diagnoses when practicing as social workers in the field for a myriad of reasons. The process of diagnosing involves gathering information pertaining to clients’ conditions which is then connected with the social workers’ understanding about behavioral, emotional, and cognitive conditions (Barsky, 2017). It is pertinent that social workers utilize evidence-based research to inform their practice and through the application of understanding…

cities where families are located social workers may be able to create other helping agencies close to them or at least easy to access. As indicated in the journal by A. Hillier “The primary mission of the social work profession is to enhance human well-being and help 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” (National Association of Social Workers, 1999).…

great job on this week’s discussion video. I would like to reflect back concerning your thoughts about being a competent social worker with the Hispanic population. I agree that social workers should have an understanding about the culture and the concerns that are facing this population and if the knowledge is not there, then research would be a great resource. Social workers must be culture competent to keep from being a failure to our clients and in our social work careers, we must remember…

My drive for becoming a social worker comes from my life experiences and situations I’ve seen my own family go through. When my parents first came to the United States twenty-five years ago, it was difficult adapting for them. I think that this was when I first realized I wanted to do something helping others in need. I remember feeling helpless as a child not being able to better my parent’s situation or being able to talk to them in English. I also felt very angry when my parents were…

group to decide change it. The social work profession consists of collective values that reflect the responsibility, implicit in the role of social work in society (Levy, 1973. p 36). Social workers have a substantial amount of influence in the worker to client relationship, and I believe that sets social workers in a position of responsibility for their clients, because of their abilities and knowledge with in their profession. An act such as changing an organization…

The road to become a social worker has not been easy. I did not expect this degree to fall out of the sky, but I did know about the added work during the internship. I learned early in the program that it takes patience and perseverance to stay in this program. I will reflect on the courses that has opened my eyes to the diversity in this society. The Intro to Social Work course was wonderful at displaying how the social work foundation got started and the people who stumbled upon social work…

While facilitating people into a life of self-sufficiency, human service workers need to utilize specific interpersonal skills and possess the personal and professional qualities that are necessary to successfully work with this population. Interpersonal skills are abilities that are utilized every day to effectively communicate and interact with…

mentor for refugee girls for the last three years at International House Fort Wayne. Over that time I have built relationships that are based off of a mutual love and respect for different life experiences. Working with my girls every week, I have come to see that there are gaps in the services that are being provided to our children and families and the knowledge of the staff. In the last year in particular, I have jumped into a volunteer social worker role and have been starting the process of…