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perfectly solved and as social workers we must have the strength to continue, knowing we did our best. Lastly, my sister is a supervisor over several social work departments in Buccome County North Carolina. She recently gave a TED Talk about social work, and how to build programs of resiliency within communities, especially communities in which children have experienced great childhood adversity. I was there to hear her speech, as well as the speeches of other social workers from all over the…

rewards I am looking for from being a social worker some of these being, having the power and resources to make a difference to and to support those in need. There are opportunities to work with people from different backgrounds and to promote the rights of powerless people, protect vulnerable people and disadvantaged people. Social work is an extremely rewarding yet challenging role. I am keen to learn and invest myself into this role. As a social worker there may be things which I may find…

When I first started college, I had the desire to become a Nurse. The desire didn’t necessary come from the heart, but it came from the thought of the paychecks and the fact that my Mum is a Nurse. During my first year of college, I took Psychology 101 and Sociology 101, which both took my interest. I loved learning about culture and wondering how our mind works. However, still thinking about Nursing, my Uncle said, “Why not become a Psychiatric nurse practitioner”. Therefore, with that in mind,…

The fourth standard is advocacy. This means giving clients resources and having a voice for those who do not have a voice. Social workers should use their skills and knowledge to speak up on the behalf of others. This is especially important in child welfare because children are a vulnerable population. Because they are not adults, people do not let them speak when they have something to say. Using advocacy is important in the social work profession. I see it at my field placement. We believe…

event is very eye opening and I do believe it is important for not only social work students but everyone to attend once in their life. As social workers we need will be working with the people who create the shirts and the more experience we have and understand about this we will be able to help. Another event I went to was open court. As social worker court is a place we might have to spend a lot of time at so it is important we understand the process of how things work. In this court session…

Professional Development Values Service, Integrity and awareness of ethical dilemmas are the values which led me to pursue a Social Work Is not capitalized career. The value service inspired me to travel out of my own bubble and learn about serving others, who live in a different environment than me. The problems I face at home led me to pursue a career where I will face many issues that deal with the morals of many people. I enjoy learning about other peoples’ lives and applying them to how I…

Service-Learning experience, the effectiveness of observed general social work practices, literature review of generalist practice, and knowledge, values and skills have all played a role in helping me realize why and how important it is to be a social worker that is aware and prepared for professional practice. Generalist practice in social work should continue to involve striving to give families, groups, communities, organizations, and individuals their best assistance. Along with continuing…

operates is wrong and needs to operate like other states. He referred to the Director of APS comments in 2012 that they lock up criminals and if you want APS to hold the hand of the adults in need call a social worker. Indiana is not the envy of other states. Indiana needs to have social workers operate APS, not former and current law enforcement officers. Name: Michael Sullivan: Director of Alzheimer Association and the Governor’s taskforce on…

listening requires us to focus completely on our client. Social workers can focus completely on their clients by facing them directly and maintaining eye contact. This demonstrates to clients that they are important, and the social worker is completely focused on them, by showing interest and paying attention to what they are saying. Social workers need to minimise external distractions, and ignore internal distractions. Social workers need to listen to what our clients are saying and use…

children have lost the trust in adults, these children are emotionally disturbed and scared. In considering Amie’s issue, social workers and other multi agencies will need to work with the family throughout the process of the ongoing assessment. Children and families social worker needs to understand the values in different families when assessing them. The social worker needs to be proactive in discharging duties in a diverse way, (O’loughlin and O’lounghin…