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4.1 Some of the different types of occupational opportunities are: Social worker – A social worker works with people who have been socially excluded or that are experiencing a bad time. Their main role is to give support to their service users. Physiotherapist – A Physiotherapists work with individuals of all ages, couples and families…

struggle every day to pay for their groceries and bills. When families and individuals struggle to afford their necessities they search for the best way to receive assistance. It is harder for families that have low-income. Many families talk to a social worker in order to get the assistance that they need. Most of the time families are referred to the nearest Department of Human Services office and are told to apply for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP benefits, also known…

Fighting poverty is obviously a very important part of the social work profession. The first line of the National Association of Social Workers’ Code of Ethics’ preamble reads “The primary mission of the social work profession is to enhance human well-being…with particular attention to the needs and empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty (“Code of Ethics,” 2008). Thus many of a social worker’s effort is directed at fighting poverty. However more effort is…

with a minor in Child Development from Missouri State University. She is currently taking bachelor classes for Social Work at Missouri State, to eventually earn her Master’s degree in Social Work at Missouri State. How long have you been a social worker? Constance has been working with the Green County Children’s Division since December of last year. She has been employed for sixteen months now. Prior to this she worked with Isabella’s House Crisis Nursery in Springfield, Missouri. One can work…

strived to learn more ways to teach the kids and better ways to teach those kids. I learned a lot about the importance of every person and how to work with those people. I learn this more and more everyday, and everyday I know that I want to be a social worker even more than the day…

adults. Studies also found the rate of major depression were 14%-42% higher among older adult residents of long-term facilities (Lam, Cervantes, & Lee, 2014). Utilizing theories such as resilience theory and Erikson’s psychosocial theory, social workers…

a. Evaluate your personal and professional risk. Are you in danger of losing your job? Will your career path be affected? Will you strain interpersonal relationships at work? As a social worker at a neighborhood center I have a strong desire and an ethical reasonability to act ethically in all aspects of my work. So when I become aware that the executive director is possibly engaging in unethical and illegal things to keep the neighborhood center going, I feel that it is my responsibly to…

always think to myself “That could have been me”. Throughout my experiences of living in a dangerous neighborhood I have gained a different perspectives. Living in a bad neighborhood made me realize I wanted to go to school and study to become a social worker. I want to make an honest living without harming others by selling drugs and feeding their…

homeless people share. Societal issue, such as homelessness affects micro, mezzo, and macro levels of social work. Micro practice is the most common social work practice in the profession. Micro level focuses on individual or family counseling. Social workers engage with individuals…

a supervisor or physician. These experiences have been educational and great example of teamwork. However, at times when there are disagreements I have seen power struggles arise that impede the work. I believe in this type of situation the social worker needs to go in with a clear plan and be able to adjust according to new information as needed. Overall, this was a great experience, and it taught me that the situation may be similar, but there are always lessons to learn. After the first…