Master of Social Work

for a child to succeed in. There are many injustices that families go through that affect children’s lives and social workers can help resolve these problems. I am interested in learning strategies to help children cope with issues that affect their school performance, behavior, and socialization. My time at Foothill Family and Cal-Peds has prepared me in working with some school social worker related practices such as: assisting parents in developing positive behavioral interventions,…

These include: • Poor self-esteem • Post-traumatic stress disorder It is important when working as a social service worker when working with families of domestic violence to ensure that every member of the family is valued, believed and respected. The first step when working with the Maui family is to ensure the safety of everyone in the family when asking…

nurse, and the care of individuals (patients/clients) in the future. Integration is an integral part of how different agencies, including the national health service (NHS), provide the highest quality of care for patients. Integration of health and social care can be described as finding new ways to organise care which will stop the duplication of care given and help to provide more preventative care (National Evaluation of the Department of Health’s Integrated Care Pilots 2012). A big part…

the issues concerning this population. My observations show members of this group experience distress from discrimination and stigma. To illustrate, Johnny, my cultural guide, disclosed he suffers from anxiety and depression because of homophobia, work place discrimination, and lack of protection under the law. In addition, at my first gathering, other LGBT group members admitted feeling depressed and stressed out over the Orlando shooting, politics, laws and religion. For this reason, lesbian,…

services which will help to identify and enhance the policy’s effort while meeting individual and family needs this is a important factor because it allows the families in these situations to work as a team and it will help keep them all on the same page, and open communications that way…

universal, recognized defining or diagnostic criteria. Clinical/non-systematic research suggests brain mechanisms, social attachments, and mass media as mechanisms for mediating love addiction, similar to those of substance addiction. A consequence is that little is known about formulation, gender impacts, family and societal implications, treatment, child welfare involvements or social work practice guidelines. Surprisingly love addiction is under researched yet research regarding sex addiction…

Daniel Alvin Sayas Jr Social Work Major University of Wisconsin Stevens-Point My interest in the Social Work Major emerged from personal experiences of life in an impoverished household. Early on in my childhood, I was exposed to a wide variety of instances in which a social worker was needed. My father and mother never married and separated which left my brother and I under a visitation schedule implemented by the local justice system. My mother later left my brother and I while was only ten…

was destined to do. I dabbled in law and nursing but, never felt comfortable or as confident as I did when I finally explored social work. My skills of empathy, problem solving, and communication allow for me to aid and advocate for others. I plan to attain my bachelor’s in social work, pass my licensing exam, and enlist in the Peace Corps. I think that not only are social workers needed here in the states but in other countries as well. Having been raised in a bilingual household has given me…

Parents, community members and social workers need to work together to encourage school boards to change these policies and work together to implement policies that encourage positive relationships between families and schools. In addition, policy makers need reevaluate zero tolerance policies and work to reissue more effective policies and instruct schools on how the mandates should be implemented ensuring that use…

My previous literature entailed me utilizing psychodynamic theory as a practice technique to assist my client base with addressing their barriers. However, social workers throughout their practice will apply different social work practice techniques to address their client base differing issues. Narrative Therapy is another practice approach that I would utilize because this method presents the consumers as the experts in their own lives. This method empowers the consumer by utilizing their…