Master of Social Work

A Social worker can be a person who helps individuals, groups, and/or communities gain a better life emotionally, physically and economically (Social Worker). Social work was first documented in the early 1800s with the main focus of helping the poor in urban areas. The individuals who usually tended to the poor were women, particularly minister 's daughters (Zastrow 41). These women would try to help the poor with their economic and emotional difficulties by means of religious counselling. Some…

with boys. Intersectionality refers to entirely of a person’s dimension of difference and social identities (Cox, Trice & Long 2015 p. 9). I never really interacted with family so I do not know much about their intersection issues. I don’t know all about their background but you can tell the kids come from different…

women face. For instance, many women in Minnesota work two to three part-time jobs to make ends meat (Fitzpatrick, 2016). This was something that I was not aware of, and I was truly disappointed about this staggering fact. I also was unaware that nearly 25% of mothers go back to work a week after labor (Fitzpatrick, 2016). This was eye-opening to me…

I believe there is one example of how I have aligned the values and ethics of the social work profession to a practice life experience. This past summer I was a camp counselor at Dickson Valley Camp. It was such a great experience because I got to work with children. One thing I love about camp is that the children have the opportunity to not only learn activity skills like swimming, climbing, and archery, but they get to learn about life skills like patience, creativity, and compassion. During…

role play by making sure I stayed calm, professional, and made sure I would be able to engage with each member in the group we were planning and facilitating. When planning and facilitating a group, as social workers there are severer different skills and techniques that you could use. The social work skills I used throughout the group meeting was active listening, communication, organization, and empathy. I listened to every member of the group and I also reflected on what they stated, so they…

I have been self-administered Betsy’s case. Within this case I will work one on one with my client to resolve ethically conflicting circumstances. As Betsy’s social worker, I have already gained her trust through the step of engagement with the interactions that I have had with her to this date. Throughout these interactions she has confided in me about her unhealthy relations with males in her life that she refers to as her friends. At the same time, Betsy confesses that she has been taking…

Microfinance has both pros and cons just like everything else. Microfinance can make it possible for people to move up and out of poverty and better provide for their families. Microfinance also empowers women and helps the economy. It could also make it so that some people are publicly shamed because they are unable to pay back their loans. Microfinance is a good thing because it makes it possible for people to better the lives of themselves,families, and their communities. Microfinance…

“Social work is a professional service, based on scientific knowledge and skill in human relations, which assist individuals, alone or in groups, to obtain social and personal satisfaction and independence”. (w.friedlander, 1955) Social work is an honourable profession where people choose to help people in need; this scenario has the renowned history from its evolution of Internationalisation. Social work is always been call for justice because people in need always have the need for striving…

1. Introduction This study explores how five contemporary international artists who work and create artwork with “migration” as a theme, and how they have conceptualized their artistic and social identities through their personal experiences. Through these five artists, the study seeks to understand and explore how displacement is used as a technique to express their life experience. The five artists chosen to demonstrate this approach are Jacob Lawrence, Tracey Moffatt, Gerald Machona, Suh…

While critically reflecting on the session with “Stephanie”, it is important to note how the client’s social location differs from my own, the privileges I hold and how I felt these structures affected the interview. Also, it is important to recognize how the power difference may be affecting the client’s experience. Harms and Pierce (2011), explain developing a conscious awareness about inequality allows us to manage it and to ensure it will not negatively effect the helping relationship.…