Practicum

What is Social Work? Many people often wonder what is social work and why does it matter. Social work is a hands-on profession that strives to help people and families deal with their different problems. Keep reading to learn why social work is such an important field and fascinating career. < h3> What is Social Work Exactly? The exact work that social workers perform depends on their specific field. For example, a Child Welfare social worker, or case worker, will spend every day dealing…

Last week, when I went to Adult Day Care Center, I got confused that with senior center. Thanks to Candace last week for explaining me the difference. Moreover, this week I got an opportunity to differentiate them based on their structure and services. I got an overview of senior center, their services and funding sources. Among all of yesterday’s class I loved the tour of senior center. I was in that senior center many times before for my GA project. We used to collect data for the GA project…

As a social work student, being a part of many class discussions regarding addictions, sexual addictions are among the least talked about and probably the least understood of all addictions. Listening to the podcast the knowledge gathered suggest sex addiction is the progression of an intimacy disorder as a result of neurotic sexual thoughts and acts. The National Council on Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity has defined sexual addiction as “engaging in persistent and escalating patterns of…

Counseling Initiative it was determined that eight fundamental elements of modification that would modernize counselor education programs, together with, the school counseling profession, plus adjustments in admission and induction procedures, the practicum experience, certification requirements as well as changes in the curriculum and advocacy (Erford, 2015). The Liberty University Master of Education School Counselor Program is aligned with Virginia's Candidate Performance Competencies,…

female working as a Speech Therapist. They should have a rapid growth of 10.6% for the upcoming years. The education for the field you would need the minimum of a master’s degree. During the final semester of graduate school, students take a clinical practicum. Clinicals require 300 to 375 hours of hands-on practice under the supervision of a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist. A graduate degree in Speech-Language Pathology takes two years of study beyond the bachelor’s. The top…

What is a Counseling Psychologist? According to the American Psychological Association (APA), a counseling psychologist is a mental health professional who helps their clients identify, understand and address social, work, emotional and personal problems. Counseling psychologists generally have a master’s or doctoral degree in psychology and state licensure to professionally counsel people. Counseling psychologists work settings and responsibilities may vastly vary based on their…

Education has always been my main focus in life. I enjoyed school when I was younger, and I strived to achieve in school when I grew up. In elementary school, I had several teachers that made learning enjoyable. One particular teacher inspired me to believe in myself. She taught me how important it is to follow my dreams. To this day, she guides me and encourages me in my endeavors. She continues to teach me what is most important in life. Furthermore, she shows me how education can impact and…

the non, shows professionalism, but it also looks elegant and nice. With new technology and harder curriculums teachers have taken a back burner to teaching students cursive. The Federal government education standard does not ensure handwriting practicums elementary grade school (Behrman 1). Students are never forced to write in cursive anymore; countless teachers assign homework on computers, and if there is any writing it is all print because it is considered easier. When students are forced…

prepare graduate clinicians to work with and support adults with neurogenic disorders. It uses the Aphasia Communication Enhancement (ACE) program, which is based on the Life Participation Approach to Aphasia. The ACE program provides a clinical practicum experience for SLP student clinicians based on meaningful, purposeful, and activity-based groups with individuals with aphasia. It works of the following 4 principles: integrate theory, research, and practice across medical and psychological…

the clinical coordinator to determine the patients to be discharged, difficult cases, stressors in employees lives, and the impact on the casework this demonstrates her relational actions. I have seen her demostrate this since I have been at this practicum and other members confirmed that she does this…