Social work

Religion can be a very touchy topic in any profession. Whether you are a doctor, lawyer or a social service worker, boundaries can easily be crossed in these professions. In the social work profession, we follow the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers. Code 2.01 states, “ Social workers should obtain education about and seek to understand the nature of social diversity and oppression with respect to race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender…

receiving help from social workers, I was convinced to choose this profession because I saw social work as a way to help individuals overcome these challenges. Knowing that I have helped the organization assist children and their families with preparing the children for grade school, and that I helped provide them with important resources will be my greatest reward. Also, learning that I am a person who works well with others played a role in confirming my choice of social work. Working well…

skill gained attention for social workers, as well as for many other professions. What is it about empowerment that is drawing so much attention? There are many attributing factors, but the main one is the change of approach that empowerment brings about. Empowerment is vital for social work because of the positive effects it has on clients, as well as workers. Bartram et al. showed how this both benefits the worker as well as clients in a study testing the effects of social empowerment.…

whom it would be. If the client is minor, social service worker should get informed consent from their guardian or any legal authorities of the client. Confidentiality is considered as a professional value because, a client keeps trust and confidence on the service worker when they are sharing their personal information to them, which allows the flow of all needed…

Boundaries Within social work, professionalism is key in earning the respect of your clients and forming a firm foundation of the context of your relationship. These boundaries reflect upon what not only your clients expect from you as a case worker, but how they as the clients should treat you. Moreover, if you do not exemplify these ideals then clients have the ability to take advantage of you. They could in turn rely on you too heavily and expect you to do things that goes above and beyond…

Counselling is a major part of any type of social work, there is a group session or individual session if one prefers. Each counselling session is different from another, each person seeking advice from a professional has a different situation compared to the next. People seek professional help when they want advice on certain situations that going on in their lives at that given time. During any form of counselling you have to build a rapport with your service user, which takes time, most…

Individuals are diverse; this concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect. While working in the field of social work, as a social worker, it is important in understanding each individual’s character with respect to behavior, attitude, tolerance level and approach. When working with the League City Police Department Crime Victim Advocate, I have learned to recognize and respect each victim’s differences. The important aspect is understanding each colleague and clients and moving…

read it I felt empowered. This very is the definition of what social work is, this is the work I want and will be doing soon enough. Many people think faith and religion should not be involved in social work, little do they know, that Jesus Christ was a social worker. In my opinion, social work began with Jesus, he walked this earth to listen to people who were ignored, to help the needy, and walk along people in their troubles. Social workers are asked to do the same. “The primary mission of…

sisters both work in social services, one a social service supervisor, the other a supervisor over several social work departments. One of my brothers is in his third and final year at Temple Law School. A second brother, a University of Pennsylvania grad, is presently in his application process to law school. My “little brother” will soon be finishing at PITT with plans to go to medical…

how such a large system work, in order to fit in well. Often some kind of function in the system does not work as well as it could, and will it is going to take someone or group to decide change it. The social work profession consists of collective values that reflect the responsibility, implicit in the role of social work in society (Levy, 1973. p 36). Social workers have a substantial amount of influence in the worker to client relationship, and I believe that sets social workers in a…