Social work

job description for the social worker? o Mrs. Debra Velarde is a Therapeutic Day Treatment Coordinator at Family Preservation Services. Her job description is to oversee a group of TDT counselors who see and treat students during school time. • Describe the agency or organization with whom he/she works and the types of services provided? o Family Preservation Services offers a wide variety of different services to help face issues within the community. Mrs. Valera works in their school based…

Why are you interested in the field of social work? Upon starting college, I was undecided, and was unsure of what I wanted to major in. I was often asked, “What do you like to do?” My response would always be I enjoy helping others. I have always wanted a career that would afford me the opportunity to work with people and help them. After researching numerous majors, I decided that social work would be the best match for what I enjoyed doing. There have been various life experiences that have…

actually my grandmother was a social worker too. I want to become a social worker because I want to be a support system. I don’t believe going into this type of work is to my benefit. I believe it is to the benefit of the client. I hope that with working in different dimensions of social work that I learn what best support system is for a client. Each situation is different because it is dependent on their environment. Once I made the decision that I wanted to become a social worker, I had to…

My educational plan will continue after finishing my Associates Degree to work further towards a Bachelor’s Degree with the expectation of eventually entering the field of social work. I would like to make the Associates Degree work for me in the meantime by possibly securing an entry level position in some kind of mental health area possibly through the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, or Caring Unlimited, Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence, or possibly a position working in…

a nurse to a teacher and now a social worker, I certainly know that I want to be of service to those who may be struggling in any way. My hope is to obtain my master’s degree in social work so I become a licensed clinical social worker and be able to work in healthcare settings and in private practice. So far, I certainly feel Rhode Island College is the perfect fit for me to reach my career goals and gain essential knowledge to become a successful clinical social worker. Although there are…

at stake is the accused’s freedom, personal records, and most importantly their life in questionable situations like that of Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin. Because of these huge stakes, the allegation of police brutality has turned into a major social issue with an emphasis on race and lack of attention on the power of authority. Police racism is being highly publicized, with questions arising about why these people with discriminative views are in these authoritative positions.…

As a future social worker it will affect in the approach the social worker takes with Native American youth which will be RFL ,RFL-A and the rational worldview. It has also help the social worker better understand the perspective of the American Native youth background. In addition it will effect on the aspects that the social worker focus on and not generalize this population with Westerners. A strategy that the social worker is going to used for future practice is the therapeutic group circles…

stronger relationship between the client and myself, however boundaries must be set in place to avoid conflict. Ethical principles of social work such as competence and integrity, encourage the strength of honesty for professional use. To be able to use competence, a social worker must be able to be honest about what he can or not do. As a competent social worker I will work within my scope of knowledge. That means that every client will receive proper treatment and if the client is not within…

Adoption counselors are a type of counselor that deals with all aspects of the adoption process. They work with the family that is going to be adopting the child, and they work with the biological parents of the child. They help everyone through the adoption. Adoption can be an extremely difficult thing for everyone included in the situation; It is very emotional and stressful. The counselors are there to help everyone get through it. Adoption counselors are needed to be the mediator between…

Introduction I am a social worker working for a non-government organisation and I am working in a rural town with a population of around 10,000-14,000. This rural town is five hours away from the closest city. For the purpose of this assignment we are going to go by this rural town as Kimba. In recent years the mental health status among families, individuals and communities in…