Social work

me to develop critical awareness and self-reflection of core social welfare competencies experienced while volunteering with the Healthy Living for Seniors Program (HLSP). The HLSP is a UnitingCare community day program for people over the age of 65 years thus the field of practice is “aged care” (Chenoweth & McAuliffe 2012, p. 141). The program is designed to support the health and wellbeing of their clients through a focus on social participation, independence and their quality of life…

just about seeking meaningful work, but it is also about being an integral part of this society. This sense of togetherness and interconnectedness is called as sense of community. This was first conceptualised by Ashmos and Duchon (2000), explaining the importance of being alive and connecting with other human beings in the surroundings. Having a sense of community (being understood and appreciated) is largely a matter of interrelationship and connection through social interaction. Spiritual…

My adherence to the tenets of critical realism informs my teaching philosophy. Using the philosophical lens of critical realism, I see that students’ background, beliefs, abilities, values, skills, engagement style, and adherence to social work values and standards are different in every class. As an instructor, I feel it is important to understand each classroom dynamics to enhance students’ learning experiences. So, my basic teaching philosophy is to understand diversity and be open to diverse…

I am as of now satisfying my enthusiasm as Texas Southern University (TSU) social work intern at Interfaith Ministries Greater Houston – Meals on Wheels (MOW) which is located on 3303 Main St. Houston TX. 77002. “In 1955, the Houston Council of Churches dispatched Interfaith Ministries (IM) ancestor association, the Church Welfare Bureau, to sort out the Protestant group to clergyman to those in need. In 1964, the Bureau was revamped as Protestant Charities, a gathering that was joined and…

Josefa Castro is originally from Ecuador and she grew up in an immigrant family in Bushwick, a poor, Latino neighborhood in Brooklyn. This is where she learned at an early age the value of social justice to bring about a just society by challenging injustice. After working countless hours on a variety of neighborhood issues, such as drugs and prostitution, Ms. Castro was appointed Vice-President of the area’s first Neighborhood Block Association. Among many projects, she helped mobilize the…

emotional state resulting from the approval of one’s job or job experiences is among social workers and their impact on social worker burnout. Organizational Burnout Every social worker provides a service to a unique population including “duties ranging from providing support to those faced with difficult situations, emotional stresses, or significant change in their lives to clinically diagnosing emotional,…

their face for the day The main point of this article is it really worth it for social workers to work with…

communities have not changed in the last couple weeks. The concepts addressed in this class are things I learned in undergrad, but with better textbooks to be honest. I have a BA in sociology and took several classes in majority-minority perspectives, social injustice and inequality so I already knew and understood the topics discussed in this class really well. My undergraduate sociology classes were much more diverse than my classes at Loyola because the school as a whole was very diverse. …

Relationships Social work is a profession of justice and compassion where the development of dual or multiple relationships are established. Dual relationships are both influenced by the social worker and the client because of the different types of roles that can occur from business partner to sexual partner. Social workers should caution on developing a dual relationship with their clients because of the boundaries that can be crossed or violated. Boundary violations occur when social workers…

“Nowhere in the United States can someone who works 40 hours a week at minimum wage afford a one bedroom apartment at fair market rent”, consequently a myriad of our population is vulnerable to being homeless, approximately 643,067 a night (greendoors.org). Homelessness is a complicated problem engendered by a variety of obstacles in a person’s life. Therefore, ending up on the streets can be easier than obtaining and/or maintaining a stable sheltered life. Those who become homeless need help to…