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There are at least 3.6 million referrals made to child welfare agencies in the United States regarding neglect and abuse (What is Child Welfare Social Work?). Child welfare social workers are the ones who are called upon to respond to these cases of abuse. They assess children’s living conditions and work hard to find resolutions for these children. My passion involves working with marginalized children in a clinical setting. I have always felt passionate about working with children who come…

Introduction Communities play a crucial role in our jobs as social workers, through them we see who a client is and the type of support that entails their life. The authors of this article discussed two main points the difference between needs based communities vs. an asset based community. The article also gives social workers an idea for a better asset-based community development plan. One of the main takeaway points from the article to me is that community development first begins inside the…

I am interested in working as an administrative intern for RefugeeOne. As a result of a variety of work and volunteer experiences, I am confident that my skills and achievements make me an ideal candidate for this position. I am passionate about social service and I believe RefugeeOne’s goals of providing an easy and safe transition for refugees reflect my own values. Consequently, working as an intern would allow me to contribute in a meaningful way to a cause I greatly support. I have great…

To further clarify the hypersensitive mood that engulfs this case study, Trimberger (2012) opines that the intimate relationship encompassed with the clinical approach held by and large between the social workers and their respective clients, harnesses the potential to blur the structured boundaries which were initially erected with the intentions of maintaining the separation of professional and personal communications and behaviors. Another key point in Trimberger (2012), correspondingly takes…

programs. The CSWE works with community, educational and governmental agencies to set standards and advocate for social workers. http://www.cswe.org/ CSWE Accreditation The CSWE’s Commission on Accreditation (COA) develops and maintains academic standards that higher educational institutions must adhere to in order to meet state eligibility requirements for licensed social workers. The CSWE is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), which is one of the most…

after a group of migrant workers in San Quentin, California went on strike for two weeks. (Bacon 1) The workers in this area were fed up with the harsh living conditions, long work hours, and low wages. One migrant worker said “My children didn’t even know me because I would go to sleep as soon as I came home” (Bacon 3). This is the sad reality that many migrant workers face because of growers drive to cut the cost of producing food. Over half the migrant workers in the United States have no…

Roselvia Escobar, mother of 22-year-old Cesar, begged for blood for her son’s transfusions. Cesar, diagnosed with a disease called thalassemia, needs this blood for his three monthly transfusions. “He’s in bed, drowsy, inactive, and terrified,” Escobar, said “ The right to live doesn’t exist in Venezuela. You just pray to God your loved one doesn’t die.” (Krygier 2). Many families in Venezuela are struggling to find medical supplies, food, and water since the beginning of the Venezuelan crisis.…

Oscar Wilde implements a heavy focusses significant attention on class in The Importance of Being Earnest. People with and without money behave very differently, though strive for the same response and impressions from their peers. The characters in this novel are exaggerated to the point of absurdity when it comes to their obsession with class. Victorian upper class demands its members to keep up an important image in society and value money and appearance above all else, including people.…

Introduction Cesar Chavez was a Mexican American labor activist (1927-1933). Chavez is also the head of the United Farm Workers. He helped improve working conditions for laborers in bad working condition. He was the voice for many farmworkers and engaged nonviolent means. He had led many boycotts and a few hunger strikes to improve work conditions. Childhood Cesar Estrada Chavez was born on March 31, 1927 in Yuma, Arizona. He grew up on a farm that his grandfather started, with his…

and when they find the job they felt unwelcome, also, it talked about how loneliness of the migrant workers and how they feel when they are alone and that they can't talk to anyone and how the two characters were thinking about they dream house because they felt that they don't belong anywhere except their own place. The second source talks about how the Great Depression effects the migrant workers, and how a lot of people lost their jobs and that they were searching for jobs that thy can get…