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overwhelmed with the day to day task at the field agency. She complains about the distance between her job and the field agency which does not help in saving gas in her vehicle. In addition, she emphasized not to have found her niche in the social work career.…

Social Work and Systems Theory Social Work as a concept and a career is simple, yet difficult to define. Social work has grown and developed from the seed that is envelops social issues in our society. As Robbins, Chatterjee, and Canda state in Contemporary Human Behavior Theory (2012), defined situations within society have dictated the need for social work and advocates to speak on behalf of those who are unable to speak for themselves. From the inception of its career, social work has…

family, gatekeepers, in home service workers, Department of Child Services and even possibly school in order to form the best therapeutic plan of action for the client. All these different systems have an effect on the client and they all attempt to work together for the client. Each of these systems interacts with the client in a unique way and is a building block to the foundation of their life. If one of those systems is not functioning properly then the foundation for the client could…

According to Kirst-Ashman, the four global social work values are, “primary importance of the individual, respect and appreciation for differences, commitment to social justice and well-being of all in society, and willingness to persist despite frustration” (2011, pp. 450-452). These global social work values fit into my current understanding of the basic culture that exists within the field. Being able to understand that culture is different from one group of individuals to the next and that…

Ah-Ha moments are that social work role were recognized, there was an increase demand for trained social workers. The CASW became more active and used the opportunity to enlarge the scope of the profession. The association continued its efforts in consolidating their branches and members all over the country and also used this period to establish the standards of practice, set ethical guidelines, and also took time to study the problems that are related to social work shortage and issues related…

I am seeking admissions to the social work program this fall. There are many reasons why I have chosen social work as my major. First, I have always had a passion for working with people. My dream job has always been to be a juvenile probation officer; however, I also like the idea of working for a non-profit organization to help battered women; that leads to my second reason why I chose social work for my major. I have always thought of myself as an advocate for women, and I would presume that…

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…

years, I was not sure what I wanted to do. My husband and I discussed what field I should pursue and I decided to go into Social Work. Our lives are forever changed because of the decision. I started at the University of Mississippi in Tupelo in August, 2014. I felt that all the classes I took were very helpful in my pursuit of my education. SW 450 Fields of Social Work was the only class that I felt did not help me in any way. It seems that this class just discussed things that we had gone over…

How do you go about making important decisions that are vital to your company? A. There are pros and cons to every decision, what I do is work with my team to outline the risks of the decision and outline the work we’ve done to build confidence that we won’t see the risk. Then I usually talk it over with subject matter experts on my team and decide which direction to go. 3. What do you expect from the other members in your…

article Ethical Professional Writing in Social Work and Human Services provided useful pieces of information of how to write effectively for a Social Worker. Authors of the article organize their thought thoroughly. Summarizing thirty pages article into two to three pages is going to be tough. The article covers several topics in Ethical Professional Writing in Social Work and Human Services. There is a subject about Why Good Writing Matter in Social Work and Why it is Difficult to Do, and the…