Reflective Essay On Social Work

Social workers have a wide range of obligations. These obligations cover moral issues, ethical and legal issues. Section 6 of the NASW code of Ethics is concerned with social workers ‘obligations to the broader society. As social workers, we should promote the general welfare of society locally and globally, with the development of people, their communities, and their environment. Social workers have always advocated disadvantaged, vulnerable and oppressed populations. A social problem such as poverty affects communities as well as individuals. When addressing poverty, it is essential to examine the contributing factors such as political, social and economic issues.

When applying to the social work program I knew that it would be a rigorous curriculum. I also knew that I had to also mentally prepared myself for the demands of the program. Over the past year, now I have been so challenged in school and have learned so much from the MSW program. When finishing my first year of grad school I felt confident and excited about entering my second year. I was even excited about starting to do therapy despite of knowing it would not be easy. Therefore, I knew that I would just have to try my best to put into practice my therapeutic skills. My passion has always been working with children and families, therefore, felt so thrilled to start this new journey as I knew I could possibly make a difference in someone’s

"The CASFV helps people literally rebuild their lives," said Adrian Canales, Senior Demand Planning Manager - Housewares (OXO) and volunteer on the CASFV Board. (Adrian is pictured on the far left in the photo, with Martha Carrasco, Executive Assistant - Global Beauty, to his left.) "Through the organization, victims can find safe shelter from abusers, along with time to heal and the tools needed to transform their own worlds. The Center provides confidential assistance, educational programs and, most importantly, hope to families in need."

I am a self-directed volunteer as a peer community worker for disabled people in Toronto GTA. I am willing to speak with you, in groups or publicly any time about it. Nonetheless; when rough times have fallen upon my life and health in the past, I have always responded with humor and generosity since, my gratitude is the state of mind of thankfulness. Most people can describe me as being direct, humorous, down to earth and caring for the fellow humans. At this moment in time, I am the founder and manager of Peer Community Hub, as well as a social entrepreneur whose ideas, tasks and values are to build peer to peer community drop-in center for disabilities who are directed by disability people. History of street life, disability, and cornice

This section of the paper will discuss the definition of social work, values associated with social work and arguments for and against the use of systems theory in social work practice. Social work can be described as a field of study that encompasses individuals and their environment. Social work can be defined as work trained professionals do to elevate stressors of individuals so they may become more self-sufficient and empowered to live to their fullest potential.

The journey towards the attainment of the Bachelor of the social work degree has been an enlightening and educational experience, as the individual is exposed to the realities of many social and political issues in the society. As a student, I ventured into the degree, with minimal insight as to how the degree can influence and shape the way I perceive the social world, and the way I relate these matters to myself. However, throughout my endeavour, which encompasses years of theoretical studies, and two intensive placements at two drastically different organisations, I believe I have accumulated the bare minimal knowledge to possess a solid foundation about the unfairness and inequality that people in disadvantaged conditions face. Social workers are predominantly found in welfare organisations which Howe (as cited in Limber, 2015) suggested largely influences the practice, direction and values of the social worker, and impacts on their ability to act autonomously (Lymbery, 2015). During my placements, there was a dominant theme that frequently stood out and enticed my attention. This was the accepted practice of focusing on the individual’s problem, as opposed to the social problems that existed and the lack of acknowledgement about the social restrictions of the human agency that limited self-determination. The realization that organisations were managed this way was important in ensuring that I made a proactive effort to understand and untangle the reasons behind such

In this essay I will discuss what learning from K216 materials has been useful to me whilst working with vulnerable and/or disadvantaged service users in my student placement, and what learning I have applied to my practice. Throughout I will look at how my learning informed what I decided to do, how I went about doing this and my understanding of the practice. I will discuss learning in respect of two areas of social work, which are ‘Communication’ and ‘Working collaboratively’. For ‘Communication’ I will focus on communication with service users with disabilities and/ or additional needs and I will explore a case of a mother who I had a telephone call with who was in crisis and in a highly emotional state. With ‘Working collaboratively’,

Her idea was to make sure that every child placed in the foster care system would receive appropriate care regardless of their background, past history or specific challenges. As part of their mission statement, this non-profit agency’s main focus is to recruit, train and support every family interested in adopting or fostering a child under Department of Child Safety’s (DCS) custody.

I decided to do my advocacy project on this particular agency because of what they stand for. Their mission is to bring confidence back to individuals and families and for them to continue on in life without feeling guilty or ashamed. The service provided through this agency oversees the growing needs of what the community is or may be facing. Advocacy, advocating not only is a way to give back to the community; but it’s almost like a commitment to ensuring that no one gets overlooked or left behind. This organization is about making those who believe it’s impossible to believing it is possible. Andrea Perez, a staff member and interviewee at Family Services of the Piedmont, enjoys what she does on the daily basis. She believes everyone deserves a

I got the opportunity to interview Tim Gnaneswaran he is the community involvement coordinator at Olive Crest. He talked about the mission of the agency and the different services they offer at Olive Crest. Olive Crest offers more than eleven different programs to help at-risk children

Modern social workers participate actively in helping people to obtain rights, services, benefits and opportunities that they might not otherwise obtain through micro policy advocacy, ?often prioritize the needs of vulnerable populations when they engage in advocacy? (Jansson, 2016, p. 21). Through community immersion, the social worker gains an understanding of the community attributes and desiderata, requiring them to utilize their experience and expertise to advocate policies that will satisfy the client?s needs (NASW, n.d.). Furthermore, when social workers immerse themselves in the community, it becomes an act of care and concern to serve the community. Compelling them to implement new changes, depict workable intervention schemes, and generate attainable treatment plans to satisfy the needs of the individuals, families and community.

I did some research on social justice competencies and today I am going to discuss with you my findings. I am going to talk about why social justice matters, social justice with counselors and counseling psychologists, social justice competencies with group workers, and social justice paradigm. Social justice is the opinion of which every person ought to have equal rights and chances whether they be financial, governmental or social. Human service helper’s goal is to unlock the gates to gain accessibility and chance for every person, especially the ones that need it the most. A quick look at the various functions of human service helpers displays in what way this worth system gives emphasis to all that they do. Human service helpers will aid their homeless clients to obtain government assistance, food share, and care for their wellbeing. Human service helpers thrive to defend and safeguard their elderly client’s economic right and guarantee the client is getting the health and economic advantages that lawfully belong to them. Human service helpers furthermore utilize social-justice values and beliefs to underlying issues in the human service organizations where they are employed. ("Social Justice," n.d.)

One of the key things that stood out for me while doing this course and before has made me realize that social work is harder than I thought it would be. There are many critical aspects of social work that help us work with clients. One of the biggest things that have stood out for me was that helping people is more complicated than I thought there are so many critical things in the process that work to help others. Therefore it is not as easy as I expected it would be. The main reasons that I wanted to do this course was because I ultimately wanted to do to help people. I have learned that many factors come into play in the field of social work, including levels of practice, ethics and critical reflection and self-care.

As the saying goes, “Our children are our future” and who you are as a child can determine who you can be later on in life. It is important for a child to be in a safe, comfortable and loving environment during its development so that the child can have the full advantage to become the best he can be in his future. My future career as a social worker will ensure just that. I chose this profession because of my own history. Growing up, I’ve had my share of social workers in my house. I experienced them as people who helped my family during a hard time. This is a career where I can fight for people’s rights. I will also be able to protect

According to AASW (2010), social workers are committed to work with individuals, groups and communities to achieve the equitable access to social, economic, environmental and political resources. As a social work undergraduate, we acknowledge the significant impact of CD through the positive change in the society. Our group through the course of this semester has learnt about the process of community work and community development. They are inter-related and beneficial to the community in which address and meet the needs of members. The progress of