Reflective Essay On Social Work

Overall the BBBS youth mentoring program is quite successful and is clearly needed in the community to help those deemed as vulnerable, through interaction between a mentor in a one-to-one setting or group arrangement, in many different ways for a period of 12 months or

Having the opportunity to hear from a variety of professionals in the social work field was the perfect addition to our course syllabus as many of my classmates are approaching their helping careers. For me personally, these speakers were able to reinforce what I desire to study during graduate school. The speakers were also able to provide me with different avenues I may want to study or pursue for a job opportunity once I have my masters degree.

One of most important thing that the agency provides for young people in the community is to provide access to resources by offering eight drop-in centers throughout the suburbs of Chicago. Access to resources is critical to our youth. “All human beings deserve access to the resources they need to deal with life’s problems and to develop to their fullest potential”( Hepworth, D. H., Rooney, R. H., Rooney, G. D., & Strom-Gottfried, K. 2017). By implementing this value into the agency, young people are provided safe places to meet every week.In doing so, it provides an opportunity for staff and the young people to meet so they can discuss the many issues that affect

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

In the area of youth and family programs the agency has developed programs that are designed to provide a supportive environment to promote healthy development. At the same time, the agency’s

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

Through my experience with Building Bonds, Breaking B.A.R.S (Barriers Against Reaching Success), our campus’ first organization aimed towards minority youth in the juvenile justice system. I have had an opportunity to collaborate with Durham County Youth Home as a youth mentor, aiding as a positive role model to foster and nurture individual initiative. Volunteer sessions entailed topics such as job interviews, why education is important, tutorials in schoolwork and any other topics that would be beneficial. Mentoring under-represented

One of the programs is an anger management/youth empowerment group that runs for six weeks. Another service offered is respite for families that are dealing with crisis. Through this service, youth are placed in an out of home licensed foster care home while the parents maintain custody. This is a simple agreement between the youth, parents, and case manager in which the youth is placed in a safe place until resources are implemented that can help cultivate a healthier environment. The respite program allows for the case manager to provide numerous services to both the child and parent(s) while reducing

CM conducted a face to face meeting for Kiara Gelin (youth) at the Jersey City Medical Center Partial Hospitalization Program. In attendance were Jasmine Alexander (CM) and Kiara (youth). CM and youth discuss therapeutic services; youth reported she enjoys attending the program. Youth admitted to using substances and noted she will stop. CM and youth discussed employment. Youth is a part-time employee at Honeygrow restaurant in Hoboken, NJ. CM explained to youth Hudson Partnership CMO contact policy. CM requested for caregiver to contact CM to schedule CFT meeting and to discuss services. CM provided youth with CM’s contact information to provide to caregiver.

The population of at risk and hard to place girls I worked with on a daily basis reinforced my interest in supporting youth through counseling and developing plans and programs that could support their needs long term. My position as a Youth Support Counselor then lead me to ask the very question of what services and programs are there in place to support my residents’ families. This is when I transitioned to becoming a case planner for underserved families and communities.

It’s important, especially to give help to the young, encouraging and directing them into the right path. The youth who are out of home, dealing with mental illness, or struggling with

Being a youth mentor in direct mental health services afforded me the opportunity to transform the lives of hundreds of youth just like myself. Although, I must confess, being a public servant was not an easy task. After all, I did not have a degree in psychology, and I was still discovering myself. But when you are given the opportunity to inspire the hopeless, and prevent a young person from taking his or her own life, you soon realize that you are fighting for a worthwhile cause. I just was not aware of how much my life would be impacted by a youth who was just about to walk into my life and forever change who I was as a

Social workers may work toward asking, why these 19 states are legalized, but the other states are not?

It was May 30th 1997 in the third world city of Medellin, Colombia, a single mother was finally finishing her long day at work in a local bar while being nearly nine months pregnant with a baby girl. When she was finally finished she realized her water broke. Of course she Panicked with no one around to help, and absolutely no money to afford a hospital the young woman rode her bike to the nearest mid-wife facility. There she gave birth, without any pain killers, in an uncomfortable dirty bed to that baby girl. This girl today has had the opportunity to live around the world and experience many different cultures and meet all kinds of people. She lives in a nice community and goes to a private college where she is working on her undergraduate degree. Without the challenges, the experiences, nor the sacrifices of my family I would have never become the person I am today. I would not have been as independent and ambitious, as understanding and compassionate, and I would have never chosen Social work as my professional practice.