The Implications Of Social Work

This piece of writing is going to demonstrate an understanding of diversity, difference and also discuss the implications for social work practice. It will include an understanding of theories and concepts in relation to diversity where it will address the needs of diverse communities, individuals and groups, exploring differences in relation to culture, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, social class and economic wellbeing. It will also demonstrate an understanding of principle of working in an anti-oppressive and anti-discriminatory way.

Loss of home, loved ones, independence, identity, and a sense that the world is no longer safe are all central to the experience of a disaster such as the 2009 Victorian ‘Black Saturday’ bushfires. Most people will suffer a degree of distress in the short-term and only some will have more chronic long-term conditions such as PTSD and the impact of trauma can be felt by those not directly affected. The social workers at the community centre providing counselling services for those affected can use the information and research gathered here to focus on recovery that is holistic to enable affected communities to return back to a ‘normative’ society. Some of the key knowledge garnered from the literature

The class SW 6030 Human Development and the Social Environment has brought new insights and makes me see some topics in a different perspective. The critical reflection paper number one will integrate different concepts that I learned so far in this class.

PER REPORTER: Kathy said one of her students by the name of (Shadavious) went to visit her father (David Lee) this weekend when she was told some disturbing information. According to Shandavious, there are four children living in the home with David Lee and one of them by the name of Staciera told her that David Lee makes her do things they should not be doing. Shandavious said Staciera told her David Lee threatened to taker her phone and tell her mother on her if she did not do what he told her to do. She also told her that at night David Lee comes and gets in the bed with her and makes her do unknown things to him. Shandavious said one of the other children (Kishona) living in the home told her that she sleeps on the top bump bed above Staciera,

Theory informed practice during my first internship at Teen Court. Educating parents and teens regarding the developmental stages help both parties to understand reason for behaviors. Many parents share they have minimal knowledge of the basics of biological development. Furthermore, communication between the parent and teen improved once the basic knowledge of brain development was explained. In chapter one of the text Applying Theory to Generalist Social Work Practice, the author talks about an important key element within any relationship, which is resolution can occur when there is understanding (Langer & Lietz, 2015). A common trend observed facilitating groups is the breakdown in communication due to lack of understanding between teen and parent.

Numerous people from across the world work in many different professions. Almost all of the professions there is require workers to communicate and help people in some sort of aspect. For example, the profession of a police officer is to keep the public safe from criminal activity that may lead to harmful danger. The profession of a doctor is to keep the health from degrading for their patient. Many people who are not in these professions call for these types of people for mainly and most importantly, help with their life.

people with disorders that they simply do not have. In addition, the opponents, not in favor of social workers diagnosing, articulate that a political platform and financial endeavors have thrust as a primary purpose for the DSM-5. The opponents are looking for other alternative methods to overcome the DSM-5. Consequently, the opponents have protested the failure of APA to address the controversies associated with the diagnosis as published in the DSM-5. Unfortunately, which leads to continue frustration by the opponents, APA has not provided a forum to discuss their concerns.

The field of social work has experienced an increased awareness of the need to advanced in both educational and professional development. I realize that preparation for this career actually includes a great deal of required coursework and hours of field experience. My fieldwork is central to my learning and serves as an integrative experience in which I use what was previously learned in class and apply it to my practice experience.

My current understanding of social work is that it is a profession which helps different people achieve various goals or obtain different types of services. Social workers may work with very young children or they may work with the elderly or any age group in between. Social workers are often advocates for underprivileged groups of people. Social work is often categorized into three main groups, micro, mezzo, and macro social work (Cummins, Pedrick, Sevel, 2012). In micro social work, social workers, “work with individuals, in families or in groups, and in public, not-for-profit, or private agencies” (Cummins, Pedrick, Sevel, 2012). In mezzo social work, social workers, “work in program and policy development or research evaluation within community agencies or private corporations” (Cummins, Pedrick, Sevel, 2012). Lastly, macro social workers, “may be involved with community organizing and development, or working in the political arena as a state or federal employee, elected official, policy analyst, or lobbyist” (Cummins, Pedrick, Sevel, 2012). No matter what area of social work a person works in social workers need to be culturally competent, and follow the social work mission and values.

16. Why do people leave this field or company? People do and have different reasons for leaving their jobs. It's hard to sum up why people leave the field of social work because different thing happen to different people causing different outcomes in their life. But two reasons kathy could think of on the top of her head was low paid and high stress. At the start pay is low but increase well you move up. So some people don't have the patience to wait and move on to different jobs. Well being a social work is often stressful with the things that happen and the things that we have to do and see. So some people can't handle it and move on to new things in their life.

Being admitted into the Social Work graduate program is one of the stepping stone to complete my own goals that I have to fulfillment what it means to be an individual that brings social change into the society and will be able to compliment the goals I have step for myself when it comes to academics. Coming into this point within my life has not been easier nor a smooth path, my I am confident that the goals I have for myself will be achieve through a master’s degree of Social Work.

This assignment afforded me an opportunity to view myself in action in a social worker position. It clearly revealed where I correctly inserted and omitted implementing many of the skills that were introduced and reiterated during this course. As a result, I was able to identify some of my current strengths and weaknesses in the context of a helping relationship. Because I am critical of myself, I easily discovered my mistakes before realizing my competencies. Overall, I was pleased to see myself applying some the skills that professional social workers currently use, and I believe with more practice, I will develop into a proficient social worker.

In order for a person to develop a set of values they must analyze their lives and determine what is important to them. The time period in which a person was born, their cultural origins, religion, and life experiences all affect what their values will be. In the same way, the social work profession established its values by analyzing its origins, its successes and its failures. This paper looks at social work’s journey as a profession and its resulting values. This paper then discusses my personal life experience, my values, and how they make me compatible with the social work profession.

There are seven criteria that have to be met in order for an activity of line of work to be considered a profession. Over the years, social workers have proved that social work has met all the criterion of a profession. The criterion met are: 1)unique

I observed many things from the interview with Ms. Pressley, such as body language, eye contact, organization, and the general love for her job and role as a supervisor. I was observing her facial expressions throughout the interview. I have never seen so much excitement from a person in a supervisory role. She truly enjoys being the person others can come to and learn from. One of the specifics that stood out to me was when she said, “Really get to know your people.” (C. Pressley, personal communication. October 23, 2017). I believe this is something all supervisors should do. Along with observing her expressions, I noticed her demeanor. She made me feel welcomed and comfortable by meeting me upon arrival and being present during our