The Pros And Cons Of Social Work

David is a 10 years-old boy doing his homework at the kitchen table. The homework consisted of mathematical problems, a short reading and answer question, and memorizing the 50 Capitals of the United States. All the assignments for homework were due on Friday morning, so he quickly finished his homework so he could get to bed. Around 10:00 pm, David’s father came home from work, checked his son’s homework and saw many errors. He immediately went up to David’s bedroom and kicked open the door. Yelling at David, “You see this homework, you have many mistakes in math, your answers to your short readings are not correct and you did get all the 50 capitals right!!, you are worthless, stupid, and a big mistake of being born.” David’s father then proceeded to hit him with a wire hanger in both legs, and arms, the face and on his buttocks. David’s dad yelled again “Tomorrow morning when you get up, you will not eat breakfast and go to school hungry!!” David cried the rest of the night, hurting in pain, then eventually falling asleep.

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.

Many of the children who are placed into the care of Child Protective Services are situated into hellish foster homes with people who only care about the money they receive from the government for each child that is placed under their roof; and not for the welfare of the children. Numerous amounts of children that are caught up in the system, especially

I need to start by admitting that this video was difficult to watch! Within a few seconds of watching the video I was reminded of the level of difficulty of the social work profession. As described in the video, Child Protection Services’ role is to protect children from neglect and abuse (Mierendorf, 2000). Similarly, social workers play several significant and complex roles within child advocacy. Social workers need to ensure the safety and well-being of children and be their voice when they are being silenced or maltreated. Social workers need to identify the abuse and address the situation accordingly. This could be particularly difficult when is in the best interest of children to be removed from their

Reporter see the children everyday. Reporter cooks enough for the children to eat. They were eating bologna sandwiches and cold cuts. The children are being clothed. They have clothes at other people homesdown the street. A woman put them out because the mother and grandmother curse and beat on the children. The children curse back at the mother and grandmother. The mother tells the grandmother don't hit my damn children. Mom tells the grandmother she will buss her in her face. This happens everyday. The grandmother is sickly. Per reporter, if it wasn't for the grandmother, welfare would have been got the children. Reporter stated Larry is not in school anymore because he was kicked out for fighting. Larry cursed the bus driver out and he can't ride the bus anymore. Per reporter, the family has no where to stay. They are living in an abandoned house. Reporter has discused the concerns with the mother. Mom was told the police would be called. Mom said it's her damn children and she do what she wants. A man calls the children his grandchildren. He use to go with the grandmother. He said they could live with him at Sawmill Quarter. He doesn't want to see the children on the street. The children don't need immediate

The child welfare system has been harboring kids since it begin in 1853. The system has evolved through the years becoming more and more advanced. However, unfortunately, the

Some courts and social service workers are unable to identify signs of child abuse and child abuse that goes unnoticed can create some very violent outcomes. This can be best shown in the cases of Jacob Ind and Nathan Ybanez, two juveniles in Colorado, who killed their parents. Both Ind and Ybanez were abused physically, emotionally, and sexually by their parents. When Jacob Ind’s older brother went to social services to ask them to help his brother, they didn’t even open an investigation into his report. As a result Ind continued to suffer abuse at home until he couldn’t take it any longer and he killed his mother and stepfather.

A little over three years ago, Gabriel Fernandez, an eight year old boy, was beaten to death, allegedly, by his mother and the boyfriend of his mother in Palmdale, California. Based on the reports of the boy’s teacher, who had repetitively conveyed evidence of maltreatment to social services before the child’s death, that fatal incident was not the first time he had been abused (LA Times, 2016). According to the Los Angeles Times (2016), “In the months before the boy was killed, county child protection caseworkers and sheriff 's deputies investigated allegations of abuse without removing Gabriel from the home.” Though the consequences of this situation may be imputed to possible negligence of the social workers involved, this case gruesomely highlights one of the most highly contested policies in child welfare: family preservation vs. child removal. Family preservation can be defined as a social policy which encourages, “comprehensive, short-term, intensive services for families delivered primarily in the home [and is] designed to prevent the unnecessary out-of-home placement of children or to promote family reunification” (Child Welfare League of America). While the definition may sound simple, it is often times difficult for a social worker to determine whether it is best to leave a child in a home to avoid separation, which can be painful, or to remove a child to dodge potential abuse or harm. In order to fully understand the implications of family preservation, it is

The system should be more of a guider then a “kidnapper”. Provide the families with help whether then tearing them apart. Have programs to help make home a happy place, make home a safe place. The state spend over 20 billion each year to administer these child protective services. If that money went into actually providing resources for families in need this would save a percentage of children from entering this dysfunctional

Another issue big issue with foster care is the lack of communication within the system and a lack of social workers listening to the children in foster care and checking on their well- being once they’ve been placed. As a social worker, it is your job to make sure the foster home and family is safe. This needs to be done well before any child is placed in their care and once a child is placed there it is still your job to make visits. So when a child comes to you with stories of abuse and neglect, you need to immediately get on your job and not push them off for a case you think is more important. However, over the years the amount of cases concerning foster care abuse and maltreatment has dramatically increased. In 2010 CBS News reporter Mary Calvi did a video story on four New Jersey brothers who had endured severe starvation at the hands of their foster parents. At ages nineteen, fourteen, ten and nine neither boy weighed fifty pounds. If it had not been for the oldest boy going out and looking for food and a woman who saw him had not called the police those young boys may have never been rescued. And why is that? The system failed them. They were placed in what was believed a safe home with

People often assume that social workers take children away from their home and parents, but this is not true for most social workers. I have witnessed this behavior in several movies such as Daddy’s Little Girls and Precious. The movie Daddy’s Little Girls showed how a father was doing great with raising his children until one night he left the children home alone while he went to work. All of the children were under the age of thirteen .The house caught fire and the children were saved by the neighbors. The social workers became involved in this situation because the father was held responsible for putting his

Pertaining to this case challenging social injustice is the ethical responsibility that we are focusing on. “Social workers pursue social change, particularly with and on behalf of vulnerable and oppressed individuals and groups of people” (NASW, 2008, Ethical Principals Section, para 2). It is our duty as a social worker to advocate and fight for children, not only when children have been subject to abuse and neglect but also when they are removed from their family of origin and placed in foster care. Schagrin (2007) states:

The law surrounding accusations of child abuse and neglect is complicated. Plus, the facts of each case are unique. In my final analysis, child abuse is something that happens almost everyday around the world and over 702,000 thousand children lose their lives. The government works hard to provide multiple prevention strategies to parents and children who are victims of child abuse Nevertheless, my initial research question/ concept was ultimately answered. There are multiple things the government does to combat child abuse and with the many prevention strategies of grants, statues, and personal visitations, the government works to protect all children and provide a safe living environment and provide services for those who have experienced abuse to live a healthier

Child neglect and abuse has gone on for a numerous amount of years, there are three different types of child abuse such as emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. People have been trying to change things to make a difference to protect children from abusers. Children haven't been able to receive the protection they need to stay safe from these offenders because some people argue that offenders have rights, and that some of the laws and new regulations violate these offenders rights and privacy. These people are taking a priority to offenders rights first, when they should be thinking about the children's rights and prioritizing their needs. Offenders have already abused and basically taken away the rights from children when these abusers have

I understand what you're going through child protective services always after my auntie. That's why she's always state to state. Yes she slips up but everybody makes mistakes. Seeing your child get taken away hurts the most. After its all said and done child protective services needs to come up with new rules and regulations. They take your kid because of what they hear. It varies either way it depends on the caseworker or the case. Some are more concerned for kids who aren't being abused instead of the kids who are. They are focused on the littlest situation of the big . They do a little investigating and that's that. They need better environments for the kids. Bad things happen in there and it's nothing the kids can help because they're trapped until adulthood. They miss their parents and the parents miss