The Structure Of Social Service Delivery

In an article written in the Jamaica Observer, Haughton (2017) describes the state of Jamaica as an under-developed child who continues to depend on its parents for approval. “For many years colonialism milked Jamaica and other Caribbean countries by imposing a false identity on our people, diminishing resources that affected growth and development (Haughton, 2017).

After visiting the country of Jamaica this past summer, I realized how dissimilar some countries can be from the United States. Jamaica was not unlike the United States in a terrible way, but the disparities made me additionally interested in researching about the beautiful and culture-rich country of Jamaica. Even though the majority of facts about the history and culture of the United States and Jamaica are dissimilar, I was surprised to come across some similarities among these two countries.

study phase of the research (see Table 1 for a summarised description of each service). This involved in-depth collection of qualitative data in each service (three services in England, one in Wales, one in Scotland and one in Northern Ireland). Each multi-agency service was composed of senior managers, project managers and direct care and support staff from a range of disciplines and backgrounds. The six services were chosen from a larger sample of 26 from which basic quantitative and qualitative data had been collected. Ensuring that each country in the UK was represented, the six service which took part in the case-study part of the research were chosen because they had the highest number of key components of multiagency working in place, e.g. a defined structure or model which set out how multi-agency working would operate; a degree of resource sharing in terms of staff time and/or money to provide services; multi-agency steering or management groups, etc. (see Watson et al. 2002 for a discussion of these components). In effect, we wanted to focus on six services which, after a preliminary analysis, seemed to be delivering the most developed and structured, family-focused, multi-agency service. Each of the six services had some shared and some different characteristics. For example, funding arrangements differed between services as did eligibility criteria and systems for

Personalisation is when the public services and social care in an entirely different way. They do this by starting with the person rather than the service; it will require the transformation of adult Social Care. There is going to be new legislation brought in 2013 for mental health issues based on autonomy, this is respecting the individual Capacity to decide and act on his own and his rights and to subject to restraint by others. Justice, this is to the law is equal; therefore if a person with learning disabilities or mental health disorder should retain the same rights and entitlement as others. Benefits, this is a way of acting in the individual best interest and finally least harm this is when treatment and care must be provided in

The Toronto Employment and Social Services is known for its vital role of providing social and financial assistance including employment programs and services to the demographic population. It has strategically built 19 employment centers in different parts of the area mainly in order to reach people at community levels. The role of the agency’s staff is to provide variety of services such as advising people on how they can obtain jobs and how important training is to get the desired job, assisting people to get financial benefits and helping them to get benefits from other social services (Relph, 2014). This paper aims to examine the services that the Toronto Employment and Social Services offers to the local population. The paper also examines

The article “Cultural Considerations for Social Workers: A sociological perspective” by Orville W. Taylor, argues that inner-cities of Jamaica are culturally distinct phenomena and therefore they should be treated as such. It also suggests that this should be considered if the theory is to be developed or any attempts to apply intervention strategies and that the divisive nature of the society and cultural distinctions of these communities which are different from that of the mainstream society should be comprehended. It concludes by stating that the main challenge for social workers is to acknowledge that these inner-cities communities are functional operating communities separately from that of the larger society.

The overall treatment of women in the culture is unkind and sometimes unjust. In the culture, women are often times left to be single parents, abused by the men they love and faced inequality in job placement. Male dominance rules the culture and men are praised for simply just being men. Larger societal roles for women are typically limited to street vendors (people who sells goods on the street corners), taking care of the children and being school teachers. It is rare in Jamaica that you see a female who holds a high executive position within an institution. Women are subjected to minimal roles in comparison to the men. For example, as educated as I am, it would be very unlikely for me to be the CEO or an executive in a

The Social Security Act of 1935 played a major role in the delivery of child welfare services. It enabled states to develop their own agencies and programs like Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services (DCS) to carry out child welfare services. According to DCS’s website, the mission of the agency is to “ensure forever families for children and youth by delivering high-quality, evidence-based services in partnership with the community.”

She stated that they reviewed my email, and after talking with the case manager, the case manager already opened her TANF and issue benefits.

The island of Jamaica is very rich in culture and has many historic turnabouts throughout the years. The country has a rich and complex history including being the first country to have Arawak and Taino Indians settle there.

Americans are among the wealthiest people in the world. Most of us US citizens do not fully realize how much poverty is out there in the world. Traveling internationally is a privilege that is often dreamed about by many people worldwide. We see postcards and pictures of places wishing that we could see the palm trees, the turquoise water, and the sandy beaches. But what the postcards do not portray is the dark and mysterious world that lies behind the pictures. The pictures made me feel very excited about traveling to Jamaica. I knew that it was a poorer country. I had seen mission trip videos from the past. For many years, I have longed to go there. The

Within the department of Social Services all the roles are in a hierarchy system. At the bottom of the system is where a service user would make first contact with the department. This is where the service user would be assessed to deem whether the potential user is eligible to receive help and to which department would offer the service user the most appropriate help, for instance whether they would benefit from being referred to the mental health team or another relevant department. It is important that the first assessment is carried out thoroughly in order for the service user to get the help they need if they are vulnerable and if there are any safeguarding issues. The structure of a social services department is organised in such a way that there are specialist teams available to deal with various issues that affect service users. If someone has a mental health problem they will be able to receive specialist help from the mental health team, who will liaise with other professionals within the mental health sector such as psychiatrists and community mental health nurses, so that the service user can access all the available resources available and receive a positive outcome to their experience. The children and family’s department will be able to offer specialist help in supporting parents and children to stay together or if needs be intervention and safeguarding. These social workers will have specialist knowledge of how to interact with children and their families to

One of the most challenging things that Jamaicans have had to cope with is the physical and psychological isolation. On the island, the country is so small that it is easy to visit extended family members on a daily basis. Here, in the United States, however,

‘No person is an island’; that is the term which McLean and Harrison (2011) uses to define how everyone’s world intermingles with others. Contact is in the form of interaction between the microsystems, including family and schools, as well as wider links, such as macrosystems, and the cultural norms, values and belief that are learnt through socialisation. I was well aware that improving Child R’s well-being meant not just attempting to change the child’s attitude but, since they are a massive influence, encouraging his family to think differently and relate to the child positively too . Promoting family modification was not easy as behaviours which necessitated consistent involvement within social services means this particular family is classed as ‘hard to change’. According to Thoburn (2009) some children from ‘hard to change’ families are more vulnerable as ‘characteristics’ can make them a prime target for abuse. Thus, child R is a candidate for abuse as he is ‘singled out for rejection’. However, by encouraging family togetherness to strengthen the family unit, I was aiming to eradicate abuse. I thought father and son would benefit from some quality time together to allow them to form a closer relationship. Listening to child R discuss things he has in common with his father, I realised that they both have a shared interest in science fiction. My suggestion was for the pair to indulge their passion by watching ‘Star Wars’ at the cinema. Child

If a service provider remains open to the Jamaican cultures about people with disabilities, the can give helpful and correct service to someone with a disability. Since there is a lack of familiarity in the disability culture, a service provider may find it difficult to help someone deal with their disability. (Stone, 107)