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My clinical placement is a non-profit organization that supports recovery for people with mental illness offering a variety of supports and services, including housing and advocacy. Interestingly, the organization was founded by people with mental illness and their supporters who collectively came together to fulfill a need for an alternative to traditional paternalistic institutional care and mental health services. The organization places great emphasis on participatory democracy, empowerment,

I would like to lend my expertise and years of experience to the Professional Standards Board. My goal as a member would be to help ensure Social Work remains a pivotal force which provides qualified personnel who provide quality services. Throughout my 22 years as a dedicated Michael E. DeBakey VAMC (MEDVAMC) employee, I have successfully undertaken additional responsibilities that have led to positive impacts for Veterans Care and Transitional Service (VCTS) as well as MEDVAMC on local and national

COM 100, LESSON FOUR SHORT ANSWERS: I interviewed two of my co-workers who, like me, are in recovery and have been through several deferent types of groups. I will start with a female co-worker, who is explain to me one group she believes that used effective group communication. The male co-worker explained to me what the deferent types of recovery groups he attended and how he defines them. Co-worker: Female (1). I went to a skills development group for women entering the work field that I really

I have had the pleasure of getting to know Jessica Miller this year through a program at Cedarville University called Big/Little. It is a mentorship program where an upper classman is paired with an underclassman and simply offers accountability, discipleship, and support. Through getting to know Jessica this year, I have been able to see her heart for minorities. Jessica is gentle and tender hearted. She seeks to bring restoration and equality to all people groups ranging from individuals with

Was the social work profession’s search for “professional identity” a “golden opportunity” or a “quest for the ‘Golden Apple’”? Colloquially speaking, a “golden opportunity” is a chance for achievement, whereas, despite the appeal, the pursuit of the fabled golden apple often created more dissent than promise. In Greek mythology, there are three examples of the conflict the golden apple caused: with her independence and legacy at stake, the apple distracted Atalanta footrace thus serving as her undoing;

Reflection- Personal Development Plan Reflection is a major factor in "developing self-awareness" to improve services provided to everyone around me, this is to develop my own understanding in realising the good and bad made previously. Moving forward with a better understanding, as well as rectifying the mistake whilst recognising the good points, (Horton-Deutsch and Sherwood, 2008). Ordinarily whilst working in a domiciliary setting and visiting vulnerable adults within their homes

Many reasons exist for why an individual decides to become a social worker. Sometimes those reasons include hopes of creating a better future for vulnerable members of society, advocating for a world free of oppression and prejudice or even creating macro level changes in policy and legislation. In any case, a social worker is guided by his or her passion, commitment and dedication towards an easing of suffering at the micro, mezzo and macro levels for individuals, groups and communities. Clinical

The Housing Services Act is designed to regulate community-based planning and the delivery of housing and homelessness services and to provide for families with low-income resources. This policy has an oversight by the provincial government and offers policy direction. It also has a purpose to provide a flexible service for managers and housing providers to retain requirements with respect to the current housing programs that prelude the Act and housing projects that are focused on the specific programs

Values and ethics that influence Social Care Values can be defined as: “Emotionally charged beliefs that influence how we behave an which are influenced by a range of factors and experiences throughout our lives F.Sussex & P.Scourfield (2004 The things, beliefs, ideas are peoples values as they consider them important and will defend if they feel they are being threatened. Things individuals value can either be tangible or non-tangible, tangible values would be actual items whereas non-tangible

My own personal and social care values will influence the provision of care that i will provide within my working role. It will be essential when working with service users that i am aware of my personal feelings, emotions, attitudes, and beliefs. Being aware of these can help minimise the risk of prejudice, discrimination and unfair treatment towards others. I value individualization, being your own person and expressing your feelings, as a care worker it is essential to value individual rights