Social psychological theories

When becoming a social worker, psychological theories and concepts can benefit greatly in order to improve professional standards. These theories and concepts include the cognitive perspective and psychodynamic perspective. The cognitive viewpoint concentrates on the way individuals recognize prepare and recover information. Cognitive psychologists are intrigued by how memory functions how individuals take care of issues and settle on choices and comparable inquiries. (L.Burton, D.Westen, R. Kowalski

to explore research within human relationships and the relevant social psychological theories that have been linked with this conflicting topic. The theories that will be discussed throughout this essay will be the attribution theory, social learning theory, social exchange, attachment theory, evolutionary theory and the breakdown of relationships. This would initially

) Overview of the agency; purpose/mission: The Juvenile Services Department is a centralized processing, referral, and evaluation center for all youths arrested in Miami-Dade County. While at the JSD, all youths are provided with juvenile screening and substance abuse/mental health assessment. (http://www.miami-dadeclerk.com/families_juvenile_arrested.asp) B) Population being served: The population being served at the Juvenile Service Department includes adolescents and children. The program

A school social worker has a large and diverse population that they work with. This can cause a variety of needs that a social worker has to try and meet. One population a school social worker may have to work with is immigrant children. Working with immigrant children can bring many challenges, including higher educational and social needs, due to not fully understanding the English language. Another challenge that may be present is working with a higher probability of these children living in poverty

ethnic, cultural, political, economic, and religious backgrounds. It is being aware and respectful of others values, beliefs, and traditions. As social workers whom work closely with children, we must be mindful to the customs and parenting styles of those we serve. Cultural competency is

be defined. Attention will be drawn to the most significant historical events which have influenced the development of Residential child care (RCC) and the overarching identity attached to it. Consider will be given to relationship between RCC and Social Services and the importance of RCC as a single profession. This will include discussion around knowledge base and qualification of the Residential Child Care Worker (RCCW). For the context of this paper any reference to RCC or the RCCS will refer

and tactful about how I word sensitive circumstances. It was a great experience to present my patient’s case to the class and practice being thoughtful of how I portrayed my patient’s presenting problem to the group. A patient frequently comes to a social worker with a variety of problems, and it can be overwhelming trying to determine where to start with the patient. In capstone class, we discussed presenting problems and determining which problem is more appropriate to focus on within the agency

Social workers will come in contact with many different people from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds. It is important for social work professionals to become cognizant and diversify their knowledge base when it comes to servicing people in the community of various cultural backgrounds, ethnic groups, race, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, political belief, immigration status, religion, and mental or physical disability. Even the

A) Overview of the agency; purpose/mission: The Juvenile Services Department is a centralized processing, referral and evaluation center for all youths arrested in Miami-Dade County. While at the JSD, all youths are provided with juvenile screening and substance abuse/mental health assessment. (http://www.miami-dadeclerk.com/families_juvenile_arrested.asp) B) Population being served: The population being served at Juvenile Service Department includes adolescents and children. The program serves

When it came to envisioning my advanced block placement, I knew I wanted something different, something to transform the way I practiced social work for the last fourteen years. The timing ideal as my passion for palliative and hospice care social work was in transition. I seized the opportunity in preserving it by securing an international internship where I could research the cultural differences in the quality of both the tangible and intangible deliverables in providing compassionate end-of-life