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    Introduction In this response to case study, I will analyze the social worker’s style of counseling by examining his goal that he set for a mother of two who is addicted to drugs and was having sex for drugs. I will scrutinize the goal of enhancement of the morality of client by using the code of ethics to identify the ethical issues involved in the case study. I will discuss my understanding of what the role of a social worker entitles. I will identify the issues I find wrong with the intervention

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    help people. I have had a lot of experience that has attracted me to this specific work of wanting to become a social worker. I can remember when I was in high school and I was always the person my friends would come to for help. They knew that they could trust me and knew that I had a good insight when it came to certain things. At this time I was not aware that I wanted to become a social work, I wanted to become a math teacher. As the years went on I realized that helping people was what I was good

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    the journal “Bringing Technology to School: A Online Resource Guide for the School Social Worker” provides insight how social workers can increase their professional knowledge and skills through the internet. The internet provides knowledgeable information to social workers that may be potentially beneficial to their clients and themselves. (Giffords, 2003) Throughout the journal, it provides school social workers with links to resources that be influenced into practice by presenting specific websites

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    to have a desire to become a social worker. For example, all my life my grandmother taught me the value of helping others. I grew up in a household where the needs of others were put before our own. My family’s example has truly helped me to understand the importance of helping others. Social workers work with families to support them through difficult times and to ensure that vulnerable people including children and adults are safe guarded from harm. Empathy,

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    Social Services The thought of children just brightens my day, so why not help the ones who are in need? Social Workers have a lot to do in helping children and helping them find better and safe homes. The basic description, training, and education requirements will be mentioned. The benefits of this job will leave everything with so much to offer. Social Workers are great helpers to our community and its citizens, they have much to offer that can help other people and children better their

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    Role of Social Workers and Substance Abuse Abstract Social workers promote social justice and social change with and on behalf of clients. “Clients” is used inclusively to refer to individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Social workers are sensitive to cultural and ethnic diversity and strive to end discrimination, oppression, poverty, and other forms of social injustice. These activities may be in the form of direct practice, community organizing, supervision, consultation

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    create tension as social workers may have acted too eagerly in regards to the service user’s case. The Codes of Practice For Social Care Workers states you must follow risk assessment policies and procedures to assess whether behavior presents a risk to them or others. If a social doesn’t do this in regards to a client then run of risk of violating their privacy and sharing information that didn’t need to be shared. Maintaining confidentiality can be hard on the social worker as when dealing with

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    As a young girl, I watched about three different social workers come to my house for my older sister. Each social worker took a different approach and had a different effect on my family. Although the social workers were there for my sister, everything that was done included my family as a whole. As I was watching each social worker, I realized some of the pros and cons of the career and I became interested. At that time, I was unsure of what I wanted to become once graduating from high school. The

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    first two chapters in School Social Worker: A Direct Practice Guide, by JoAnn Jarolmen, overviews the history, the theoretical frameworks along with interventions used, and what a typical day can entail for school social workers. An important legislation, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1990, assisted the social workers in establishing their place in the schools through the services they provided (p. 3). Overtime, the job focus of the school social workers became broader and encompassed

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    makes a person that individual. The job of a social worker would fulfill ambitions of helping others. To be a social worker it takes someone extremely caring to actually listen and connect with the client and someone who can put the right amount of time into it. A social worker requires a bachelors degree, patience, and an abundance of dedicated time. A social worker is an amazing career and has an abundance of duties and qualities. A social worker has to always advise their clients and help them

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