The Myths Behind The Mentally Ill

02 Nov 2017

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Leanne Legare Douglas College Psyc 3314 Kristin Wagner Feb 20, 2013 The Myths Behind the Mentally Ill and Levels of Violence There is a general assumption, that because a person has been diagnosed with a mental disorder, they are more dangerous and more likely to commit a violent act than a person without a mental ...

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Time Limited Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Treatment

02 Nov 2017

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According to Lehman and Coady (2010) psychodynamic theory is "the root causes of most problems are painful, frightening, or unsupportive experiences in childhood. The theory holds that unconscious internal conflicts or developmental deficits underlie problematic behaviors, thoughts, and feelings. The goal of psychodynamic therapies is to make the unconscious conscious." (p. 47). The psychodynamic theory ...

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Strengthen The Leadership Of Disabled People

02 Nov 2017

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In the 20th century, disability was thought to be a problem inherent in the individuals. It is commonly known as the ’medical model’, where disability was seen as being something ‘wrong’ with a person, which could be ’cured’ or at least contained. The Immigration Restriction Act 1899 included in its list of prohibited immigrants any ...

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Interpersonal Skills Majority Of The Manager

02 Nov 2017

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Student Name: Catherine Cruz Name of tutor: Gina Maranca Student Number: CC221000000185 Due date: Student Contact Number: Student Email: CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM All forms of cheating, plagiarism or collusion are regarded seriously and could result in penalties including loss of marks, exclusion from the unit or cancellation of enrolment. Student Signature: ...

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Working Within Social Services

02 Nov 2017

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The current process is guided by legislation and policies. There are several key pieces of legislation that show a development with interagency working across the UK and specifically within Wales. The policies that are for the UK in general are; The Health and Social Care Act 2001 (Home Office 2001), this created new powers to ...

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The Effect Of Pregnancy And Childbirth

02 Nov 2017

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The effect of pregnancy and childbirth on young mothers is often the cessation of education. Teenage pregnancy and non-completion of school can cause young mothers to experience lives of poverty. Her free time decreases because of the amount of time needed for the child (Hofferth et al., 2001). For teenage mothers, taking care of children ...

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Thoughts Of Suicide Or Homicide

02 Nov 2017

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Crisis intervention is referred to as methods used to offer urgent, immediate, short-term psychological help to individuals who are experiencing an event which produces emotional, mental, physical and behavioural distress or problems. Crisis intervention is to reduce the intensity of an individual’s emotional, coping and problem-solving skills that is malfunctioning in the state of crisis ...

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The Term Social Exclusion

02 Nov 2017

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The term ‘social exclusion’ within the new labour social policies (1997-2010), was to describe the gap between the ‘rich’ and the ‘poor’. This permeates factors that suggest and contribute towards the processes of social exclusion, disadvantage and vulnerability as well as poverty. These are often seen as, unemployment, low incomes, high crime neighbourhoods, poor health, ...

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Human Problem And Appropriate Framework

02 Nov 2017

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of the most vulnerable and excluded groups in society. The adequate assessment of human problem and appropriate framework are significantly important in terms of guiding individuals and families towards solutions, also act as guidelines for practitioners in real practice. Hypothetically, individuals and families bring personality, beliefs and expectations with them into the session; indicate that ...

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It Is The Natural Structure

02 Nov 2017

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In the framework of local governments, the term ‘hard to reach’ is used to describe those segments of the community that are difficult to involve in public participation (Jones and Newbum, 2001), for example, gays, lesbians and homeless people. In terms of services it refers to those slipping through the net and hidden groups such ...

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Educational Institutions In Twentieth Century Ireland

02 Nov 2017

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Name + ID no: Darren O’Neill - 0856452 Course of Study: PGDE (Business) 2012/13 Assignment: How should teachers understand the abuse – physical, emotional and /or sexual – that was prevalent in some educational institutions in twentieth century Ireland? Module Code: EN5252 Module Title: Education History Lecturer: John ...

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My Understanding Of Staff Development

02 Nov 2017

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Introduction This essay will demonstrate my understanding of staff development, support and supervision in a supported housing project context. This will refer to theorists relevant to my professional practice and include appendices of work place supervision proformas. I am a support worker/project worker in a supported housing unit in Nottingham, for thirteen female young women ...

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There Is Recognition That Britain

02 Nov 2017

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Williams (1976) cited in Allott and Robb (2006) argue that the phrase communities were originally used to refer to the common individuals, as opposed to those of rank, or to a state or organised society. Smith (2001) comments that communities are representations of groups of individuals with some shared experiences. Communities could be used ...

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International Policies On Disability Philippines

02 Nov 2017

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The Philippines’ National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) is the national government agency that is authorized to formulate policies and organize the activities in all public or private agencies regarding any issues and concerns about disability. It is also one of the tasks of NCDA to monitor the implementation of laws to ensure the protection ...

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Personality Disorders Can Represent A Challenge

02 Nov 2017

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Personality disorder according to the DSM-IV-TR (American Psychiatric Association (APA), 1994:p275) is, "an enduring pattern of inner experience and behaviour that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual’s culture, is pervasive and inflexible, has an onset in adolescence or early adulthood, is stable over time and leads to distress or impairment". Borderline Personality ...

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The Discrimination And Empowerment In Mental Health

02 Nov 2017

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This essay will firstly define what discrimination is and what it means to discriminate against something. It will then explain what it means to discriminate against someone or a group in social work practice. This will be a very broad definition that encompasses a variety of different service user groups. Examples will be used to ...

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New Zealand Human Rights Act

02 Nov 2017

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Firstly, about the law concerning human rights, New Zealand Human Rights Act was enacted as a statute which will deal with discrimination in 1993, New Zealand. The definition range about discrimination in Human Rights in New Zealand Today is also wide, and the protection relief system at the time of receiving discrimination is also ready. ...

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The History About The Health Issues

02 Nov 2017

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Mental Illness is a potential health issue for Steven. Aboriginal youth are confronted by many challenges that may inhibit the achievement of life goals. The impact of past policies and practices weighs heavily on many affected families and as a result young people such as Steven are living in social contexts that are ...

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Disability In New Zealand

02 Nov 2017

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Disability has been thought as a limitation or a problem inherent in the individuals until the later 20th century. This is so-called medical model of disability that disability was seeing as being something wrong with the person. However, those attitudes to disability in New Zealand have changed radically. For the most parts, these shifts reflect ...

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Aging In A Local Context

02 Nov 2017

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Disability has been thought as a limitation or a problem inherent in the individuals until the late 20th century. This is so-called medical model of disability. Under this theory, disability was seeing as being something wrong with the person. However, those attitudes have changed radically. For the most parts, these movements reflect changing attitudes overseas, ...

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The Family Problem Intervention

02 Nov 2017

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Illness and families The entire family system is affected when an individual is afflicted with serious illness or disability, which disrupts the entire household. Rosen and Kimmey (1971) conveyed that it is not only the individual, but also the family who is introduced to the health care experience. There is a need for ...

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History Of Social Work And Status In The Uk

02 Nov 2017

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Part 1 History of social work and status in the UK In the mid-1980s, social work was still a young profession, and grew rapidly, as the flow of legislation greatly widened the range and complexity of its work (Barclay Report 1982) This represented a shift towards managerialism, and the birth of the three Ms, managers, ...

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The Government Policies Of New Zealand

02 Nov 2017

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1840 onwards During the 1800s, the government policies of New Zealand sought at controlling the number of disabled people in the country and ensuring financial assistance are at the least. At this time, disabled people were discouraged by the legislation from remaining in the country. The Imbecile Passengers’ Act of 1882, for example, necessitated a ...

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Historical Response To Disability National Situations

02 Nov 2017

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In the 20th century, disability was thought to be a problem inherent in the individuals. It is commonly known as the ’medical model’, where disability was seen as being something ‘wrong’ with a person, which could be ’cured’ or at least contained. The Immigration Restriction Act 1899 included in its list of prohibited immigrants any ...

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The Evolution Of Shiftwork

02 Nov 2017

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The evolution of shiftwork has occurred following several trends in industry and society. Economic globalization needs continuous operations around the clock to bring manufacturing systems more productive and profitable at a maximum rate. (Dochi.M et al) Therefore a 24-hour continuous operation system has become popular and has resulted in increasing numbers of workers engaged ...

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Analysing The Historical Response To Disability

02 Nov 2017

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Disability has been thought as a limitation or a problem inherent in the individuals until the late 20th century. This is so-called medical model of disability that disability was seeing as being something wrong with the person. However, those attitudes to disability in New Zealand have changed radically. For the most parts, these shifts reflect ...

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Psychological Effects Of Relocation For Children

02 Nov 2017

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Name Course Instructor February 23rd 2013 Introduction The divorce of parents considerably destabilizes their children’s sense of stability and security. In particular relocation is one of the most agonizing issue children undergo in post divorce and divorce litigation because relocation is in part a win or lose situation for the child’s parents. There is o ...

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To Maintain And Strengthen Relationships

02 Nov 2017

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Unit Title or No: Unit 5.5 Assignment Title or No: Managing communication Student Name: Shabila Fadarkan Name of tutor: G.Maranca Student Number: Due date: Student Contact Number: Student Email:[email protected] CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM All forms of cheating, plagiarism or collusion are regarded seriously and could result in penalties including loss of marks, exclusion from the unit ...

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Social Work Research In The Uk

02 Nov 2017

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Part 1 Introduction The first part of this essay outlines social work’s historical struggle with its professional and research identities, and explores the importance of social work research to policy as well as practice. Despite being relatively ignored by practitioners in the field, social work research mirrors the values underpinning social work and is synonymous ...

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Planning Delivering And Evaluating Group Work

02 Nov 2017

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Developing Practice C:\Users\Elaine Thomas\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\Y2XKJ5IE\MC910215945[1].jpg Elaine Thomas Introduction ...

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The Purpose Of Mental Health Laws

02 Nov 2017

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Mental health law, according to Bartlett (2003), is as old as law itself, with the earliest classified reference in the English law book as far back as 1324. This law gave the King authority over persons and property if they were deemed to have mental health problems. It was not until the late ...

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Group Effectiveness Of Project Management

02 Nov 2017

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Planning is an essential element of project management. The use of programmes such as Gantt charts is very helpful. This process allows planning and enables report progress monitoring. ( www.projectsmart.co.uk ). A project schedule is the framework with which lists of resources, plans and cost breakdowns can be mapped. This breakdown of activities at each ...

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What Is Shift Work

02 Nov 2017

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The evolution of shiftwork has occurred following several trends in industry and society. Economic globalization needs continuous operations around the clock to bring manufacturing systems more productive and profitable at a maximum rate. (Dochi.M et al) Therefore a 24-hour continuous operation system has become popular and has resulted in increasing numbers of workers engaged ...

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Effect of Acculturation on Social and Mental Health Services

27 Jul 2017 16 Oct 2017

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Dana Adams   The Effect of Acculturation and how it Inhibits the use of Social and Mental Health Services among Mexican-American Elders. As the United States ages over the next several decades, its older population will become more racially and ethnically diverse (Ortman, Velkoff, & Hogan, 2014). Between 2012 and 2050, it is stated the United States will experience considerable growth in its older population ...

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Role of Health and Social Care in the UK

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Introduction: In United Kingdom health and social care is a team that provides integrated service about it. This unit grows absorbing the values and principles that corroborate the application of all who work in it. Health and social care is generally called “HUMAN SERVICE” in Canada and U.S. They give security to the patient and ensure that during treatment they won’t face any problem. They can ...

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Models of Assessment for Elderly

03 Oct 2016 04 Oct 2017

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Compare two models of assessment, planning, and coordination practice for working with disabled, older people, or a specific group of people. You need to select two models of assessment, planning, and coordination, and ensure that there is sufficient detail in both of your selections to cover all of the required components (assessment, planning, and coordination) Specific groups of people may include but is not limited to: ...

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Social Work With Maori Clients in New Zealand

14 Jul 2017 26 Sep 2017

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Task 1 : Explain how Te Tiriti O Waitangi applies in the social services, you must include an overall explanation as well as giving at least three(3) specific examples of how Te Tiriti impacts in the area of assisting people to resettle in the community following residential care. One of the important concepts to emerge is that Te Tiriti O Waitangi is a living document this ...

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A Profile of United Nations Children’s Fund

14 Jul 2017 26 Sep 2017

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United Nations Children’s Fund “We believe in a world where ZERO children die of things we can prevent."  The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, is an intergovernmental organization (IGO) that was started by the United Nations in 1946. UNICEF is non-profit and works to prevent childhood death by improving the healthcare, education, and nutrition of children around the world. They also provide emergency relief to those ...

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Issues in Social Work and Mental Health Quality Issues

19 Sep 2017

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An Analysis of a Range of Issues in Quality Frameworks, Processes and Methods of Measurement in Mental Health Work and Social Work Practice Introduction In equating the various range of issues with respect to quality frameworks, processes as well as methods of measurement in mental health work and social work practice it is important to understand the meaning of these terms as well as their respective ...

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Good Will Hunting: Sean Maguire

27 Jul 2017 15 Sep 2017

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Melissa Hernandez This case is about, Sean Maguire, a character in Good Will Hunting. Mr. Maguire is a 56-year-old Caucasian psychologist and therapist male. He teaches different types of psychology classes at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston. He was married to, Nancy Maguire for eighteen years before he lost her to cancer. They have never had any children. After his wife passed away, Mr. ...

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Human Rights Analysis of South Africa

27 Jul 2017 15 Sep 2017

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Naquille Curtis South Africa, post apartheid era, has had to refocus their attempts at bettering their demographics compared to many industrialized countries, as well as address inequalities within their current health care system. In addition to addressing those social and economic issues, their outlook on human rights has also been subject to refocus in light of the new era of political change. South Africa has ...

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Social Workers' Roles and Benefits of PTSD Treatment

27 Jul 2017 15 Sep 2017

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Ethel Jones Abstract Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating condition that affects a disproportionate percentage of the military population, particularly within those populations of veterans who have served in combat deployments. This mental disorder manifests within patients in various ways, but is often triggered by events or perceived events that are associated with the patient's own traumatic event. Comorbidity with other disorders, such as ...

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Discrimination and the Hijab: The Role of Social Workers

27 Jul 2017 15 Sep 2017

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Melissa Sadaka The aftermath of several political, legal, and historical events has led to the negative representations and tensions towards Islam and its practices in Western society. These depictions have impacted Muslim women who wear the hijab as they are religiously identifiable (Hyder, Parrington, & Hussain, 2015). It is evident in the literature and media that discrimination towards the hijab continues to remain a social ...

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Signs of Harm and Abuses - Social Work Codes of Practice

27 Jul 2017 15 Sep 2017

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Allan Cochrane Introduction In this essay I will be looking at signs of harm and abuse, ways in which the individual may become vulnerable to abuse, legislation in relation to safeguarding and codes of practice in which we as social care workers must adhere to in order to safeguard an individual. Harm and abuse is something that unfortunately happens, but there are ways in which ...

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History of the Transgender and Transsexual Community

27 Jul 2017 15 Sep 2017

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Ashley Staten When a child is born, the parents often wait to hear 'Congratulations, it's a boy or it's a girl' from the doctor. In rare cases the doctor will hesitate and try to find words to describe it as the anatomy is neither male or female or has both, a condition is known as intersex. What happens when this child at puberty or even ...

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Social Work Practice with Hispanic Elders

27 Jul 2017 15 Sep 2017

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Dana Adams Gerardo Cantu is a master's level social worker at The Family Center. Gerardo's current position with The Family Center, he is Class Facilitator and Case Manager. The Family Center offers individual and family care to elderly clients and their families in a warm and supportive atmosphere. The Family Center's professional team completes a thorough comprehensive assessments to help determine problem areas along with ...

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Common Sense and Stereotyping in Social Work

27 Jul 2017 15 Sep 2017

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Diana Valle Social work and common sense Stereotyping, unfortunately, is how many people access and deal with the world; for better or worse, stereotypes inform us all, even though many of them are wrong or ignorant. A common stereotype involved in social work education is that schooling is useless, and all that one needs, as the legislator stated, is common sense and a good heart. ...

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Child Observation Reflection

27 Jul 2017 15 Sep 2017

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Brief notes on the venue/situation and age and gender of the child being observed (don't give names - use initials or made up names for any individuals if necessary): What I observed: How I felt: Thoughts, reflections : The child was going homework related to concepts of math Felt good and ...

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Substance Abuse Treatment Groups Analysis

27 Jul 2017 15 Sep 2017

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Patty Stewart Introduction For my assessment, I attended three different substance abuse treatment groups in my local town of Port Huron, Michigan, in the county of St. Clair. The first meeting I attended is at the St. Martin Lutheran Church. The meeting is called the New Horizons Group Discussion and is held every Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. The Vision of Hope Group meets at ...

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Child Nutrition Act Analysis

27 Jul 2017 15 Sep 2017

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Mamadee Kamara The social policy that this writer chose to write about is the Child Nutrition Act (CAN)/school lunch program. The Child Nutrition Act is one of the most dynamic social policy program in United States social welfare history. The program designed to benefit millions of low-income families and their children across the nation, it helps children the ability to strive their full potential in ...

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Ethical Dilemma Summary and Analysis

27 Jul 2017 15 Sep 2017

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Hardeep Kaur    An ethical dilemma is a situation in which often includes a clear mental clash between two things or decisions. In ethical dilemma if we obey one decision than it would bring about disobeying another. Ethical dilemma is also known as moral dilemma. Ethical dilemmas make the situations too difficult. A person has to choose only one way from two of them- a ...

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Social Work Case Study - Foster Care

27 Jul 2017 15 Sep 2017

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Kirsty Lynch   "You are a new social worker to the case. Your team leader has asked you to look at where the placement is going. What should be the care plan for James?" As the newly appointed social worker to James' case I have reviewed all of James file and have met with James and his foster family in order to complete an appropriate care ...

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Theories of Growth, Loss and Stress

27 Jul 2017 07 Sep 2017

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  Theories are used to explain the characteristics and circumstances of individual. Theories look at human growth and development; managing loss and change; managing stress and behaviour Psychoanalytical Theory This approach looks at the underlying unconscious processes in individuals. Ideas developed by Sigmund Freud. Sigmund Freud he stated the belief that the child is born with basic animal instincts that operate at ...

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Gender Construction of Roles and Social Learning Theory

27 Jul 2017 07 Sep 2017

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Contextualizing- Gender and Social Background to the Private and Public livelihoods of African women in the Diaspora (Case study -Gothenburg, Sweden). Introduction People in every community are ascribed to gendered attributes that shape and impact their life styles. Darly and Rake (2003) contend that such gendered attributes involve sex relations encompassing resources, social roles and power relations. Hence, the perception and doing of gender is ...

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Impact of Social Processes on Services and Users

27 Jul 2017 07 Sep 2017

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3.2 Analyse how social processes impact on users of health and social care services The 'Social process' can be defined as the pattern of social interaction that in turn has a changing effect on society over a set period of time (Bain, 2017). It plays a vital role in shaping society. Social processes can impact on users of health and social care service. Processes that ...

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Child Case Study: Depression and Abandonment

27 Jul 2017

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Internship and Case Working with the public-school system makes it difficult to practice my theory practice, due to the lack of therapeutic support in the Philadelphia public schools. But I have made do; I have been working with the client that I am going to discuss since the beginning of the school year and it has been a pleasure, to not only build a trusting ...

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Junction Australia Services Analysis

27 Jul 2017

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Junction Australia (JA) is a leading independent provider which offers community support and housing services. Their goal is to strengthen lives and communities in Australia. Key features offered at Junction Australia: Children and Youth Junction Australia has numerous programmes available to help youths in crisis, or struggling with their lives. Nexus is a programme available for 6-10 year olds who may be exhibiting harmful ...

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A Case Study in Applying Theories to Practice

23 Mar 2015 24 Jul 2017

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Keywords: behavioural theory social work, behavioral theory case study Introduction The aim of this assignment is to show how a Social Worker would apply a Behavioural Method as an understanding and intervention on the case study supplied. I will do this by explaining what Behavioural Social Work is, how it is used in practice, how it meets the needs of the service user and identify personal challenges ...

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Service Quality Standards in Health and Social Care

23 Mar 2015 24 Jul 2017

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Keywords: hsc quality standards, poor service quality in healthcare In health and social care services, quality is an essential component and a concept with many different interpretations and perspectives. It is important to both users of health and social care services and external stakeholders. While completing this unit I have gained knowledge of these differing perspectives and considered ways in which health and care service quality may ...

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Substance Abuse in Household

23 Mar 2015 20 Jul 2017

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Keywords: family substance abuse, family support substance abuse Families where addiction is at hand are normally painful to live in, especially when a person is young. This is why individuals who live with addiction may become traumatized to varying levels by incidences. Wide changes, from one end of the disturbing, psychological, and behavioral range to the other, all too frequently characterize the addicted family system. Every member ...

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Social Exclusion in Social Work

23 Mar 2015 20 Jul 2017

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Keywords: social exclusion strategy, social exclusion uk This aim of this essay is to discuss the role of the social worker in addressing social exclusion and discrimination and the impact that such issues have on individuals, groups and communities. I am also going to demonstrate my understanding of anti-oppressive practice and ethical issues that social workers face, particularly in the Welsh context. Accordingly, ever since the late ...

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Ethical Issues Working with Youth

23 Mar 2015 20 Jul 2017

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Keywords: ethics and child protection To what extent can researchers plan for ethical issues when working with children and young people? People often think of ethics or morals, as a rule for distinguishing between what is right and wrong. Something that springs to mind, is the saying; 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you' or the religious creed of the Ten Commandments, 'Thou ...

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Importance of Social Work

23 Mar 2015 19 Jul 2017

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Keywords: essay on importance of social work, values in social work Social work involves working with some of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable people in society. It is working with individuals, groups and communities, putting into practice Social Work Values that aid people to overcome possible oppression they face. The actions of Social Workers are to promote social change, help solve problems and empower and liberate people ...

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Social Work Theories - Older Adults

23 Mar 2015 18 Jul 2017

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Keywords: case study older adults 1. Introduction This essay concerns the application of social work theory and practice with adults within the context of a specific legislative framework. The assignment specifically takes up different aspects of social work theory and practice that concern the carers of old and disabled individuals. It makes specific use of the case study on Betty, her daughter Elizabeth, and other members of ...

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Interprofessional Practice Social Work

23 Mar 2015 17 Jul 2017

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Keywords: interprofessional collaboration social work This essay will outline and explain why inter professional collaborative practice in social work is important. It will also examine key factors that help or hinder effective inter professional collaborative practice. It will explain why it is important that professionals work together and effectively as a team and the consequences that can occur when professionals fail to collaborate successfully. There has been ...

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Teenage Mother Case Study

23 Mar 2015 17 Jul 2017

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Keywords: teenage mother social work Introduction This essay deals with the circumstances and challenges faced by 22 year old Betty, who became pregnant when she was 15, and now lives with Candy, her six year old daughter. Betty has been referred to the social services cell of the local authority for appropriate social work intervention. She has been engaging in bouts of bingeing and has in the ...

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Zuzanna Zommer Case Study

23 Mar 2015 14 Jul 2017

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Keywords: zuzanna zommer social work, victoria climbie social work The following essay examines a case study on a young child that was sexually abused and murdered by a known sex offender, and the serious case review that was written on the case. This essay will also discuss the basic legal policies and the frame work of the Children Act 1989, 2004 and Every Child Matters: National Service ...

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Social Work Domestic Violence Case Study

23 Mar 2015 14 Jul 2017

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Keywords: social work dv, social work case study You are working as a Social Worker in a Gateway Team. A referral is received from the PSNI that they attended an incident of domestic abuse the previous Saturday evening. The referral is being made because there are two children in the household aged 4 years and 18 months. Discuss the main roles and responsibilities of the Social Work ...

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Social Work Methods and Theories

23 Mar 2015 13 Jul 2017

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Keywords: social work theories, social work drugs, social work alcohol This essay will consist of four main parts. In part one; the essay will give a brief introduction and history to social work theories and methods. Moving forward the essay will look at the importance and value of theories and methods in relation to social work and how it informs practice. Throughout, reference will be made to ...

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Risk Assessment in Social Work

23 Mar 2015 12 Jul 2017

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Keywords: social work risk assessment, risk assessment importance Risk can be described as a 'hazard, or a chance/likelihood of a loss or a particular event to occur' (Collins, 2012), which can appear as a great uncertainty in relation to social work when intervening in people's lives. Over the years this has been more formalised by statistical probability and structured assessment tools to guide professionals. Risk across the ...

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Anti Oppressive Practice in Social Work Essay

23 Mar 2015 12 Jul 2017

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Keywords: social work pcs model, pcs model homelessness I will demonstrate the role of the practitioner on Reflective Anti-oppressive practice. l will reflect upon the effect that my experiences had on me . In relation to supporting care housing will identify the underlying values of being a reflective practitioner. In the essay, I will explore and draw upon a range of Models and theory's themes as shown: ...

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Benefits of Early Intervention Social Work

23 Mar 2015 11 Jul 2017

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Keywords: early intervention advantages, early intervention factors A definition of Early Intervention can be to engage in childrens and young peoples life at the earliest possible stage, regardless the fact that a problem has already emerged or not, using mainstream/ universal or targeted/ specialist services. In the first place, Early Intervention programmes provide and support children and young people with appropriate equipment (social, emotional, physical) to start ...

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Values for Social Workers

23 Mar 2015 11 Jul 2017

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Keywords: social work values, social work ethics My own personal values were passed by my family, peers and people that I admire. One of the most important value for me is love and respect. By love I mean love to another human being, not only as a feeling but also as self-respect and people around me. I understand love as a friendship, need to being needed and ...

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Risk Assessment Case Study

23 Mar 2015 07 Jul 2017

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Keywords: autism social work case study C is a 14 year old boy who has a diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder and learning disability. C is a very active young boy. His mother is a P.E teacher and has him involved in many outdoor activities. C loves being outdoors and doing practical 'hands on' things such as cooking and outdoor activities. Although C is involved in various ...

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Reflective Practice in Social Work

23 Mar 2015 07 Jul 2017

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Keywords: social work reflective essay, social work reflection "Reflection is central to good social work practice, but only if enhanced action result from that reflection" (Williams, 2006: xi) The underlying principles for this assignment are to critically evaluate my professional development in a practice placement setting and record reflections for future learning. Within this essay, I will include my reflections on the social work process of assessment, ...

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Social Construction of Childhood Essay

23 Mar 2015 06 Jul 2017

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Keywords: child protection policy uk, children act uk In order to consider how child protection policy and practice has been shaped, a definition of child protection and significant harm and abuse is required. The Department for Education (DFE, 2011) defines child protection as the action that is carried out to safeguard children who are suffering, or are likely to suffer, significant harm. Furthermore the Children Act (1989) ...

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Diversity in Human Services

23 Mar 2015 05 Jul 2017

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Keywords: diversity in social work, social work and diversity People are both similar and different; diversity is the recognising and valuing difference. Diversity relates to distinction such as gender, age, religion, race, culture, education, occupation, language, attractiveness, health, physical appearance. Cultural diversity is one aspect of diversity with a multitude of differences which come from our cultural heritage. Every aspect of life is touched by culture, culture ...

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SWOT Analysis Social Work

23 Mar 2015 03 Jul 2017

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Keywords: swot analysis example social work, self swot Life is a learning process and this involves a lot of interactions and interpretations to evaluate one and evolve as a better person. The observations made by the superiors, colleagues and self have enabled me to identify my strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Below is a brief discussion on the same. (S)trengths Strengths just do not mean the obvious ...

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Alzheimer's Case Study in Social Work

23 Mar 2015 03 Jul 2017

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Keywords: dementia case study, dementia social work care According to Maurer & Smith (2005), organizational policies and practices are influenced a lot by the national rules, legislation and service standards. There are many rules, legislations and services like care standard act, care quality commission, commission for social care inspection, race relation act, age relation act, gender discrimination act which aims to ensure the best quality care for ...

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Child Protection Enquiry UK | Policy and History

23 Mar 2015 30 Jun 2017

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Keywords: child protection essay, child protection uk policy The purpose of the essay is to discuss and explain the child protection enquiry, its process, purpose legislation and critical issues. An accompanying leaflet has been designed to highlight the Child Protection enquiry taking into account age, diversity, oppression and anti-discriminatory practices incorporated. The age group focused on the leaflet is Young Persons aged 11-19. In addition, a commentary ...

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Homeless Youth Facilitators and Barriers

23 Mar 2015 29 Jun 2017

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Keywords: youth homelessness essay, youth homelessness barriers When considering the problem of homelessness, we may think of the stereotypical skid row bums, drug addicts, or perhaps the mentally ill living on the sidewalks begging for change from passerby (Letiecq, Anderson, & Koblinsky, 1996). All people that are homeless do not live on the streets. Homeless people can be someone who stays with a friend or a family ...

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Social Work Observation Report

23 Mar 2015 29 Jun 2017

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Keywords: social worker shadowing, social work reflection This essay will demonstrate a clear understanding of what the social work role is by reflecting on my shadowing experience and using this experience to provide a view of the differences between social work and social care. On October the 11th I was able to shadow a social worker on the sensory services team in Gloucestershire, whilst shadowing I was ...

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Child Protection Policy UK

23 Mar 2015 29 Jun 2017

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Keywords: child abuse uk policy, child protection decision making Anglo-Saxon society has traditionally entrusted parents with the responsibility of bringing up their children. Parents, under such societal traditions, are required to look after the physical, emotional and mental needs of their children, provide them with a warm and comfortable family atmosphere, educate them to the best of their ability, and ready them for future adult responsibilities.* Birchall ...

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Preventing Youth Offending through Social Work

23 Mar 2015 28 Jun 2017

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Keywords: youth social work, social work youth offending Introduction to Social Work. David Gower and Jackie Plenty. S134487 The area I have chosen to discuss is Youth Offending and intend to look at options that will help prevent re-offending and how we, as Social Workers, work as part of a team within Youth Offending. I intend to look at what areas of society are more likely to ...

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Case Study: Adult with Learning Disability

23 Mar 2015 28 Jun 2017

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Keywords: learning disability social work, social work adult disabled The case I have chosen involves a service user that has been with the agency for a while now. He was neglected and cut off from his family during his childhood and has since been longing for a secure attachment or contact with a "family". His condition brings about a lot of anxiety and this has made him ...

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Features of a Professional Assessment

23 Mar 2015 27 Jun 2017

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Keywords: aspire model social work, aspire model of assessment This assignment will focus on addressing the distinctive features of a professional assessment in social work. It will look into the importance of assessment, the assessment process and law and policy which relates to assessment. Finally it will address assessment in practice with regards to two service user groups' namely older people and mental health. Assessment is part ...

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Social Work Self-Evaluation Example

23 Mar 2015 14 Jun 2017

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Keywords: social work bullying, bullying care plan, social work bullying case study The case was referred to the school social worker by the F.1 class teacher and the teacher reported to the worker that she had noticed her student named Judy had avoided joining group activities and she was feared about bulling and she would cry suddenly in the class sometimes. After exploration, the following presenting problems ...

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Causes of Homelessness

23 Mar 2015 13 Jun 2017

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Keywords: homelessness policy, homelessness impact, Homelessness can significantly impact on the health, welfare and employment prospects of those unfortunate enough to experience it. The life expectancy of rough sleepers is 42 years. Children living in temporary or shared accommodation have their education disrupted and are more likely to suffer from behavioural problems (House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts 2005). Whilst lack of educational achievement is ...

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Looked After Child (LAC) Policy Analysis

23 Mar 2015 13 Jun 2017

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Keywords: looked after child policy In this essay I will be focussing on Looked After Children (LAC) as my service user group and identify relevant laws relating to the service user group and then identify recent policies which underpin this aspect of practice, and discuss the values which underpin the law in this area of practice and finally relate these legislation to my placement practice. Definition of ...

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Advocacy in Social Work

23 Mar 2015 12 Jun 2017

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Keywords: theories of advocacy, advocacy theory, advocacy definition Advocacy, Rights and Partnership This reflective report contains my experience and understanding of advocacy and explains the types of advocacy and its methods and models, I will explain the theories and relate it to my practice and finally discuss the strengths and weakness of my area of practice and discuss the conflicts of interest implication up on the service ...

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The Role of Child Death Inquiries

23 Mar 2015 12 Jun 2017

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Keywords: public inquiry child death, social work inquiries Recently the benefits of child death inquiries and serious case reviews have come under particular scrutiny (Corby, Doig and Roberts, 1998). This assignment will use evidenced based information and practice to find other approaches or how to improve the form of the inquiry so its benefits outweigh its limitations. The United Nations estimate that every week two children in ...

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Evaluation - Task-Centered and Crisis Intervention Theories

23 Mar 2015 12 Jun 2017

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Keywords: task centred intervention, crisis intervention theory, social work theory analysis Select a social work intervention, evaluate its theoretical roots and influences and compare it to at least one other approach. Describe briefly how you would apply your chosen approach in work with a service user or carer group and evaluate its effectiveness. Use at least one piece of research to inform your evaluation. You will need ...

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Accessing Health and Social Care in the UK

23 Mar 2015 07 Jun 2017

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Keywords: nhs access, nhs cultural problems, access to nhs, access uk healthcare When the National Health Services (NHS) was founded in 1948, one of the principles was to provide complete services to all and free at the time of need in UK (nursing times.net 2009). Access to healthcare services is based on clinical needs of an individual and not the ability to pay the services. This means ...

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Importance of Equality Essay

23 Mar 2015 07 Jun 2017

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Keywords: bme inequality, inequality ethnic minority, uk inequality During this essay I will be illustrating Equality and diversity being a important dimension of modern society in relation to race and ethnicity, I will be using areas of social policy to illustrate my discussion. The essay will cover the following aspects in discussion: discussion on equality and diversity, race equality, equality in education , poverty due to equality ...

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Personal Reflection And Action Plan

23 Mar 2015 05 Jun 2017

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Self-monitoring is a personality trait which measures the ability of an individual (he or she) to adjust their behaviour to the demand of the external situational factors. There were many situations where my behavior was not proper with respect to understanding of other person's situation. Every employee gets stressed as they approach deadlines. I have neglected colleagues many times by not replying to their urgent emails because ...

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Prejudice And Discrimination In Social Care

23 Mar 2015 02 Jun 2017

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Keywords: social care discrimination, social care prejudice As human beings, we socially categorise people as members of social groups rather than as individuals. The reason why we do so is because it 'provides useful information that cannot immediately be perceived and it allows us to ignore unnecessary information' (Bruner 1957 cited in Smith and Mackie: 145). The danger of this social categorisation is that it' makes a ...

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Social Work Personal Values - Essay

23 Mar 2015 01 Jun 2017

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Keywords: social work professional values, social work beliefs and ethics Values are part of my upbringing and play a big part in my life, as they underpin my thoughts and actions. As a social work student I need to question my personal values, beliefs and ethics as these will have a big impact on my behaviour as a professional. My personal values are congruent to the values ...

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Social Integration in UAE Essay

23 Mar 2015 01 Jun 2017

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Keywords: integration essay, uae social integration Section: 1 Social Integration Essay The process of social integration of a complex consisting of several dimensions involving the participation in work and production, and real consumption, is looking forward to the many, and to participate in caring for the public and social practice, and much of the social interactions. On this basis, the individual is socially integrated if he takes part ...

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Building Relationships with Community Resources

23 Mar 2015 31 May 2017

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Keywords: essay about the resources of the community, narrative essay about the resources of the community It is really important that we build positive relationships with our students and their families. It is normal for families to struggle with different issues. The children's school itself may not be able to help. But if they are familiar with the different agencies in the communities and the services they ...

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Effects of Stigma on Drug Users

23 Mar 2015 31 May 2017

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Keywords: drug user stigma, discrimination effects In this essay I will demonstrate my understanding of stigma and labelling. There are certain people who are stigmatised and substance users often have a negative stereotype. This negativity will often not allow the substance user to seek the help and medical treatment that they need due to the stigma and labelling. I will be discussing the research around the impacts ...

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