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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History Of Oppressed Groups

23 Mar 2015 30 May 2017

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Keywords: oppression history, impact of oppression, oppression of disabled Discuss how oppression related to your chosen area can manifest itself in institutions and societies, and how it can impact on the lives of individuals and communities. Consider and make specific reference to the social policy response. The term oppression is not simple to define. It is complex and can take many different forms. Sometimes it is clearly ...

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Drug And Alcohol Impact On Child Development

23 Mar 2015 30 May 2017

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Keywords: child development barriers The impact of parental drug and alcohol misuse seriously effects child development. The negative effects of substance abuse begin during the pregnancy and continue through childhood. Groundbreaking research on this subject was published in the 'Hidden Harm Report.' Estimates show that in the United Kingdom today there are almost 1.3 million children living with an alcoholic parent. That is one is every eleven ...

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Domestic Violence and Drug/Alcohol Abuse

23 Mar 2015 26 May 2017

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Keywords: domestic violence literature, domestic violence alcohol Introduction Domestic violence is also known as spousal abuse, domestic abuse, intimate partner violence (IPV) or child abuse. It is therefore defined as abusive behaviors by either one or both partners in a relationship. Such intimate relationships include: family, dating, marriage, cohabitation or friends. Domestic violence take many forms such as physical aggression or abuse (biting, kicking, throwing objects to ...

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UK Social Work Theories

23 Mar 2015 26 May 2017

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The essay is an analysis of theories underpinning and key elements of critical social work and its values. Furthermore I will explore Counselling as one of the areas of social work practice and how it is influenced by the critical social work approach in practice. I will include examples from practice experience and literature and also highlight the influence of inequalities, power and social divisions. The views ...

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Collaborative Work in Social Care

23 Mar 2015 25 May 2017

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Keywords: multi agency collaboration, child services collaboration, information sharing social work Introduction The following essay proposes to consider the question of collaborative working in social care, looking in particular at the impact of collaborative working between agencies and professional disciplines within the context of children and families. This represents an especially complex problem to attempt to tackle with the issues of both collaborative working and working with ...

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Theories of domestic violence

23 Mar 2015 25 May 2017

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Keywords: psychology domestic violence, social learning theory domestic violence, domestic violence alcohol There are many different theories as to the causes of domestic violence (abuse). These include psychological theories that consider personality traits and mental characteristics of the offender, as well as social theories which consider external factors in the offender's environment, such as stress, social learning and drug and alcohol abuse. Psychological theories focus on personality ...

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Characteristics Of A Community Worker

23 Mar 2015 25 May 2017

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Keywords: communication skills social work, listening skills social work Introduction Human beings have been engaged with a series of occupations from hunting to what we are today. As societies and communities began to exist, several actions were done simply to tackle a common problem or to spread awareness resulting to what we call today as 'voluntary' work. Voluntary work when it relates to the needs of a ...

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Caring For The Elderly Essay

23 Mar 2015 24 May 2017

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Keywords: care of the older person essay, older person care, In general, society considers the elderly as persons above the ages of sixty or sixty-five. This is usually the beginning of old age as a person becomes less active in political, social and economic affairs. Though there are elderly persons who are in good health and active members of their communities, majority are the ones whose ...

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Role of Youth in Society

23 Mar 2015 23 May 2017

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Keywords: young people in india, youth in india, youth in society Introduction Each age group in society has its own role and this is important in many different ways. Youth as a description of a sector of society has many definitions depending on the perspective being used. For the purposes of this discussion youth will be considered to be the stage of life involving transition ...

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Crisis Intervention: Solution Orientated Brief Therapy

23 Mar 2015 22 May 2017

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The theory of solution-oriented brief therapy is particularly suited to crisis intervention. Kanel (2007) explores this perspective when she describes the brief therapy approach in the crisis setting stating, "Brief therapy seems to be as effective as long-term therapy" (p. 23). Since crisis situations are time sensitive, solution-oriented crisis intervention becomes practical because it focuses on quick assessment and creative change. Greenstone (2002) emphasizes that, "Crisis Intervention/Management ...

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Social Work Planning for Child Abandonement

23 Mar 2015 22 May 2017

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Since the earliest times of humanity, the social issue of childhood abandonment, and further the social planning for this problem, has been a reality. The issue, although a fairly common occurrence in society, is a rather understudied trend. Additionally, children are a particularly vulnerable population who are often thought to be the "property" of their parents. This fact alone makes children of less importance in research as ...

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Social Work Intervention | Race and Poverty

23 Mar 2015 22 May 2017

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CHAPTER FOUR Evidence suggests that contemporary social work practice is faced with the dilemma of how to direct its efforts primarily to the poor and needy in the UK and at the same time to engage in social welfare policy to help promote social change. According to Okitikpi and Aymer's (2003) social work professionals working with African refugees are often frustrated and poorly resourced to manage families ...

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Social Work Reflective Essay

19 May 2017

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Keywords: reflective essay example, reflective social work essay Introduction Reflection forms a central part of social work practice and education, and it is particularly important for social workers in placement settings or newly qualified social workers (D'cruz et al, 2007; Parker, 2010). In its simplest terms, reflection "provides us with an opportunity to review our decisions and decision-making processes" however, in practice, reflection is ...

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NHS And Community Care Act

23 Mar 2015 19 May 2017

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Community care essentially aims to provide individuals in need with social, medical and health support in their own homes, as far as possible, rather than in residential establishments or in long-stay institutions. The enactment of the NHS and Community Care Act in 1990 marked a watershed in the evolution of community care practice in the UK (Means, et al, 2002, p 71). Implemented after years of discussion ...

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Personal And Professional Development | Social Work

23 Mar 2015 19 May 2017

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The aim of this essay is to critically evaluate my readiness to start counselling employment. There will be a number of key issues integrated into this essay that will explore my learning needs in the context of my professional counselling. These will include personal reflexive and reflective practice where I will introduce Argyris & Schon's ( 1974) Increasing Professional Effectiveness Model, self awareness, issues of difference, placements ...

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Personal Values And Prejudices In Social Work

23 Mar 2015 19 May 2017

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For this assignment I will explain personal values, prejudices, ethical dilemmas and the impact they have had on social work practice by reflecting on one of my beliefs and how I had to challenge myself to overcome it. Using Marxists and Feminists views of oppression I aim to identify, recognise, respect and value diverse individuals for which I will give an example of which happened to me ...

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The Duties And Responsibilities Of Own Role Example

18 May 2017

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Keywords: duties of own role, responsibilities of own role 1.1 Describe the duties and responsibilities of own role My duties as a care worker involve giving clients personal care, such as assisting with washing, dressing, toileting requirements including catheter and convene care. Assisting with nutritional requirements such as meal planning/preparation/feeding, prompting/administering medication, shipping, cleaning. It is my responsibility to ensure that the client maintains an acceptable level ...

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Social Work in Anti-Discrimination

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Explain the role of the social worker and consider the purpose of intervention and service delivery making links with Anti-Discriminatory Practice and Anti-Oppressive Practice and the importance of working in partnership with users of services and other professionals and agencies. In this assignment I am going to be looking at mental health. In particular mental health affecting older people. I am aware that mental health issues affect ...

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Substance Abuse Prevention Program

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Substance abuse is a serious problem. It can cause a lot of problems in people's day to day functioning. Problems of substance abuse can be correlated to family problems, health problems, school problems and also occupational problems. Bigger problems lay within adolescents that have substance abuse problems. Substance abuse of adolescents between the ages of 12 to 17 has increased to 11.4%. This data was collected in ...

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The role of religion in society | Reflective piece

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Growing up in a strong Christian household, my parents always emphasized the importance of helping others. My father was a Methodist Minister at three local churches and encouraged my family to take part in the community. He was very active in the Urban Missions Christian Care Center located in Watertown N.Y, participated in Bridge meetings (an alternative to incarceration program), and was also the founder of the ...

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Personality Of The Crisis Worker

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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I agree that not everyone is suitable to do crisis intervention work as there are many factors that need to be considered when doing crisis work. The main factor that is essential for any crisis intervention work is the characteristics and personality of the crisis worker. James & Gilliland (2001, p.17) claim that effective crisis workers share a number characteristics and such workers demonstrate competency in their ...

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Personal Characteristics Of Counselors

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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The objective of this research paper is to discuss the personal attributes that are required in a physically and emotionally healthy counselor. A healthy counselor has a positive effect on his or her client. The field of counseling is becoming significant part of people's life. This paper establishes its basis on the conflict of values of counselor and its effects. Another important aspect of the paper is ...

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Impact of policy on practice

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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In order to maintain confidentiality the names used in this piece of work have been anonymised. The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of the impact that policy and specifically Child Protection (CP) policy has made on professional practice. I will identify and analyse an incident associated with child protection in practice which will enable a discussion to debate appropriate local, national ...

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Working Together To Safeguard Children

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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For the purpose of this assignment I will focus on the publication 'Working Together to Safeguard Children (2006) and the General Social Care Council's Code of Practice for Social Care Workers (2005) to critically evaluate and explore how they impact upon the role of the social worker whilst carrying out initial enquiries. The social work profession promotes social change, problem solving in human relationships and the empowerment ...

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HR Management And Workplace Diversity

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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As you know that diversity in the work force is one of the main object in employment favorable conditions, managing variety has been either ignored, poorly done or received little attention in some existing work organizations. To do workers some validity, many governments have tried legislating against different kind of ability to appreciate good quality or test in the workplace. However, research has demonstrated competence the defective ...

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The Social Problem Of Homelessness

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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In this essay, the social problems I have chosen to write about is Homelessness. I will also be exploring different perspective of Homelessness and the policy responses and the impact it have on the society. The groups I will focus my discussion on are young people and rough sleepers as the evidence indicates that young homeless people experience rough sleeping before securing temporary accommodation. There are wide ...

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Introduction To Social Work Practice

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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A referral has been made by the PSNI because they are concerned about two children aged 18 months and 4 years old following their attendance at an incident of domestic violence the previous Saturday evening. Area Child Protection Committee (ACPC,2005, 9.25) state "Child protection is everyone's business" . Gateway teams have been established within the five Health and Social Care Trusts in Northern Ireland, to deal with ...

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Relationship Between Social Policy And Welfare

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Social policy may be described in two ways. Primarily, social policy is seen to have a direct impact on individuals and groups of people. Secondly, Social policy is an academic subject to be researched. Social Policy may be defined as the "developing and implementing measures to combat social problems in society, and to the academic study of these measures and their broader social context" (Alcock, Erskine, and ...

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Pros and cons of PPPs models

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Introduction to Public Private Partnership Public private partnership is a cooperative venture between the public and private sector in which the public and privates sector carry out a particular project on the basis of agreed task and risks, each party retaining its tasks and responsibility. The interest in PPPs is growing day by day because it is an efficient way of delivering the public services to the ...

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Inter-professional working: Child safeguarding

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Within the United Kingdom at least one child dies each week resulting from adult cruelty. Statistics from 2003 highlighted that there were over 384,000 children in need in England, and over 69,000 of these children were known to be living in care or living with their families. (Department for Schools and Families, 2003). Children in need are defined under Section 17 of the Children Act 1989, as ...

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The well-being of looked after children

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Wellbeing is a subjective issue, with many attempting to define it. Recent government policies have attempted to create guidelines to improve services; however looked-after children generally have poorer wellbeing than other children. Looked-after children of school age in my area are allocated a named nurse from the school nursing team. The term 'looked-after' refers to children who are subject to care orders and those who are accommodated ...

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Support For A Person With Disability

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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The Imbecile Passengers' Act 1882, have discouraged disabled people from settling in New Zealand. They had required a bond from the person liable for a ship that disembark any person 'lunatic, idiotic, deaf, dumb and blind who might become a charge on public or charitable institutions. In 1899, The Immigration Restriction Act was made and included in its list of restricted immigrants any idiot or insane individual and those agonizing ...

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Personal Experience Of Interprofessional Working

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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In order for an individual to receive holistic, high quality health and social care services, effective communication and multi disciplinary working between professionals is imperative (Ashcroft et al, 2005). I will discuss my personal experience of interprofessional working, both in regards to the conference and the on line group work undertaken. I will also explore how the module relates to my own experiences in practice, drawing on ...

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Domestic violence: Prevention and treatment

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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Introduction Domestic violence is a universal phenomenon and more and more governments play importance on it. There are three major types of domestic violence including violent against women, child abuse and elder abuse. Since domestic violence includes primarily of violence against women, we will going to review the situation of violent against women in Hong Kong in this paper. In this study, the term of "violence against ...

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The Social Construction Of Older Age

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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Discuss the social construction of older age and how this should then contribute to anti-discriminatory social work practice How has older age been socially and historically constructed? The biological perspective of ageing believes that the process of aging is a biological fact which is universal and affects all people. It takes the view that aging is a fundamental, progressive process which continuous throughout life (Lymbery, M 2005). ...

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A Study And Report On Social Work

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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Social work has always been considered as a difficult and complex occupation, with a complicated and perplexing framework. This is due to its different settings accompanying different tasks. An inevitable part of social work is its values and ethics and the questions and debates that surround its structure. Although values can be considered as personal and individualistic, it is also possible for a group with the ...

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The Complexity Of Society And Diversity

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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In the words of Thompson we live in a complex society where diversity is the order of the day. This indeed can result into conflict of interest and discrimination. To narrow this down, discrimination borne out of Cultural Diversity in the social care practice is a very pertinent issue in care delivery especially between the service giver and the client alike. This can be explained as the ...

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Reflective Practice And Risk Essay

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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The purpose of this essay is to critically evaluate the following statement with reference to my own practice experience in working with risk. "As social workers it is especially critical that we apply a resilience-lens, that is, a strengths-based practice approach..." (Saleeby, 2006, p.198). With the focus of this piece of practice on working with a family, this essay will predominantly explore the above statement from the ...

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People With Substance Abuse Problems

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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Why People Develop Problems with Substances Psychological and sociological theories as to why people develop problems with substances and their application vary; some theories relate to genetics others to the environment. Most Theories focus on particular features of the rate of drug use: Illicit drugs, Alcoholism, Addiction, The drug experience-how and why people use them, Individuals, Society, Career. Social learning is just one of the theories that try ...

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Ethical Standards For Human Services Professionals

23 Mar 2015 16 May 2017

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Human services are developed in anticipation and response of human needs. The profession is characterized by positive reception of human needs taking into account all of their diversity. In context of community and environment, Human services professionals offer assistance to their clients and serve their particular needs. Need of ethics in human services profession is of substantial importance (Sinclair et al., 1987). Ethics are guidelines which represents ...

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Young People: Leaving the care system

23 Mar 2015 16 May 2017

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Literature reviewed for this study has included articles from academic journals and textbooks, government policy, guidance and briefings and other guidance produced by non-statutory organisations such as the National Care Advisory Service. Key themes within the literature reviewed have included the experiences of young people in care that contribute to their leaving care experiences, the effectiveness of services aimed at care leavers, social work practice with care ...

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A Family Affected By Elderly Dementia

23 Mar 2015 16 May 2017

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Introduction This is a case study of a gentleman with dementia, a condition defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO, 2003) as a "syndrome caused by a range of illnesses" and which affects memory, thinking, orientation, comprehension, calculation, learning capacity, language, and judgment (p.1). Dementia can have a huge impact on health, well-being and quality life for both the person with dementia and their family. It can ...

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Leading Organisational Equality And Diversity

23 Mar 2015 16 May 2017

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Introduction In this unit we are asked to make a report regarding on the importance of effectively managing equality and diversity and dynamics of leading and managing equality and diversity. In order to achieve this, we are given 2 task to complete which includes the analysis of the legal requirements relating to equality within the chosen organisation; evaluation of the implications of guidance and codes of practice; ...

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Role Of Fathers In Lives Of Children

23 Mar 2015 16 May 2017

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Parents serve an important role in the socialization of children by modeling important values, principles, ideals, attitudes, actions and behaviors that influence the physical, emotional and social development of the child. Fathers and mothers have unique differences that cause them to have different parenting roles, that when combined, provide the most comprehensive model to help the child develop successfully. For this reason, children need both parents to ...

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Interviews in Social Work

23 Mar 2015 16 May 2017

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Simulated interviews reflection and approach work Part 1 The purpose of the interview was to explore the service user's situation and investigate his needs and problems. When reflecting on the interview techniques I asked both open and closed questions, for example "Do you want to tell me what's happened recently?" I probed into his responses several times for example "would you like to talk in more depth ...

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Mental Health Social Work

23 Mar 2015 16 May 2017

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This research paper is going to look at the social work profession and specifically deal with mental health social work. In researching on the subject, I will use books and articles to get secondary information and at the same time carry out an interview with two social workers that are involved with mental health patients and clients. One of the social workers has a bachelor's degree in ...

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Human Growth And Development

23 Mar 2015 16 May 2017

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Human existence is not static and people are developing constantly (Thompson and Thompson, 2008: 83). For this reason, an understanding of development is central to undertaking professional social work at a high level of competence (Ibid.: 99). This case study focuses on Tony and Jan, their adopted nine year old son Sam, new baby and Jan's mother Dorothy. It is evident from reading this family's background information ...

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Personalisation And Its Key Elements

23 Mar 2015 16 May 2017

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In this easy, I will be discussing personalisation in considering its key elements. Looking at the impact of Fair Access to Care Services (FACS) in meeting service user needs. How it contradict in particular the notion of choice, control and independence for old people. I will also the implications for social work practice, and my own personal practice in an anti-discriminatory point of view. The adult transforming ...

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The Origins Of The Welfare State

23 Mar 2015 16 May 2017

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The term 'modern Welfare State' comes from the Beveridge report of 1941. The words represent that Government provides a minimum level of taxed welfare support for citizens in need. Beveridge and his five giants showed a greater need for an active role by Government in the welfare of its citizens through better housing, education, benefits for the unemployed and an accessible National Health Service. The foundations of ...

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Social Work With Children And Families

23 Mar 2015 16 May 2017

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Evaluate critically the role of child death inquiries as a vehicle for policy development, and consider the implication for social work with children and families. The purpose of this assignment is to show a critical understanding of the role of child death inquiries as a vehicle for policy development. This assignment will explore the purpose of child death inquiries. It will show a critical understanding of the complex ...

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History Of Homelessness In America

23 Mar 2015 15 May 2017

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Homelessness is a social problem that relates to the condition of people without a regular private house and shelter. People passing through social issue of homelessness are most often not capable to obtain and preserve standard, harmless, protected, and satisfactory accommodation, or lack "fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence." There is no standard definition of homelessness and it differs from region to region, or among different entities ...

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Personal And Professional Values Of People

23 Mar 2015 15 May 2017

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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 of social work, which is the reason why I have ...

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Human Growth And Development Analysis

23 Mar 2015 15 May 2017

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As a social care worker I have often learned through trial and error what works in the real world, basing my practice on common-sense and not on abstract theories. But I recognise my views are often based on opinion and prejudice rather than evidence-based, peer-reviewed knowledge and as Beckett suggests, "our own theories and ideas about why people are as they are and behave as they behave, ...

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Defining And Understanding Resilience

23 Mar 2015 15 May 2017

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Drawing on material from the module, critically discuss the extent to which theories relating to resilience inform our understanding of an aspect or aspects of contemporary social work. Resilience is described by Fonagy, et al ( 1994) as an ability to achieve a normal standard of development, within a challenging situation. Within contemporary social work practice therefore, support should be provided to enable children and young people ...

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The Professional-Client Relationship Analysis

23 Mar 2015 15 May 2017

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Assignment Question: The professional-client/service-user relationship is expected to be objective and detached (Storr, 1989). Discuss this statement and other potentially stereotypical assertions we affix to the 'profession'. Profession is a vocation or an occupation based on an educational training. It also requires a degree in that professional field. For example, teaching is considered to be a profession because it has both an educational training and a degree. ...

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Becoming An Efficient Mental Health Counselor

23 Mar 2015 15 May 2017

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Mental health is a wide subject with many professionals incorporated. Primarily, a mental health professional is charged with the task of offering services which ultimately improve a person's mental health or treat any kind of mental illness. Different professionals exist in the mental health sector: psychiatrists, clinical social workers, clinical psychologists and mental health counselors. Although such practitioners cover the same illnesses, conditions and disorders dealt with ...

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Domestic Abuse Case Study

23 Mar 2015 12 May 2017

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Abuse can be defined as "to treat wrongfully or harmfully". There are different categories of abuse that have been recognized and within our case study there appears to be two distinct forms of abuse, domestic abuse and child abuse. These can be sub divided into terms of physical abuse, emotional /psychological abuse, and non-organic failure to thrive. Physical abuse is the intentional inflicting of physical injury or ...

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A history of social policy changes

23 Mar 2015 12 May 2017

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With reference to changes in government policy and ideologies of welfare, debate the significance of the shift from Victorian 'Pauper' to 21st century 'service user' and its impact on social work practice and values. This assignment has used a timeline of government changes and policies as a background to debate the shift from Victorian pauper to the 21st century service user. The divide between poor and rich ...

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Social action plans: drugs and alcohol

03 Oct 2016 12 May 2017

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Table of Contents Background Objectives Proposed Actions Anticipated Outcomes Key roles and responsibilities Timelines and resources required Key risks Evaluation Method References Background Drugs and alcohol is a major social issue (J. David Hawkins, Richard F. Catalano, and Janet Y. Miller, 1992). It is not something that can be solved by the law (Lee P. Brown, 2008). Throughout ...

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Practice Based Self Reflection

23 Mar 2015 12 May 2017

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During placement, I worked for a charitable, voluntary organisation that supports Asylum Seekers who were destitute. For the purpose of this essay, I will utilise a pseudonym for the client, which will be Sam, to ensure that her confidentiality is maintained. Sam has authorised consent and confirmed that I may use her experience as material for this essay. I have chosen to examine this intervention as it ...

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UK Children's Health And Well-being

23 Mar 2015 12 May 2017

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Drawing on research and theory critically discuss the effects on young children's health and wellbeing of being poor in a rich country such as the UK. How can such health inequalities be addressed? The health and wellbeing of children within the UK has become a controversial topic amongst policy makers, due to the major health inequalities surrounding children in the UK. A report submitted by the Department ...

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Approaches To Challenging Behaviour

23 Mar 2015 12 May 2017

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This essay intends to talk about innovative approaches to challenging behaviour in a specific Social Care Setting. The writer will discuss about approaches like counselling, the Low Arousal Approach, the Time-out Approach, Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, and many more and will then give examples using practical examples from practice placement. Challenging behaviour has being an issue on the spot light over the past years especially in young children ...

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Incest Abuse: Effects And Prevention On Children

23 Mar 2015 11 May 2017

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Incest abuse is an issue that is prevalent among family members including children. There are various short-term and long-term effects that children encounter throughout and after their abusive experience. These effects are extremely traumatic and cause stressors for children and within families. Incest can occur between any two family members regardless of age and gender. There has been a lot of research that has been conducted regarding ...

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Social Service Intervention Of Family Life

23 Mar 2015 11 May 2017

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Social services play a vital role in the prevention of cruelty to children, and their actions have been controversial in the past and will continue to be in the future. They have an immense amount of power in their hands and are able to tear apart a loving family as well as save an endangered child's life. The aim of this study is to analyse the extent ...

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Child abuse and neglect

23 Mar 2015 11 May 2017

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Child Abuse: Real-life vs. A Child Called "It" According to the US Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect, about 4,000,000 children die each year as a result of child abuse and neglect (Bob 12). "Child abuse refers to nonaccidental harm that is inflicted on children by their parents or other adults" (Magill 218). Many people do not take child abuse seriously because they either believe ...

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The Concept Of Identity In Society

23 Mar 2015 11 May 2017

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The concept of identity is described in numerous different ways such as the I, Me, personality, self and essence. These offer a starting point for us to attempt to understand and explain who and what we are internally and within the external world .There are various theories that have been developed to help us make sense of what contributes to our identity. These theories examine the factors ...

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Advocacy: People With Intellectual Disabilities

23 Mar 2015 11 May 2017

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This essay will look at the role of advocacy in relation to representing the views and interests of people with intellectual disabilities attending a day service. It will briefly look at the historical evolution of advocacy in general and then look in particular at collective self-advocacy and citizen advocacy models and how these are employed for the social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. Day services for ...

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The Theory And Practice Of Organisations

23 Mar 2015 11 May 2017

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Various theories have been significant in forming and recognising organisations. Throughout the twentieth century, the theory and practice of organisations have been modified from a more traditional management approach were efficiency and profits were the main goals to a more networked approach where service and user satisfaction are the focal points (Hughes and wearing 2007). Each organisation is different. Differences relate to varying missions, demographics, location, physical ...

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Analysis Of The Code Of Conduct

23 Mar 2015 11 May 2017

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Planning is no longer a fashionable concept particularly after the collapse of socialism in the recent past and which has exerted the influence upon the environment (Evans, 1995). It is the part of land use planning system which used to balance the developments in future in context of economic, social and environment areas. According [2] to Davies, A N, "Planning is the process of setting goals, developing strategies, and ...

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Abuse To The Elderly In Society

23 Mar 2015 11 May 2017

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Introduction Abuse to the elderly people has been a common practice in most societies in different parts of the world, there is need to stop this trend in line with the protection of human rights. Research has found that a larger percentage of elderly people are abused all over the world. This is attributed to the difficulties that the elderly undergo, ranging from violation of their rights, ...

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Interprofessional And Interagency Working

23 Mar 2015 11 May 2017

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This assignment will critically analyse two examples of interprofessional and interagency practice using examples from my current practice placement. Relevant literature will be used to identify what factors support or constrain interprofessional and interagency collaboration (IPIAC). IPIAC is often described as a holistic approach to an individual's needs. When used effectively, a holistic approach allows for better service delivery to the service user. Hammick et al (2009, ...

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Examining Children And Domestic Violence

23 Mar 2015 11 May 2017

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This essay will explore and critically discuss issues about domestic violence and effects on children with regards to the framework for constructing childhood. I will also briefly describe the historical definition of childhood comparing it to the current definition and the links to children and domestic violence. James and Prout (1997) stated that Childhood can be understood as a social construction as it provides an interpretive frame ...

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Health Policy And The Social Determinants

23 Mar 2015 11 May 2017

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INEQUALITIES IN MENTAL HEALTH Introduction and definitions: Mental health is described by the World Health Organization (WHO) as: "a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community" (WHO 2001a, p.1). According to NHS website every year in ...

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Case Study Of Downs Syndrome

23 Mar 2015 11 May 2017

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Paul Z is a 30 year old man who has a Learning Disability and Down's syndrome. He lives at home with Mrs Z, his mother who is his main carer and 18 year old sister S who goes to Sixth Form College and hopes to go to University. Mrs Z is devoted to Paul and gave up her part time job when he left school twelve years ...

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Multi Agency Working: Child Vunerability

23 Mar 2015 11 May 2017

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There is a wealth of governmental documentation and policy reforms upholding the notion of agencies working in partnership to support vulnerable children. Previously to these reforms there had been a history of fragmentation between agencies and the therefore a inherent failure to share information resulting in catastrophic gaps in the support of vulnerable children. This was emphasised by Lord Laming (2002), and then the subsequent investigations and ...

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Challenges For Mental Health Social Workers

23 Mar 2015 11 May 2017

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Service users with mental health problems can present social workers with their own unique challenges; by exploring these challenges it is possible to gain a greater understanding of the role of the social worker. It is intended to look at the desired outcomes from Social Work intervention and the processes that a Social Worker can use to facilitate these outcomes.  Prevention-Work with groups at risk of mental ...

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Defining And Understanding Reflective Practice

23 Mar 2015 11 May 2017

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Reflective Practice was introduced by Donald Schön in his book 'The Reflective Practitioner' in 1983; however, the original idea of reflective practice is much older. John Dewey was one of the first American philosophers /psychologists to write about Reflective Practice, with his exploration of experience, interaction and reflection. Other researchers, such as Kurt Lewin, Jean Piaget, William James and Carl Jung were developing theories of human learning ...

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Care Of Clients With Mental Health Problems

23 Mar 2015 10 May 2017

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This essay will look at the relationship between schizophrenia and bio psycho social issues it will also explore the concept of recovery and also look at some of the approaches that are used to promote the recovery process. The National Health Service (2005) describes schizophrenia as a mental illness with substantial short and long term consequences for individuals, family, health and clinical services and society. One in ...

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Care Of People With Learning Disabilities

23 Mar 2015 10 May 2017

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Regardless of the above mentioned fact, a large majority of the population, in the UK continues to suffer from blatant neglect in terms of receiving quality health care. Although there are various services offered by the government at various levels to ensure proper care of patients, the more psychological and moral aspects of 'care for the soul' and 'dignity in health care' are usually ignored. This paper, ...

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Communication In Health And Social Care Management

23 Mar 2015 10 May 2017

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According to Schneider et. all 2001 and Rogers Maslow , humanistic theory every human being has exceptional and inborn identities and natural potentials. These are the goals that direct them to achieve their full potentials. Maslow defines that individuals have specific requirements and needs which must be met in a hierarchical style and it happens from bottom to top. Another author Rogers has noted that every individual ...

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