Integrative Final

Submitted By jmama945
Words: 1679
Pages: 7
Open Document
Integrative Final Paper
Jessica Giselbach
Azusa Pacific University

Abstract
This paper will identify relevant social work professional behaviors, ethics, and values integral to the development of a professional social worker. In addition, this includes the role of supervision in my development while reflecting on the most significant supervision content that was instrumental in my understanding of professional social work. Furthermore, key professional behaviors that were integral to my effectiveness with the client populations served will be discussed. Lastly, two social work code of ethics relevant to appropriate social work conduct will be discussed in detail.

Integrative Final Paper
First and foremost, I would like to acknowledge the valuable and enriching learning experience I had at DaVita. During my time at DaVita, I worked with a variety of different client populations, which ranged in race, ethnicity, and age. Upon learning that I would be interning at DaVita, I was surprised that there was a need for social workers at a dialysis clinic. After completing my internship at DaVita, I have grown to learn that the role of a social worker at a dialysis clinic is crucial. The dialysis community at DaVita presented itself to have a variety of needs, both physical and emotional. Many of the patients at DaVita experience a variety of emotions, which range from anxiety, depression, and sadly suicidal ideation. It is only natural for dialysis patients to experience these emotions while undergoing a life sustaining treatment. Additionally, patients that do not have a strong support system at home, or the positive coping tools to deal with their end stage renal disease (ESRD) will face challenges during treatment. In this social work setting it is the social worker’s role to help patients adjust to life on dialysis and become a form of positive support. Furthermore, social workers are vital because they educate patients about kidney disease and their treatment options (dialysis and kidney transplant) and help them understand what is happening to their bodies so that they can make informed decisions about their care.
Role of Supervision
The primary functions of supervision in social work in specific during the academic field year is to discuss case management, reflect on and learn from practice with clients, personal support, professional development, and mediation, in which the supervisor acts as a bridge between the student and the field site they are interning for. It is vital for the success of the student and for the success of supervision that a good professional relationship exists between student and field supervisor. Students are likely to succeed in field internship by learning the appropriate skills specific to their field site, obtaining clear knowledge about their role as a social work intern, when being supervised in their internship by sound advice and emotional support from a supportive field supervisor.
I was fortunate enough at my internship at DaVita to have been under the supervision of Gracie Vargas, MSW, an exemplary role model and supervisor. The role of supervision was influential in my development as a professional social work intern. During my weekly supervision I had the opportunity to reflect on my experiences in field and seek constructive feedback from my field instructor, which challenged and improved the learning process at field. My field supervisor created an open environment that allowed for me to feel comfortable to share and explore difficulties and mistakes as well as the “ah ha” moments during field when things began to piece themselves together.
My field supervisor also encouraged my professional development by incorporating the use of the DSM V during our field supervision meetings. When I met with patients during doctor clinics, I would pre diagnose my patients with the use of the DSM V and discuss my
Show More

Related Documents: Integrative Final

Final Paper

GVPT100 5/8/13 Final Paper Assignment Religious Attendance and its Affect on Feelings toward Homosexuals For a long time, it has been known that the more religious an individual is, the less likely he/she would be to have positive feelings toward gay men and lesbians. This is because many religious ideologies characterize homosexuality as a sin. Religion is usually introduced to one at a young age so those attitudes and beliefs would stick with a person despite a changing society, like the…

Words 631 - Pages 3

Final Paper

ETH125 10/7/12 Final Paper I have learned that the United States is very diverse in everything. Not just people, but culture and religion too. There are so many different cultures that live in the United States today it makes my head spin. I ride public transportation to work everyday and to see all the different cultures of people that ride the same thing is wondrous. I just sit back and listen to all the different things going on around me and think “Wow, I am in the “Melting Pot”…

Words 1064 - Pages 5

Final Paper

interesting "hook" to reel your reader in. An introduction can begin with a rhetorical question, a quotation, an anecdote, a concession, an interesting fact, or a question that will be answered in your paper. The idea is to begin broadly and gradually bring the reader closer to the main idea of the paper. At the end of the introduction, you will present your thesis statement. The thesis statement model used in this example is a thesis with reasons. Even though Parents have the right to choose their own…

Words 1154 - Pages 5

Final paper

Week 5 - FINAL PAPER Karri Hackley PSY 303: Abnormal Psychology Instructor: Dr. Edward Fischer 8/4/15 PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORT Client name: Ernest Hemingway DOB: July 21, 1899 Race: White Ethnical affiliation: Caucasian Residence: Ketchum, Idaho Sex: Male Gender: Male Orientation: straight Religious affiliation: Catholic Marital status: Married # of children: 3 Occupation: Author Education: High School PRESENTING PROBLEM (Clearly specify the situations…

Words 1528 - Pages 7

abortion final final paper

life and an unplanned pregnancy is one of those things that happens. Yes, we could have protected ourselves better and so could have the man we chose to be with because it’s as much his responsibility as it is ours but in the end we will make the final decision on whether to keep it or not. In the end it’s our choice and no one and nothing has the right to tell us what to do with our bodies, no matter who they are. “Only one voice needs to be heard on the question of whether a women will or will…

Words 1719 - Pages 7

final paper

record companies money. Morales The seemingly innocent act of downloading music for free isn’t just hurting the music industry, but it’s morally wrong for people to do it. When we are children, we are taught not to steal candy for the store, copy a paper from someone else, or to take a CD from a music store. I think we can agree throughout are society it is immoral to steal, but people still don’t see the ethical issues with downloading music illegally. Many people think illegal downloading is like…

Words 1322 - Pages 6

final paper

Capitalism I think of capitalism as an economics system that is controlled by individuals and private companies instead of the government. In capitalism individuals and companies own and direct most of the resources used to produce goods and services. People are free to decide how they will earn and spend their income. Companies can decide what goods and services to provide and how much to charge for them. I took this picture while making a quick stop at the bank. I thought Chase bank represented…

Words 589 - Pages 3

Final Paper

Dr.Chew explained that there are four factors that contribute to academic success which are minimizing distractions, maximizing focus, developing accurate metacognition, deep, appropriate processing of critical concepts and practicing retrieval and application. When I watched the videos "How to Get the Most out of Studying" I learned about a lot of ways I could get study better. In the video Dr. Chew explained that an ineffective skill to studying is to just memorize the facts which I find is true…

Words 908 - Pages 4

Final Paper

information about beauty products, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, E-mail, Blog. There many aspects of beauty products’ information may influence customers’ purchasing behavior. Traditional tool for the advertisements includes paper magazine, word of mouth(Friends and family recommendation ), in store experience, Radio, Television which are still have the influence on customers behavior. Part2 Literature review According to collect the various literatures, most of the literature…

Words 2040 - Pages 9

Final Paper

Mercedes Montanez Professor Elaine Minamide English 100 11 October 2012 Rhetorical Analysis of “Heather’s Life Ended Too Soon” One fear parents always have is the first day their child gets behind the wheel of a car. I remember when I first got my license my mom did not let me drive alone for about a month, and when she rode with me every thing I did was wrong. In the poster “Heather’s Life Ended Too Soon,’ Heather, a 19 year old girl’s life was taken from her. She was driving home from work…

Words 1050 - Pages 5