had the privilege of interning at Thornton Tomasetti (TT), an engineering consultant located in downtown Kansas City near Crown Center. Thornton Tomasetti mainly focuses on structural engineering yet also does work on engineering design and analysis services. As a cohesive unit, they work with clients all over the world on projects of every size and level of complexity. Over the past several months, I’ve learned all about the different levels of such a massive corporation and how each one contributes…
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Ms. Julia Kate works as a licensed counselor in a Counseling Center. She holds a Master's in Social Work (MSW). During the past year, the Center hired one male Ph.D., who makes $10,000 more than she earns and two unlicensed counselors (both male) at almost my identical salary rate. Ms. Kate thinks her salary is lower than the new male employees. She is a good employee who has a high perform job performance at the company for six years. Ms. Kate has not received any increase in her wages. The counseling…
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help. Because of the competence and code of ethics taking by social worker Julie Turner, Wanda Witter was finally able to receive adequate help. An exploration of the National Association of Social Workers or NASW code of ethics will bring a greater understanding to the aid that Julie Turner…
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in taking the LSW licensure exam. The study would discover if faculty, professors, and/or advisors has prepared the students and if they feel confident. Do these students have the proper preparation and tools needed to pass the LSW exam with confidence? To add, the faculty, advisors, and/or professors would have feedback on how they can better prepare the students enrolled in the Masters of Social Work program for taking their LSW exam and passing. This study was conducted…
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about the application of a variety of interventional procedures, an aspect of pain management that must be better understood to maximize positive outcomes and minimize harm. I continue to be intrigued by this endeavor, but I'm also interested in the study of non-interventional techniques for pain management. I'm specifically interested in how we can better employ ancillary techniques such as physical therapy and motivational interviewing to improve overall function and societal contribution, and CBT…
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how dishonest he had been not just with other people, but also with himself. He tries to begin each day with a positive outlook and decided to accept what happened as part of the process and continue to move forward. Kenneth asks for help from the social worker and intern and is seeking assistance to enable him to broaden his horizons that will give him a chance to grow on his path to recovery Resources • Individual and group therapy • Trauma-focused…
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At-risk youth social work implications vary depending on gender. Many females and males differ on coping with stress from maladaptive psychological or emotional behaviors. As we learned previously, males will cope by externalizing their behavior whereas females will internalize their behavior. Both male and females experience anger, yet girl’s anger resorts to feelings of guilt, depression, and anxiety, which reduces their chance to direct crime. This explains the gender gap we see in men vs women…
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Ethics Case Study: Juan S. The social worker in this case study worked at the ABC Children’s Wellness Center. An ESL teacher at a local elementary school referred Juan S. to her. Juan came to the center with his mother, Silvia. Before seeing Juan and his mother, the social worker called the ESL teacher who referred Juan to her to discuss the case. The teacher reported that Juan was showing little interest in classroom activities or his peers, and always seemed exhausted. He was irritable and…
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problems for Little Joey at school. Empathy: I would be empathetic to the family's issues both emotionally and physically. This would help me understand each person in the situation and address and solve each one of their needs. Coordination: I would work closely with the entire family to get them to their required services and I would also communicate with the schools to make sure the kids are taken care of there as well. I…
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Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice Associations of whiteness with privilege are more immune to changes in the demographic makeup of the United States than are associations between whiteness and invisibility; if anything, the link between whiteness and privilege is more likely to be strengthened than weakened with an increase in the nonwhite population. Although the privileges associated with whiteness are often obvious to nonwhites (Roediger 1998), many whites themselves fail to see the connection…
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