Field experience: Select one key experience with a client, client group, community, agency, supervisor, other field students, or staff. Describe what happened and your role(s) in the situation e.g. (mediator, planner, enabler, observer, counselor, manager, broker/advocate, facilitator, catalyst, activist, teacher, trainer, mentor, outreach worker, or researcher). This week was a been a slow week at DHR. There was not a lot to observe or participate in. However, we did get the opportunity to…
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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…
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criminal justice social worker. The social workers speak of their stress and pressure working as a social worker. CRAAP: 2008 The relevance of chapter three Criminal Justice Social Work in Social Work Voices from the Inside are to expand the mind of those who are intrested in the social work field specilizing in the criminal justice perfession. Viviene Cree is a Professor of Social Work Studies specializing in the history of social work including the professionalism of social work, parents and their…
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Social Work Presentation (slide 1) For our project, we focused on the chapter that deals with sexuality and social work. Sexuality is not something one would typically imagine would have any impact on social work, so it was interesting to read four articles that discussed how sexuality and social work interact. (slide 2) In Michelle S. Ballan’s paper, “Disability and Sexuality within Social Work Education in the USA and Canada: The Social Model of Disability as a Lens for Practice,” she discusses…
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College of Social Sciences Bachelor of Science in Human Services Human Service Agency Profile Form The Field Experience portion of the BSHS program requires experience within a human services agency setting. The primary purpose of the Field Experience requirement is to provide the student with appropriate opportunities to use and develop his or her skills. The student is also expected to learn about the agency’s organizational structure, treatment practices, and services offered. He…
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Social Work Interest I consider myself to be a natural born leader who has great problem-solving abilities. My problem-solving abilities allow me to empower others to reach their maximum potential. Therefore, the helping profession has always been of interest to me. I am passionate about the field of social work because it is a broad field and the opportunity to enhance the well-being of others is endless. My philosophy well known, you can give a man a fish but the key to success is to teach him…
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Why Professionals Enter the Helping Field Team B BSHS–305 September 10, 2014 Robert Vado Why Professionals Enter the Helping Field Why would someone choose to enter the helping field knowing that there is very high stress involved, many challenges, and many times long, thankless hours? Reasons to enter the helping field vary. For some it is because something happened in their life that is very parallel to the helping career they choose, so they feel a connection…
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they are entitled to. P.O.’s work to ensure that the offender is not a danger to the community in which they live in. Probation Officers also schedule office visits, and contact with offenders, check on offenders at their homes or places of work. Many probation officers work full time jobs. A great majority of agencies are on-call, meaning they are entitled to respond to any issues regarding law enforcement or offenders 24 hours a day. The Probation Officer career field is predominantly a male based…
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career in social work can be a very rewarding job. It is important to be able identify the educational requirements, the outlook, and the projected salary for a career in social work. In doing this will give someone a perspective on how to become a social worker, what the job may look like, and an idea of an expected salary rate. According to NASW (2015) “To become a social worker, one must have a degree in social work from a college or university program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education…
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Hello, I'm Madeline Bilicki, and as a junior in the social work program, the purpose of this portfolio is to show that I have demonstrated an understanding and achievement of the Council on Work Education's (CSWE) core competencies and associated behaviors. Although there are nine competencies, I have been required to write about three competencies that I have achieved so far in the program. The two competencies that I am required to discuss are competency 1 and competency 6; my third competency…
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