Essays Tagged: "social worker"

Teen Parenting (was for a newspaper in my school)

ll time mom."It is a hard job watching over a child and with everything else going on," said Nicole.Social Worker Janell Bergman works with kids from age three to 14.Nine out of every ten parents that ...

(2 pages) 91 0 3.4 May/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Home for the Aging

dy had former contact with and also established a friendship with. I interviewed, age 48, who was a social worker at the Lutheran Home for the Aging for 12 years until she changed career paths that wo ... aths that would benefit herself more as well as her family. graduated from the University of with a Social Work degree and is presently pursing a two year Dental Hygiene degree(Associate Degree). She ...

(12 pages) 449 0 3.3 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Rep. Louis Gutierrez

ity, in 1975. His professional experience is as follows: teacher in Puerto Rico from, 1977 to 1978; social worker for Chicago's Department of children and family Services, from 1979 to 1983; An adviso ...

(5 pages) 36 0 4.3 Feb/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Politicians

Three situations in a social care setting

Describe at least three situations in a social care setting where challenging behaviour could arise.My setting is based in a mental health w ... ed a bad episode. Her husband is finding it more and more difficult to cope with her behaviour. Her social worker is thinking of looking into long-term care in a nursing home, if the situation does no ... nd would like to look into long-term care in a nursing home, and if so discussing it with his wife, social workers, and her G.P Ect.Therapists can be helpful in dealing with stress, anxiety, or depres ...

(2 pages) 109 0 3.8 Nov/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

A critique of the article "Psychosocial evaluation and prediction of compliance problems and morbidity after heart transplantation", written by Shapiro et al.

In the journal article "Psychosocial evaluation and prediction of compliance problems and morbidity after heart transplantation", ... er heart transplantation", the authors attempt to answer the question of whether preoperative psychosocial evaluations have reliable predictive value for heart transplant outcomes (Shapiro et al., 199 ... 4. The subjects were all patients at the same hospital and each were evaluated by a psychiatrist, a social worker and a transplant nurse coordinator as part of the standardized patient screening proce ...

(7 pages) 126 0 3.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Abortion.

nation.Before the abortion, you will be asked to fill a medical history form and other paperwork. A social worker will spend time with you to inform you about the procedure, answer any questions you m ...

(5 pages) 83 0 5.0 May/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

"Daughter of Persia" by Sattareh Farman Farmaian.

y. Farman Farmaian traveled to the United States after World War II and earned a Master's degree in social work from the University of Southern California in 1948. She worked for a time as a social wo ... e as a social worker in Los Angeles and then returned to Iran to found and run the Tehran School of Social Work in 1958, the first school of social work ever in that country. Farman Farmaian ran the s ...

(9 pages) 56 0 0.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

When understanding the clients that you are working with

When understanding the client that you are working with, the social worker must look at all of the problems and the environment the person has experienced. Inste ... bove the client and not use words or language they may not understand."Most Individual problems are social problems caused by social and/or economic injustice"The first thing a social worker needs to ... first thing a social worker needs to do when dealing with a client is to identify their needs. The social worker should look at the environment the client has been exposed to as a key to understandin ...

(4 pages) 103 0 5.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

A Look at the Strenghts Perspective.

When understanding the client that you are working with, the social worker must look at all of the problems and the environment the person has experienced. Inste ... bove the client and not use words or language they may not understand."Most Individual problems are social problems caused by social and/or economic injustice"The first thing a social worker needs to ... first thing a social worker needs to do when dealing with a client is to identify their needs. The social worker should look at the environment the client has been exposed to as a key to understandin ...

(6 pages) 93 0 0.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Ethical Dilemma of Surgery vs. Religion involving a 12 year-old-child visiting the US.

e the possibility of surgery with Kallie's parents, but they remain steadfast in their refusal. The social worker finds them to be devoted parents, whose love for their daughter, despite her mental re ...

(4 pages) 80 0 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Science Essays

Nursing practice.

essment interview. The client had been referred to the mental health services by his consultant and social worker, in order to continue his care in the community, after his discharge from a psychiatri ... approach is called the Care Programme Approach.The client Davey was referred by his consultant and social worker, to the community resource centre following his discharge into the community. The purp ...

(8 pages) 646 2 4.6 Feb/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

In Need of a Home Argumentative paper on supporting Gay adoption. Written with a strong pathos appeal, and a delayed thesis.

d negative for HIV, and was now considered "adoptable" by the state of Florida. (Let Him Stay 3) A social worker who worked with the family took notice of how well Bert was doing in Lofton and Crotea ... produce a nurturing environment for the child. To ensure the placement of children in good homes, social workers ask questions such as: Is this person nurturing and sensitive to others? And, Do the ...

(4 pages) 209 2 4.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

Assessment of Indian Families: Social Services

Assessment's of Indian FamiliesWhen doing an assessment of a Native American family, the social worker needs to understand four quadrants of the Indian family. The focus of this paper is to ... ive American families and child welfare have to be approached differently than other families. As a social worker, it is crucial to understand and respect Native American culture to provide a helpful ... of the tribal counsel may not always be the correct intervention for the child.In the profession of Social Work, workers must be intensely educated in different cultural backgrounds of children. In an ...

(2 pages) 59 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Social Work Modes of Practice - Community Development

To understand the concept of community development and how it relates to social work practice, firstly the 'community' itself, should be defined in the context of social wor ... of available resources. This mode of practice highlights an extension of the skills and methods of social work 'direct' practice. Case work and community development, as separate modes of practice, a ... ower the disadvantaged. In turn, important consideration of this modal link is the underpinnings of social justice in the community. This essay provides an example of problematic issues in the communi ...

(7 pages) 313 0 4.2 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Themes in the movie, "Powder"

d in their basement and spent all his time reading highly intellectual books. He is discovered by a social worker, who tries to send him to public school so that he can make friends and come out of hi ...

(3 pages) 43 0 4.2 May/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Differences among three groups of mental health professionals: Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists, and Social Workers.

The differences between a Psychiatrist, Clinical Psychologist, and a Social Worker are as follows: A Psychiatrist is concerned with the study and treatment of mental dis ... the application of psychological science for the assessment and treatment of mental disorders, and Social Workers are concerned with helping people reach an effective level of psychosocial functionin ... eads into a Psy.D and puts greater emphasis on practical skills, such as assessing and treating.The Social Workers' work is based less on scientific knowledge and more on action. They place emphasis o ...

(1 pages) 59 0 4.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

How experiences in the lifes of the characters in "Davita's Harp" shape the persons they've become.

ne through a great deal in her past. These experiences explain her position in her future. She is a social worker who works for the lower class citizens of New York. Ann is a non-believing Jew who is ...

(5 pages) 19 0 5.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Multicultural Perspective: Death and Mourning

dressing death and mourning issues with clients and their families. It is the responsibility of the social worker to become educated on various religious and societal customs that are present in their ... d on their own level of religiosity as well as assimilation in regards to cultural customs. However social workers with a core understanding of a variety of religious customs and cultural influences w ...

(6 pages) 57 0 0.0 May/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Take Home Test for Begining Social Work

avior patterns. I feel this would be one of the important steps in helping this family. I think the social worker or the person helping this family needs to know about family and be able to look at ea ... bout handling this situation. Page 159 # 1 - Expertise in service planning and monitoring. Once the social worker or counselor decides on how to handle the clients' case it is important to keep update ...

(9 pages) 51 0 5.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Defining Social Work

The field of social work has appealed to me in many different aspects. When I think of the social work, the words ... hink of the social work, the words that come to my mind are community, society, families, help, and social change. This minor assignment helped me achieve the knowledge of many different definitions o ... m the two articles that our group found, the Pincus and Minnahan article, and my own definition for social work. Social work in my own definition is the want to help society one person at a time, and ...

(2 pages) 90 0 4.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology