I am an intern student at SCO Family of Services. it is my duty as an intern student in the area of foster care of this agency to get to know it in depth. This way I could play a productive role in it and assist foster kids and their families adequately and appropriately. That Is why is relevant to me to acknowledge myself about my agency geography, the community it serves and how it get subsidize. Also I need to have an overall idea about about the SCO 's history, mission, and/or purpose and services offered. Moreover, It is important to me to be aware of how the SCO foster care program I belong to fits into the profession of social work, its field of practice, social work values, mission and/ or practice. Furthermore, it is relevant to tO
In some states in the United States, youth age out of foster care at the age of 18, however in states such as Maryland and the District of Columbia youth age out of foster care at the age of 21. It was the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program, which was a part of the Foster Care Independence act of 1999, which promoted programs to assist youth in the process of making the transition from foster care. The primary goal of these programs were that youth become self sufficient. Such programs as the John H. Chafee Foster Care Impendence Program, assisted youth who have left in care but not yet reached age 21. While extending the age of emancipating from care to the age of 21, was created to form positive outcomes for emancipated youth,
Foster care is not a perfect system. Many children that are put into the foster care system are separated from their siblings and put into harmful environments. These environments are supposed to be safe and give the child a chance at a better life. However, children living in group homes are not able to develop secure attachment to the people who are supposed to take care of them. Children bounce back and forth from house to house, family to family, causing them to live in an unstable environment through most (if not all of) their child hood.
The first step in creating family reunification is forming case plan goals, objections, and court orders. Step 2, Progression of visits. As time passes and the child remain in foster care, visits between the child and birth parents will steadily increase in frequency and moderation. It's not uncommon for visits to move from supervised, weekly visits to monitored, weekly visits to unsupervised, weekly visits. Then they will progress from overnights and weekends to several days in a row.
I believe the foster care system should be changed for the better of the foster child. The system as many foster kids will say is messed up, and in fact I totally agree. The child feels that if he/she spoke up about what was going on in their “home” whether it 's abuse or other reasons they will be located right back into another home where this can just possibly happen again. The last thing any of these children is abuse and more relocation. Most of these kids just strive to be happy and in a forever home that they want to live in.
The foster care systems has and will always be a part of society. The idea of a foster care system has always been around, even if it was not properly attained in the past. There has also been other methods to try to find placement for children with no or bad homes, for example the orphanage train, living with widows or living house to house in a community. Now in today’s time, we have an organized system of foster care with two different types of homes for children. For example we have group homes, which is a care facility that houses six or more children at a time.
This attention and support consist of clinical and technical support to foster/adoptive parents through intensive case management services, crisis management, home visits, weekly contact, monitoring of standards compliance, documentation, ongoing training and advocacy (ACH, 2016). Many of the individuals who pursue this field work in an office setting, however, many spend an ample amount of their time out of the office visiting families and children. In this profession one must be an effective communicator, have great time management and problem solving skills, be patient, and empathetic. Furthermore, the minimum education requirements to pursue this field is a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in social work or another human service field, and a documented two years full time work experience in a child placing agency (ACH, 2016).
Our foster care system was developed in the 19 century, and it all started with Charles Loring Brace taking in homeless children. The system has come a long way since it started by passing laws, such as the child abuse prevention and treatment act, that protect children, and among another things, however, it still has problems. Some of the major issues they have are children placements, preparing them for adulthood, the rules and regulations with the foster parents, and drug abuse among teens in foster care. Child welfare promises these kids a place to call home, to be loved, supported and cherished, as every child should. Some of these kids go from foster home to another one, which affects them in their development.
To be loved, to be praised, to be cherished; three things that every child in the world wishes for. It is a parent's job to grant their children with these needs. However, some children are not as lucky as others and are not blessed with the caring parents that they deserve. Luckily, the foster care system is there to help. The foster care system helps provide safety and care for children whose families are unable to do so.
Services that may be provided, in liaison with local authority childrenâ€TMs social care services, include the provision of reports for court, and direct work with children, parents and families. Services may be provided either within general or specialist multi-disciplinary teams, depending on the severity and complexity of the problem. In addition, consultation and training may be offered to services in the community – including, for example, social care schools, primary healthcare professionals and nurseries. Question: Question 10
Social work is a career that I have recently become interested in pursuing. I spent many years with misconceptions concerning the sector. However, following three years of working close by these experts, I have picked up a more profound comprehension of the significance of the work. I am especially interested in working in child welfare along with terminally ill children. I have got to a stage in my career where I have started to search out instruction that will make me more efficient in creating plans and providing services for vulnerable people.
The quality MSW program offered at Our Lady of the Lake will enable me to conduct research into, and increase my understanding of the diversity this program entails. I know that my adaptive personality will help me to form lasting connections to further build my professional goals. I believe that I my passion, drive, having an open mind and willingness to learn will grant me success as a Social Worker. I am determined to do all that I can to pursue a Master’s degree in Social Work and commit myself to improving the social and personal experiences of family’s, geriatrics, and children. After receiving my degree, I want to find a career in Child Welfare, while also servicing the geriatric
Sharon is described as a patient and dependable individual who enjoys spending time with her family. She has raised an adult daughter and assisted in raising her nephew. In raising her daughter, Sharon utilized loss of privileges, restrictions, and natural consequences as forms of discipline. Sharon states that she will utilize the same techniques for foster children. Sharon does not believe in the use of corporal punishment.
This assignment require me to write about my motivation of studying social care practice with reference to theories style that applied to me. Beside I will discuss how my beliefs and values have shaped my personal and professional development. With reference to theory, outline what motivate you to come to social care Motivation is a drives and wants that direct behaviour toward a goal. My motivation to study social care practice come from my desire about assisting people who are less advantage. Having completed my level 5 and 6 childcare with special needs assistant helped me to realise that my passion lies in supporting the most vulnerable people of the society.
Based on the course objectives I was able to recreate my vision and mission statement for my early childhood education organization. I’ve learned the importance of incorporating my mission and vision into my hiring process, furthermore by incorporating them into hiring new job candidate it ensured that they hold the same values and ethics as my organization & their purpose is to provide quality education and services to the children and families we service. From this course I’ve learned that if someone’s sole purpose is to make lots of money childcare is not the business for them, however the childcare business could be lucrative at times when done right. I’ve also gained the understanding that as a childcare provider you must properly equip
Over the semester I have learned many new aspects of social work that have helped deepen my understanding of what social work is really about. This course has taught me things that will help me become a better person and will also help me with my future working with children. Self reflection is a key skill to have when working in social work. We need to understand how we are, and our social location, influence everything we do with social work. My beliefs and values would be beneficial for being a social worker because I have a caring no judgment, personality that allows me to be a neutral and to listen to people.