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Strategic Plans For Social Work

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In this paper I will be discussing strategic plans for the agency I am currently employed at. I am of a social worker for the Shatterproof County Department of Social Services in the Public Assistance Division. Shatterproof is a huge urban county populated primarily by people of color. Currently, the agency is struggling to adapt to new policies, regulations, and requirements concerning the distribution of needed resources. The staff are working to adjust and conform to new expectations. I have been working for this agency for three years, I have developed increasingly disturbed about the way some workers treat clients, most of whom are women of color. By being a women of color I feel that everyone is entitled to equality. I feel like if …show more content…

I believe by reaching out to my unit will be the best route to go because, I can get the best feedback from my co-workers since I am constantly working with them to reach a common goal. I believe that I would present training for my team about empowerment and how we can use it to our benefit to provide the best services for our clients. I believe by being a women of color it is disturbing to see minorities not being treated fairly in my workplace. In addition I believe that everyone deserves the right of …show more content…

However it wouldn’t be too much of cost being as through the agency has funds for different resources for social workers. Mainly because we undergo a lot of training and different programs. I will also throw different plans and ideas out there for possible feedback and possibly get prestigious social workers who might want to volunteer to do seminars and training on the empowerment approach. “Social work has developed its own academic discipline with a knowledge base that draws on psychology, sociology, social policy, law, philosophy, ethics and other subjects as they relate to complex social work tasks. This knowledge is developed through research, tested in practice and informed by the experience and expertise of people who use services (Brody,

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