Risk Management Process Analysis

I will also continue to work on my advocacy and leadership intervention skills. Social Workers are expected to be advocates on the behalf of their clients on a micro, mezzo and macro level of practice. They must be willing to challenge injustice to ensure equality for at risk and vulnerable populations. Advocacy leads to change, and allows clients to feel empowerment in their

This would allow him to gain social support along with sobriety. The Long-term goals would be for Mr. Brown, to acquire housing, and financial assistance through government funded programs. “Monitoring progress and measuring change are central to ethical practice in social work. The process not only informs you and the client about the effectiveness of strategy but also provides you with evaluative information about your practice” (Hepworth et al, 2010, p 313). Developing a treatment plan with Mr. Brown about goals and objectives that he needs to accomplish is an effective way to monitor his progress.

I am interested in pursuing my education in obtaining my Master’s in Social Work because I have a strong passion for helping people and I can give back to my community. I have a passion to help others and committed to helping people function the best they can in their surroundings, meaning that I can provide direct services to people in their homes or place of work, helping people through social service organizations, and working towards change to improve social conditions. Like any helping profession, i.e. Doctors, Teachers, etc. Social Work seeks to help people overcome some of life’s most difficult challenges.

These codes of ethnic are placed to improve and establish rules and boundaries from social workers to clients and the importance of the ethnical value its place for the helping of the social worker. Social workers are there to help meet the basic needs of human, also with the need of helping encourage, mentoring, and empower human struggles in society and poverty. The code is designed for many reasons. It identifies core values in which a social worker mission is based, the code summarize broad ethnic principle such as; challenge injustices, respect the inherent dignity and worth of the person, behave in a trustworthy manner, and help people in need and to address social problems. The code is generally designed to help people with relevant needs to there every day life.

Some of these techniques may include but not limited to collaboration, engagement, listening, communication, showing empathy, and self-awareness. It is important for the social worker to use these skills to draw on the strengths of the client and the client system in order to assist in bringing about positive change. Practice Skill One: Collaboration. The social worker in this case study collaborated with Carol, her husband, the client’s family system, substance abuse treatment centers and the Department of Child Services to formulate a treatment plan which would best serve the client. According to the NASW (2013), social workers are to “collaborate with clients to plan, implement, monitor, and amend individualized services that promote clients’ strengths, advance clients’ well-being, and help clients achieve their goals.” This collaboration had to include communication with the client/client system to complete assessments, treatment plans and visitation for Carol to see her daughter.

Challenging for me because I am documenting a place/time in someone’s life that can have an effect on the rest of their life. Gratifying for me because I have the knowledge that can aid someone in bettering their life. This internship that I have embarked is not just to fulfill a requirement at school, but to better me as a person and professional. The Focus Center is a community based organization that believes in the ABCD model which is identified as Asset Based Community Development. This model translates into utilizing the resources within the community to establish positive

Casework practice at the transit home consists of complying client demographics and other family members to better assist and service the families (Bates-Derose, 2017). By aiding the family to work together and by dealing with specific issues which the family experiences, the social worker is able to engage the two types of family interventions which are designed for assisting and strengthening families. The main skills or techniques used by social workers in casework are counselling and mediation (Sowk unit 7 pg. 257). The main reasons for using group work in social work are meeting people’s need to belong and using mutual aid for empowerment while developing personal growth, enhancing social functioning, social goals and promoting social justice.

The social work profession varies in it’s prominence and level of credibility across countries and establishing theories, ethical codes, methods and tools for social work practice help to develop or improve the profession. Social functions of these two concepts include the maintenance of a respect and value for social work as a profession. When considering the impact of neoliberalism and new public management in social service sectors, ethical codes and theories act to uphold certain standards and guidelines in regards to ensuring the best interest of service users is considered, despite changing political priorities (Healy, 2014, p.52). Social functions of ethical codes and theories ultimately aim to provide better working environments for social workers and better services for service users. When communities and governments see the value and legitimacy of the social work profession, an increase in resources will be allocated to these services.

SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY AND SERVICE According to (Terminology Committee for Social Work, 1995) social policy is the accepted guideline for the changing, maintenance or creation of living conditions conducive to human welfare. Social policy is more like a guide line that is driven by the basic human needs of people in a particular community. There are policy makers in the country and the social worker is one of the policy makers as they understand the basic human needs of people and they are able to know what can be done to enhance the well-being of people in the community. (Terminology Committee for Social Work, 1995) Defines social planning as the process in social work designed to coordinate and change the existing services as well as the identification and development of resources.

When I began this course, in my understanding the purpose of social work was improving the physical environment of individual as in a micro level and to also promote the justice of society as in a macro level. As my learning about this profession continued to process, my ideas of social work purpose have expanded. According to the purpose for this profession which is defined by The National Association of Social Workers, the mission is to " promote or restore a mutually beneficial interaction between individuals and society in order to improve the quality of life for everyone" (Dubois, 2004), Thus far, my journey through the different courses at COSTAATT has yielded magnificent knowledge in the field. As I continued without prejudice, I can