(Hicks 2012). In addition to their growth in numbers, literature shows that Hispanics and Latinos are becoming increasingly influential in social trends (Arredondo, Gallardo-Cooper, Delgado-Romero, & Zapata 2014). Nonetheless, this group faces many barriers to social services in various sectors. In order to be competent in its practice, the social work profession must shift more attention to becoming familiar with how to best practice with these immigrants and their families. Importance of Language
Introduction Social workers are usually involved with creating conditions that promote the well being of a community by helping members of the society or groups attain or enhance their capacity to work and function socially. Their services are aimed at addressing social problems like drug abuse, poverty, illness and discrimination among others. Social workers are therefore required to understand a society’s social- economic and cultural activities, their interaction and impact on a given society
me the most was the social work practice in Criminal Justice. This is an area known as forensic social work, which can be further defined as “the practice of social work in areas relating to the law and legal systems, including the criminal and civil legal systems” (Berg-Weger, 232). The number of the correctional population has been decreasing overall, but there’s still a staggering amount, who is made up mostly of people of color and those from a lower class. Social workers are important in correctional
Strengths as a Potential Social Worker As a potential social worker, I believe that I have a wide variety of strengths both personally and academically that would aid in my carrier. I intend to outline here those strengths that I believe are the most valuable as it relates to my becoming a social worker. Active listening, critical thinking, attention to detail, problem solving, effective communication and assertiveness are a just a few of the skills required of a good social worker. So far, I have earned
ineffective when there are too many procedures and regulations. They can also become unpredictable as employees become unsure of what they should do and clients do not receive the service that is expected. For example, in a McDonaldized society, customer service is being standardized without any real openness. Thus it is becoming inefficient. Moreover, people know fast-food is not good for their fitness but yet they still eat it, because it is fast, efficient and cheap. People have taken McDonaldization
Youth homelessness is a social justice issue. It is estimated that there is anywhere from 1.6-2 million youth are living on the streets, shelters, and other non-permanent homes (Slesnick, 2004). Social justice is the ideal that everyone deserves equal economic, political and social rights and opportunities. Surely homeless youth is the epitome of social injustice. These youth do not have equal access and rights as their adult counterparts. Furthermore, most youth in this category have usually been
Offer counseling resources for those who have feelings of loneliness and helplessness, or are dealing with grief. Social workers could also insure a feeling of purpose in their clients in ways such as setting up resources so the clients can enjoy activities they like to do, and have plenty of interaction with people. Lately Social Workers could provide recourses to help those who are the primary caregivers of their ill spouses, making sure they have the support and help they
School faculty should attend workshops and seminars, taught by a social worker, geared towards knowing how to recognize disruptive behavior and how to properly handle the behavior. Workshops and seminars can show the differences between a violent threat and non-violent threats and how to get control of the situation, before
the government. The Hong Kong Government has not recognized construction industry as a pillar industry. In our opinion, construction industry has a potential for further development.Its importance will be illustrated from economic contribution and social contribution two perspectives in depth. In the economic part, the most important element is the contribution of construction industry to the foreign reserves as incresing foreign reserves can be the core function of pillar industries. Although construction
Multi-agency working is ‘a shared process of both planning and direct delivery of services with co-location of staff and services’ (Hughes and Prior). It involves ‘working as a process involving collective goals for service provisions but with independent execution of the various tasks and activities by each professional at the point of service delivery’ (Edwards et al; Ward). Co-operation, Collaboration and Co-ordination are all key factors when working to safeguard children (Davis 2011). The advantages