Critical Reflection On Social Work

In the Social Work Speaks: National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Policy Statements the book provides the reader with a variety of problems in the educational system and how education can be improve based on the ideas of the NASW. The document touches on different topics that are affecting the students and the history of the programs that help shaped the education system. The selected topics below were selected in order to explain how is affecting the education system and how they can be improved. Education for Students with Disabilities and Special Needs

The whole system focus of social work is universal, but the priorities of social work practice will differ from one country to the next, and from time to time depending on historical, cultural, political and socio-economic conditions. It is the responsibility of social workers across the world to defend, enrich and realize the values and principles reflected in this definition. A social work definition can be meaningful when social workers committed to its values and vision. Thus social work is amazingly a meaningful career.

The application of observation methods informs social work processes and provided a reflective learning tool to my own SW values, ethics and anti-oppressive practice. Moreover, it provided ‘in action’ and ‘on action’ reflections from watching others and allowed for greater scope for reflections whilst observing. This method made me aware and observe the behaviours in others and how those behaviours are incongruent SW values and AOP. As an observer, you see things in others, things in yourself that you may not be aware of if

Social work skills, theoretical knowledge and values that has been learnt and obtained through both of my placements has and will continue to be a fundamental component of my emerging social work identity. Work being undertaken, whether that being in a government or non-government organisation, has proven to be at times difficult, as often organisations which state that they provide diversity, social justice and inclusive practice are restricted by funding constraints, hierarchical structures and rigid polices. Personally having had two non-government placements, it has been difficult to be able to first-hand make these comparisons. However, through speaking with peers in my PSAG group and through government agency visits conducted on my previous and current placement, it has reinforced that even though we as social workers are working with such rigid and stricken policies, by using a wide range of practice skills and theoretical knowledge that has been acquired throughout my two

Modern social workers are frequently tasked with certain objectives by their agencies, which leave little room for any work beyond specific treatments and timeframes (Gitterman & Knight, 2016). Although social workers are bound to the set of ethics put forth by the NASW, practitioners are often limited to focusing on the issues of the individual rather than the larger societal issues that may be behind those concerns. Additionally, many social work students end up working in direct practice, rather than macro work. There is a need for social workers to engage at the macro level in order to facilitate community organization and empowerment. Critics suggest this theory may not take into account the unique experiences of each individual and perhaps key characteristics of the individual or group are not taken into consideration (Sadan, 1997).

The beginning of the article discusses the ethical dilemmas during client support. It argues about two situations in which ethics needs to be considered. Some people argue that ethics is required in every case, while others disagree. However, the article says that value based decisions are needed in a social worker’s decision other than simply considering knowledge.

Competent social workers assess a client system by using theories, models and perspectives. Social workers gather, organize and study all the information obtained. The systems theory works well for the purposes of this paper. It incorporates the ecological perspective, life model and ecosystems perspective. The author of this paper will show how these approaches can create an effective plan change.

Linking theory to practice. From above, the consolidate the evidence that every child is different, therefore social workers use this idea to work with every child differently. This would prevent incorrect assumption during child development assessment. it would help us in explaining situations in a way that is comprehensible to the child we are working with, because children do not think and understand like an adult.

The author used a qualitative interview survey to determine how practitioners defined social care, whether they practiced it, and what factors influenced their practice, and the information bases they used. Findings from the analysis identified that the personal domain had considerable influence on day-to-day practice, and five themes emerged describing the personal domain: ‘life experiences’, ‘beliefs and values’, ‘ideas and theories’, ‘personal relationships’, and ‘personal characteristics’. I feel this contribution is relevant to the topic because it opens space to explore personal domain challenges for social work practitioners and students, to critically reflect on how life experiences, beliefs/values, ideas/ theories and personal relationships,

This is difficult process and should be coupled with use of theoretical approaches. Adams et al (2008) advocates that social workers need to use an eclectic approach to their practice by selecting different elements from theories in order to produce one approach appropriate for the individual’s needs. Epstein (1992) suggests that to overcome the limitations of theories continuous reflection and debate is vital to incorporate complex

This is as to how the social worker and the population interact. It involves the people making sense in their interaction. This theory enables the social worker to study the behaviour of the people he or she is involved with. This is demostrated on her role as a consellor and educator.

According to Kaushik (2017), National Association of Social Workers (NAWS) emphasised that self-awareness is significant in culturally competent social work practice as one way of respecting the importance of multicultural identities in people’s lives. By enhancing the social workers’ self-awareness, they would develop a better understanding of how their thoughts towards certain issues including corporal punishment, came about. For example, they will realise that living in different countries give them different experiences and in turn this influence their attitudes. Thus, the skill of self-awareness enables the social workers to understand how past experiences are affecting their approach to understanding differences. Social Work Skills: Empathy Empathy is an important skill for without it social workers would be unable to fully understand the other party’s point of view in each situation (Ruben,

Because of my family education taught me to be obedient to parent’s instructions and respect parent at all time which is view as traditional or mainstream in society, I judged her bad attitudes. I also felt sympathy with her young age suffering of her experiences on child sexual abuse and neglect by her parent. As I grew up in a well-being family, I cannot feel what she felt. Theory/theories Theory anti-discriminatory used to explain the case study. Basic to the profession of social work is the recognition of the value and dignity of every human being, irrespective of origin, race, status, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, belief or contribution to society.

The general systems theory can be explained as elements, which are in exchange and which are bounded. This system is in exchange and it is also interrelated to an environment which has mobility, linkages, interdependence. It can be in sync with the environment and such system can be balanced or homeostatic. The ecological approach to the systems theory has historical references from the early work of Germain (1973). The approach was viewing the social work practice in a different light, emphasising the importance of the adaptive balance organism and the environment.

“Field education is a required content area in social work education, intended to foster the integration of empirical and practice based knowledge and promote the development of professional competence” (CSWE, 2008). For social work students, field education aids as the connection between academic study and the historical roots of social work as a profession involved in the struggle for social justice. As a future social worker, we take on many roles that involve helping bring about change to the oppressed communities. We not only want change, but we lobby against laws and policy that negatively impact these people livelihood. “In today’s world, social workers and their clients not only may come from different cultures but also may be