Category: Social Work

The paradigm of cultural sensitivity and quality support system for the population implies a client-oriented approach that can account for every socio-cultural aspect of one’s development and perception. Such sensitivity is especially relevant in the context of multicultural and diverse groups, as shame and stigma associated with certain identity characteristics disrupt the quality of social…

Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods Research work in social work is either qualitative or quantitative in nature. Qualitative research, according to Neill (2007, p. 1) is used when the data that is gathered, or the research that has been performed, can not be quantified or assigned numerical weight. For example, phenomena like love, attitudes, and…

Introduction When working with a diverse population of clients, a social worker encounters different types of issues from people representing varying worldviews and backgrounds. While the basic principles of cultural sensitivity in practice have been omnipresent in academic and professional fields related to social work, diversity-related issues are more difficult to unveil. Indeed, there has…

Introduction Today’s social environment is characterized by the high degree of its complexity, which adds new dimensions to the context in which people live. These intricacies pose additional challenges for counselors and people seeking to preserve their mental health. The pressure of the surroundings can reach extreme levels without being obvious, often making it difficult…

Treatments and recovery can take various forms, and the critical component of offering good services is envisioning the patient as a part of a broader system while providing personalized therapy. Because of the widespread social discrimination and misunderstandings around substance use disorders (SUDs), a patient’s professional qualifications, social position, and livelihood may be impacted by…

Being a social worker is essentially draining work, but acknowledging that and still having unfettered love for the profession helps one attend to their clients in most ways, which indeed leads to a significant improvement for the clients. Burnout is mainly brought forth by the draining experience of concurrent clients who the social worker is…

Table of Contents Relation of the Issue to the Course Content Social Worker Intervention Social Workers Professional Boundary Cultural Issues References The child labor is among the most terrible life issues that children face today around the world. According to the “International Labor Organization Statistics”, 211 million children between five and fourteen years old work…

Table of Contents Introduction Skills versus Income Income Public and Personal Counseling Solution against Demises Expansion of Employment opportunities New Skills for Free Conclusion References Introduction The management of stress is a fundamental attribute for all workers throughout the globe. The free and undistracted mind is able to facilitate and accommodate working conditions by implementing…

Career Path In their life, people have many career paths from which they can choose. Some of them prefer to work with machines, others with numbers. Personally, I have always wanted to work and interact with people. The basis of social work is caring about others – without a desire to help, one cannot fully…

Description of the Agency referred to and the roles and functions of social workers Scott is a young Russian boy who suffers from autism. He has communication problems with his peers. He has poor social skills and thus unable to interact with fellow students at school. Several social agencies can address Scott’s problem. For example,…