This case is about a forty five year old man named Colin. Colin has a five year-old son named Toby who lives with his ex-partner Patricia and her boyfriend Jon. Colin is desperately seeking work after losing his job through redundancy. As a result, Colin signed on for benefits and due to being out of work for 12 months was eligible for the government work programme. He left the programme resulting in losing his entitlement for his job seekers allowance and housing benefits.
4.6- It is accepted that practitioners in health and social care settings can be affected by the stressful nature of the work. (Godden 2012) When discussing challenging situations with supervisees we need to ensure they feel supported and have received the necessary training such as DMI and have completed their induction. Ensure they understand they have to adhere to the behaviour management programs and relevant risk assessments. If a specific incident has occurred reflect with them the effects of events and consequences and actions that occurred, using the records of incidents, A B Cs and tick charts for reference if needed. Help them to understand how they might have caused and influenced events and work out the most effective way to handle
The NHS will be using both treatment and preventative measures as an approach by giving Adam leaflets and information booklets that will give him a better understanding of his diagnosis, so that he knows what to expect throughout university when he doesn’t have his family close by to support him. By having a better understanding of his diagnosis Adam will be able to educate others around him about schizophrenia and make them understand what may happen to him, by doing this the new people he meets wouldn’t be so alarmed at seeing the symptoms that might come about in Adams everyday life, and also because the doctor is giving him medication in order to treat his diagnosis. With Adams condition he has to be entered into a treatment process which is commonly known as a care programme approach, this process is to see if Adam is getting the right medication and treatment for his needs.
This Profile/Report identifies the agency Novas as an agency that helps some of the most vulnerable people in our society through many different projects and methods of support. Many are presenting to the agency for various reasons. Risk of homelessness, homelessness, addiction, mental health, family breakdown. Novas employs professionally qualified social care practitioners with at least an Ordinary Degree in Applied Social Studies in Social Care. This profile/Report will explore the term Social care work and look at how the work is carried out.
Employment Prospect This paper will talk about a career that does not get a lot of recognition for work that is given and the duties they do on a typical basis. This occupation is called Social and Human service assistance. This career industry provides support for families, in different fields, for example, psychology, rehabilitation, and social work. Social workers help their clients to find better benefits and community services.
The line of work of a social workers involves helping families gain access to government assistance, humanitarian resource and counseling for people that have lost loved ones or are near death. They also help plan on how to make the community a safer and better place to live this is by developing public policies in large scale areas that will make a big effect in the community. The everyday goal of a social workers is to help better the lives of individuals, families or groups. As a social worker one must have a good personality and great communication skills. Social workers procedure is to evaluate the client’s health and their situation.
For our very first week the topic was ‘Cultural Identity’ which as a class we defined culture as ‘A set of beliefs and values that contribute to one’s way of life’. Before attending the first class I knew little of what cultural identity actually meant to me it was after when I began to think more in depth about it. I was intrigued by others’ opinions in the group such as considering that some cultures may not be allowed to have certain types of medication or certain genders to provide their health care which was mentioned by Maddison Duggin (Discussion thread topic: ‘Cultural Identity’, 28/02/18). Within a nursing role it is important to be able to distinguish what culture and cultural identity refers to with each individual. As nurses
Introduction This essay aims to evaluate the role that a social care worker plays in looking after the overall well-being of older people in care, incorporating their physical, psychological and sociological needs. This role includes assisting the older person in accessing relevant supports and services to suit their individual needs. This paper will evaluate good and bad practice. Included in this essay the importance of following policies and procedures such as, HIQA standards to ensure safeguarding vulnerable adults is maintained to encourage and promote best practice is carried out by all.
Social work is a career that I have recently become interested in pursuing. I spent many years with misconceptions concerning the sector. However, following three years of working close by these experts, I have picked up a more profound comprehension of the significance of the work. I am especially interested in working in child welfare along with terminally ill children. I have got to a stage in my career where I have started to search out instruction that will make me more efficient in creating plans and providing services for vulnerable people.
I have been anticipating this stage for a long time, in which I can have deeper and more professional knowledge in this field. After graduating, I want to have a job allowing me to apply the knowledge learnt to help others. It may not need to be anything very great; I just hope to contribute my effort to the society’s wellbeing, whether it is in the clinical setting, corporate world or any other aspects.
Social work started and grew up close by general wellbeing in the mid twentieth century, when social specialists cooperated with specialists to battle sexually transmitted sicknesses and different irresistible illnesses and to enhance maternal/infant wellbeing in settlement houses, and over the years the relationship between them has developed. More social workers have realized their importance in the field of public health to provide their services in it and its branches like maternal care. Social workers help individuals and families to live more successfully. Social workers, whose abilities incorporate direct services, support, arranging and research, group advancement, and organization, have a basic part to play in enhancing the wellbeing results of maternal and child population.
In Malta, these concepts are starting to gain importance as well, in fact the Faculty of Education at the University of Malta offers a Masters of Education in Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties. Furthermore, social and emotional education in Malta was incorporated within the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) that was published in 2012. The curriculum includes a number of learning areas which are directly related to social and emotional education, such as religious and ethics education, education for democracy and visual and performing arts, but health and physical education is the content area most focused on social and emotional order for a deep understanding of the ‘self’, ‘other’ and the impact of choices
However, it is not only important to be able to use these coping mechanisms for example, after a difficult day to exercise or meditate but to incorporate these techniques into everyday life. Having these activities integrated into our regular day to day lives can also help maintain a healthy work-life balance. Social care can be a fulfilling and rewarding career however there can also be very difficult experiences and so it is vital that we are prepared to care for ourselves in order to avoid burnout, desensitisation and to be able to continue working with and supporting those who need us. We should be open minded in our work and attempt to learn from both positive and negative experiences.
I learnt about the laws, enactments and diverse government approaches included in social work. I completely acknowledge extra difficulties social workers face in connection to attempting to present day strict systems, having examined this with qualified social workers and managers this, I comprehend requires the capacity to take a multi-organization methodology and skills to multi-errand, plan and work briefly and precise. Every one of these skills I have picked up not just from academic study and pertinent work experience. Also, I have been included in a position of obligation in my school as welfare rep to all understudies, creating solid skills of listening and support, particularly being effective in helping a scope of understudies with contrasting needs to get to university assets and outer services to help in engaging them to roll out positive self
