...A Social Worker Case Study Phoenix A Social Worker Case Study The social worker in the case study displays characteristics of an effective helper. An effective helper has accurate empathy for her clients (O'Hagan, 2007). The helping relationship begins with the development of trust and empathy. The worker seems to understand the clients’ pain. Compassion and understanding assist the helper to identify with a problem. The employee acknowledges how heartbreaking it is to watch the family submit the care of their loved ones to the institution. The worker has absolute desire to help the clients recover. She reveals warmth as she interacts daily with residents, families, and staff in the institution. Values are important in influencing the use of her skills. Professional ethics guides her actions. The social worker treats the residents with respect, dignity, and integrity. As a human service professional, she is expected to maintain confidentiality about clients’ condition except in cases where there is suspected danger or harm to themselves or others (Doel, 2012). Her prior work experience motivated the use of her skills. She is thorough in what she does. She obtains a comprehensive psychological report on each client and draws decisions from the history obtained from the assessments. At community level, the social worker plays the role of advocacy. She is persuasive, assertive, and patient in her day-to-day...
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...geriatric social worker should assess for Medicaid qualification and begin the process if qualifications are met. Medicaid assistance helps the elderly with low income to receive health care benefits and community assistance based on the type of coverage (Arnason, 2001). For the same case scenario, the SNF social worker can add on a home health social worker to follow up on the services and Medicaid application. Once approved, the resident should have the tools necessary to call the assigned Medicaid Quest health plan to assess qualification of home services to be implemented like the meals on wheels and chore services. Perhaps by this time the hip fracture has healed well and the resident has completed home health services. The home health therapist may have...
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...bladder control, problems in sexual functioning, debilitating fatigue, visual disturbances, pain, cognitive problems and emotional changes( Naismith, Trinkau, and Cross, 2006) In 1999 empirical studies began to report an increase in the number of African Americans diagnosed with MS which were documented in the recent studies( Holland, Gray, and Pierce, 2011; National MS Society, 2015). This issue is important because of the aggressive advancement, which occurs for African Americans diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) compared to Caucasians. The results of the MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) found significantly more lesions associated with the aggressive form of the illness in the brains of African Americans compared to Caucasians ( Howard et al., 2012). What are African Americans with MS experiences with social workers since being diagnosed? What are the social worker's perceptions of how African Americans with MS cope...
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...Exploring Negative effects of social media in work places Muriithi, Mary Watetu A research term paper in econometrics submitted to Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the PHD degree in Business Administration Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture &Technology 2014 DECLARATION This report is my original work and has not been submitted or presented for examination in any other university, either in part or as a whole. Supervisor – …………………………………. Signature………………………….. Date……………………………………… Name: MURIITHI, MARY WATETU Signature………………………. Date: ……………………………… Table of contents I. Title……………………………………………………………………. 1 II. Declaration ……………………………………………………………. 2 III. Table of Contents……………………………………………………… 3 IV. List of Tables…………………………………………………………… 4 V. Symbols and Abbreviations…………………………………………… 5 IV Abstract…………..…………………………………………………. 6 1. Introduction…………………………………………………………….. 8 1. Background…………………………………………………….. 8 2. Statement Of The Problem……………………………………… 8 3. Purpose of the study………………………………………...…… 8 4. Specific Objectives……………………………………………… 8 5. Research Questions……………………………………………… 8 6. Justification Of The Study……………………………………… 8 7. Limitations of the study………………………………………… 11 2. Literature review…………………………………………………… ….. 12 1. Conceptual framework……………………………………….. 14 3. Methodology…………………………………………………………….. 15 ...
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...ABSTRACT Objective: This qualitative descriptive study investigates how public health nurses working within the child welfare system view the organization and the organizationÕs effect on their case management practice. Design: Semistructured interviews were conducted utilizing the Bolman—Deal Organizational Model. This model identifies four frames of an organization: symbolic, human resources, political, and structural. Sample: A purposive sample of nine nurses and one social worker was selected to participate in comprehensive interviews. Results: Data analysis identified two main themes. The first theme was the presence of organizational structural barriers to providing case management. The second theme was the lack of political influence by the nurses to change the structure of the organization; hence, their skills could be more completely utilized. Conclusions: Public health nurses who work in child welfare will need to systematically analyze their role within the organization and understand how to work in Òhost settings.Ó Nursing educators need to prepare public health nurses to work in non-health care settings by teaching organizational analysis. Key words: child protective services, organization, public health nursing. The purpose of this exploratory qualitative descriptive study was to investigate how public health nurses working in the child welfare system in a large metropolitan county in California view the organization. The study utilized the Bolman—Deal Organizational ModelÕs...
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...Describe a Case The school to prison pipeline is a societal issue. The school to prison pipeline is also an issue in the field of social work as well. My case is based from Wilson article, (2014), Turning off the School-to-Prison Pipeline. As a social worker I will encounter many situations regarding adolescents having difficulties staying in school. The alarming factor of the school to prison pipeline is the disparity between racial groups, specifically black students. Wilson article discuss many issues with the school to prison pipeline and solutions. Research suggest that community interventions are the best solution to the school to prison pipeline (Wilson, 2014). For example, training teachers on different cultures and back grounds,...
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...are in a great advantage because they are able to see the struggle between classes for dominance therefore, they can offer critical insights on the racial and social structures on the road to career the road to career advancement and leadership positions. From a feminist standpoint, if you look at the social world from a Marxist perspective, it has been found that African American women’s subordination is attributed to how their situation served the interests of the owners of production. Knowledge is socially situated in a way that causing African American women to be exploited, which includes getting paid less, being marginalized into low-paying occupations, and being employed less than men. African American women are being used as a cheap source of labor because they do not control the economic conditions in American institutions which makes them more aware of racial and social structures than it is for those who own the means of...
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...has a clear foundation in social equality and political consciousness. Before delving into specific case studies, the term “welfare state” must be defined in order to provide a baseline understanding of the institution being discussed. In the context of this paper, welfare state can be defined as “a concept of government in which the state plays a key role in protecting and promoting the economic and social well being of its citizens.” Under the welfare state model, equal opportunity, equal distribution of wealth and mutual responsibility are firmly sought after goals that are reinforced by social insurance programs and universal provision of education, healthcare and housing. The degree to which such benefits are provided varies between...
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...manufacturing technology: A review of recent studies and contingency formulation Jeffrey K. Liker”, Ann Majchrzakb and Thomas Choi” “Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA bZnstitute for Safety and Systems Management and Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA Abstract This paper reviews the literature on the social impacts of programmable manufacturing technology (PMT). Several perspectives on the social impact of technology are identified ranging from simple additive models that view technology as having a set of individual and independent causal impacts to a contingency perspective which views the impact of technology as dependent on technical and organizational characteristics. The paper statistically summarizes 30 empirical studies within the 1986-1990 period and finds common trends in findings as well as contradictory evidence. The common trends are that PMT tends to lead to more organic organizations, but also meets with negative employee attitudes, stress, and perceptions of reduced job security and mobility. The contradictory evidence is that most studies report simple, additive effects, while a substantial portion find that the impacts depend on a wide range of contingency variables. The authors argue that simplistic views of PMT as being a homogeneous set of technologies with unidirectional, non-contingent social impacts is neither realistic nor useful. A number...
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...Human Services Professional Case Study BSHS 355 September 16, 2014 Human Services Professional Case Study In this paper, the role of a social worker will be addressed. A Human Service professional has, in its hands, the responsibilities in the life of the clients and families they meet. The tremendous and arduous responsibilities they take on include, but are not limited to, the well-being and care of people and their communities. Such roles can be helping others manage the care of a family member, assisting individuals experiencing problems with family relations and conflicts, dealing with changes that come with growing old, aiding those suffering mental illness and or those individuals struggling with addictions. Briefly put, the field of Human Services requires that professionals become part of the safety net in society and empower individuals to make a positive impact in their personal life. In the case study of “Real Life Human Services Work”, Francine Licate, C.S.W. explains, in detail, her responsibility as a licensed clinical social worker and director of Social Services in a skilled nursing facility. The social worker in the case study displays characteristics of an effective helper. An effective helper has accurate empathy for her clients (O'Hagan, 2007). The helping relationship begins with the development of trust and empathy and the understanding of the clients’ pain. Compassion and understanding assist the social worker to identify with a problem...
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...Seema Begum Short Answer Task B – 2.1/2.2/2.3/4.1/4.2/4.3/4.4/6.1/6.2/6.3 Case Studies Task C – 5.1/5.2/5.3/5.4/5.5 Assignment 207 Understand person centred approaches in adult social care settings. Tasks Task A Information Leaflet Create an information leaflet about person-centred care, aimed at individuals who use the service and their families. The leaflet must include 1) A definition of person-centred values 2) An explanation of it is important for why social care workers to work in a way that promotes person centred values. 3) A definition of the term ‘consent’ in adult social care. 4) An explanation of why social care workers must gain the consent of the individual when they are providing care or support. 5) A description of how a social care worker might gain the consent of the individual. 6) An explanation of what the social care worker must do if they are unable to gain consent or if the individual is not able to express themselves. Task B Short answer question See 207 question booklet Task C Case studies Read the following case studies and answer the question Case study one Marcus Thompson is 18 and has learning disabilities. He is moving from children’s social care to adult social care and has to decide whether he wants to remain at home with his family or move to supported housing. You are his support worker and think he would be better off living away from his family who sometimes try to do too much for him. 1) Identify...
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...In this case study of a 78-year-old African American female, who lives with her husband Willie, in a rough part of town. Jane was admitted to hospice on December 23, 2017, for changes in the level of health-related illness. He had been living at home on hospice before going to the hospice facility. She had been living at home with her husband when he had hypertensive heart disease, acute or chronic systolic, unspecified atrial fibrilla, diabetes, major depressive disorder, cardiomyopathy, undefined, and angina pectoris, vague. There was some debate whether there had indeed been a change in the level of health-related issues. Jane, was currently not receiving the medication prescribed to her on a daily basis which caused some complication in...
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...1.1 Explain current legislation sector skill standard influence on organizational policies and practices for promoting and maximizing the rights of users of social health and social care service. 1.2 Analysis the factors affect achievement the promoting and maximizing the rights of users of social health and social care service. 1.3 Analysis how commutation between individual and health care worker contribute to promoting and maximizing the rights of users of social health and social care service. 2.1 Explain the factor they may contribute the loss the independence non participation and social exclusion for vulnerable people. 2.2 Analysis how organizational systems and processes are managed to promote participation and independence of the users of health and social care service. 2.3 Analysis the tension that arise when balancing the right of individual to independence and choice against the care provider’s duty to protect. 3.1 use a case study from a health or social care setting to identify the extent to which individual are at risk of harm. 3.2 Explain the role peoples play in a team and how can work together to achieve the shared goal. 3.3 Analysis the effectiveness of policies, procedures and managerial approach within a health or social care setting for promoting the management risk, review current legislation, codes of practices and policies that applies in handling of medication. 3.4 Suggest alternative ways to complete task...
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...Case Study Critique • What are some possible reasons caseworkers were not aware of the conditions in the Jackson home? The cases workers were not aware of the conditions of the Jackson home because they did not rules and policies did not make them investigate more thoroughly. Social worker and any other child welfare facility must have strict policies to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the children that they are responsible for. Once these four kids were adopted and the house was “suitable” for them the social workers did not have to check on them as often. I cannot say for sure whether these social workers had any suspicion which they never reported. Apparently they never saw the children when they went they visited because you could clearly tell that they were malnourished. • From the information presented in the case study, determine whether the nine members of the Division of Youth and Family Services staff should have been fired. Why or why not? The nine members of the Division of Youth and Family Services staff should not have been fired but trained. After they fired the social workers the New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services implemented several changes to their policies. If these policies had been implanted before this case would have been prevented. • Was justice served in this case? Why or why not? I believe that the sentence that Vanessa Jackson received was too lenient. The purpose of punishment is not only to make the person pay for...
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...also often referred to as Taylor's Four Principles, or Taylorism. Taylor argued that the principal object of management should be to secure the maximum prosperity for the employer, coupled with the maximum prosperity for each employee. He argued that the most important object of both the employee and the management should be the training and development of each individual in the establishment, so that he can do the highest class of work for which his natural abilities fit him. Taylor demonstrated that maximum prosperity can exist only as the result of maximum productivity, both for the shop and individual, and rebuked the idea that the fundamental interests of employees and employers are necessarily antagonistic. Taylor described how workers deliberately work slowly, or “soldier”, to protect their interests. According to Taylor, there were three reasons for the inefficiency: First. The fallacy, which has from time immemorial been almost universal among workmen, which a material increase in the output of each man or each machine in the trade would result...
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