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drastic change in social work orientation as it presents a shift away from the previous paradigm, which placed a priority on famil...

these things are, in fact, needed (Overcoming Consumerism). This then is what fuels consumerism and drives people to work harder ...

to cope with chronic, acute or terminal illness, such as Alzheimers disease, cancer or AIDS" (U.S. Department of Labor). In additi...

She claims that she is no longer using drugs and in fact is currently attending NA (Narcotics Anonymous) meetings. During the inta...

factors as culture and even spiritualism in patient care delivery. While at one time nursing was a discipline which concentrated ...

to at an earlier time. Though assignment of levels 1 - 4 is subjective in that it is not solidly based on measurable results, the...

of counseling in culturally diverse populations and the way in which this can influence the patient/therapist relationship. Perha...

counselors who maintain homophobic attitudes are less effective, if not actually harmful, in delivering social services" to these ...

what give rise to change in the first place. If, for instance, it is lack of equal educational opportunities which deprives young ...

In this paper, well examine this dilemma. Well focus on social work as a career and the need for models to help motivate social wo...

as well as their learning abilities. The Bible teaches people that it is important, and crucial, to care for others and to neve...

worlds finest economy" and Hong Kong culture is universally lauded for its values of "hard work, flexibility and rule of law" (Kw...

citizens enjoy equality before the law (Legal System in Hong Kong). This principle applies regardless of "race, rank, politics or ...

last twenty years, it is still a good word to describe the framework in which a social worker works because it means "a systematic...

Rights The concept of human rights have been a part of discussions on ethics and the ethical treatment of many different populati...

For example, when Oliver is arrested, he is never allowed to state his case or to speak, for that matter. Oliver becomes sick when...

work closely with schools and community groups to promote understanding and communication. In Boston, the Womens Education Associa...

- with particular emphasis placed upon people of the dominant white race. Slavery has constructed the interior life of African-Am...

taken into account. This is itself mediates against the dogmatic and prescriptive approach to social work and towards a theoretica...

which are applicable to Lisas case, but also the ways in which they can best be enacted, given these constraints. One of the most ...

community solidarity which...provided a sufficient rational for local responsibility" (Trattner, 1999, p. 16). Furthermore, the po...

1972). The rest of the stages, and their specific crisis, are as follows: the preschooler stage (years 3-5)-- initiative v. guilt;...

Nevertheless, Saleebey emphasizes that the strengths perspective does not endorse taking a "Pollyanna" approach to social problems...

experience, in such a way as to determine the rules that ought to govern human conduct, the values worth pursuing and the characte...

work two weeks before and buys a bottle of no-name vodka. He sits on the side of a busy road with two or three of the older guys ...

their infrastructures are concerned, but health care is something that has severe ramifications. That is, the lack of health care ...

for this is because the monetary rewards are not as high as they would be in other fields, especially for the hours put in....

stage. In "The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life" Goffman (1997) presents his theories of "dramaturgy". He explains human in...

Natalie comes in for treatment at the request of her mother who fears that her daughter is using drugs. The social worker must est...

inasmuch as cognitive therapy distinctly addresses the spatial and temporal elements of human existence. Cognitive restructuring ...