The analysis of the data comprising of written responses to interview questions and observation notes was done using content analysis. It is hoped that an analytic framework for future studies on social workers and drug courts can be formed using the case study (Roberts, Philips, Bordelon, & Seif, 2014)
It centers on key themes that have ben reflected on literature on structural factors that are associated with the school-to-prison pipeline and the implications that can be drawn from this framework on the pedagogy which inform responses to Black females. There are three major themes in respect to how this pipeline metaphor contracts the visibility of black girls (Morris, 2012)
Good Social Workers Understand Advocacy A social service advocate, according to Fiona Hanley , who won the BASW/PSW Student Award for 2003, "speaks or acts on another's behalf to secure them enhanced rights or to bring about a beneficial change in their life." Advocacy, Hanley continues, "aims to uphold choice, access and justice for service-users" (Hanley, 2003)
" (1999) Unfortunately, it is also related that the provision of "Education of children who are congenitally deafblind in Australia, can over the past 2 or 3 decades, be compared with that prior to 1750, of people who were deaf." (Bidenko & James, 1999) Another problem that is noted in the country of Australia is the fact that "Approximately one in four parents were informed of their child's diagnosis by the time their child was three years old
Grater levels of unmet needs were reported by parents whose house was considered unsuitable, whose child was reported to show more severe emotional distress and showed greater delays in the areas of language development and socialization." (Bromley, et al
The range of problems facing human services clients and the specific helping skills that can be used with clients "Human services tend to be as broad as the needs and problems of the client base" (Helping those in need, 2011, BLS: 23). Problems faced by the clients of social service workers are often called 'problems in living' or problems with families and commitments; seeking an education, adapting to a new culture; caring for others and other life cycle-related issues (Woodside & McClam 2011: 6)
Restrictive immigration laws strike an arrow into the heart of social justice, and there are ripple effects that social workers also need to contend with. For example, Spanish-speaking parents in Alabama are reporting that their children are "…facing more bullying and taunts at school since Alabama's tough crackdown" on illegal immigration (Associated Press, 2011)
More recently an anti-immigrant law in Alabama has caused a huge migration of immigrants out of the state. The sponsor of this bill in Alabama, Senator Scott Beason, claims the legislation is the "biggest jobs bill for Alabamians that has ever been passed" because -- as Beason claims -- immigrants "depress wages and take away our jobs" (Beaulier, 2011)
Professor Donald Collins notes that wives spend about 1.5 hours "more each day than their husbands, including part-time jobs, housework and child care" (Collins 2009, p
The need to "take action on the side of social justice" and to "listen collaboratively" to clients in order to "secure local knowledge" is great, Imber-Black explains. Social workers have been challenged by the recent immigration debate, according an article in the peer-reviewed journal Social Work (Furman, et al
But a social worker must also be cognizant of other family stressors, to be in a position to provide high quality practices. In the book Direct Social Work Practices: Theory and Skills, the authors explain that a "family stressor" is "anything that provokes change… such as boundaries, structures, goals, roles or values…" (Hepworth, et al
Hence, this paper focuses on those high quality practices that help support families. The Literature -- Family Support and High Quality Practices Through his referencing of a quote from The New York Times author Evan Imber-Black explains that "immigration panic" has pushed the debate about fair treatment of immigrants and immigration laws "far out into the desert of extremism" (Imber-Black, 2011, p
And Canada, who were forced to learn English and punished when they spoke native languages (21). Another piece in the peer-reviewed Politics of Identity journal notes that IPs have historically been marginalized by colonial powers; they have struggled to survive "…against the colonizing states' efforts to eradicate them culturally, politically and physically" (Alfred, et al
S. culture rather than simply expecting immigrants to go from culture a to culture B, and basically become like Americans of European extraction, according to an article in the peer-reviewed journal Human Development (Bhatia, et al
In that light, among the important issues that social workers in the United States should be concerned about is the problems associated with indigenous peoples (IPs). A peer-reviewed piece in the journal Global Governance relates to the human rights issues and IPs; the indigenous peoples in Africa, South America, and elsewhere on the planet are victims of abuses, including: a) land loss; b) environmental destruction; c) forced displacement; d) imposed assimilation; e) discrimination; and f) ethnocide (Stavenhagen, 2005, 19)
Once this occurs, it means that the social worker can be able to instill a more empowering message with each person. (Becoming a Social Worker 2011) In the video that we are examining, this technique could be used with Michael
This is important, because it shows how crisis intervention can be used by the social worker to intervene in situations, where the client's behavior has deteriorated. (Crisis Intervention 2011) In the video, this approach is not utilized
This is important, because it helps to improve each person's attitude, as they will begin to see how their actions are adding to the situation. (Social Work Counseling Techniques 2010) In the video, this technique was not specifically used
As a result, understanding these different elements, in relation to the video clip will help to provide: a greater comprehension of the role that social workers are playing. (Michael a Gay Son 1980) Empathy The use of empathy can be seen throughout the entire session
as, these different elements will help the various parties to accept responsibility, while not having to admit any kind of blame. (Gerdes 2009) A good example of this can be seen in the video, when they are interviewing: Michaels' mother, father and sister about these different views