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中文Prevalence and patterns of mental illness among deaf people attending counselling services in the UK
Abstract Background: Deaf people may be systematically excluded from life in a society ‘designed’ for the hearing and those deaf people with mental health problems face even greater isolation. Social workers potentially play huge roles in bridging the divide between the world of the deaf and the hearing world. However, not much is known about […]
Collaborative Working
Introduction During my final year postings as a student social worker, I happened to witness and be part of collaborative working in an inter-professional environment. I am going to analyse collaborative working in relation to the scenario that I witnessed. My focus in this discussion of collaborative working will be on the social services. Dictionary […]
Professional Development and Reflective Practice
This analysis explores the concept of professional development and reflective practice in relation to the area of social work looking at key debates and relevant theories. It will examine how reflective practice can be used to aid and develop professional social work particularly in the form of ‘supervision’ taking on board criticisms that have been […]
Which Psychological theories throw most light on human development during infancy? What are the limitations of these accounts?
This essay will compare and contrast the theories of Jean Piaget, Lev Vygotsky and Urie Bronfenbrenner on human development during infancy. Piaget, who was arguably the most influential ‘contructivist’ theorist, proposed that there are four stages of development, which are distinctive from one another and involve certain cognitive operations. For the purpose of this study […]
Evaluate anti-oppressive practice in the workplace (hospital). Demonstrate an understanding of the development of anti-discriminatory practice in social work
In an evaluation of anti-oppressive practice in the workplace, it is important to first define what we mean by oppression and anti-oppressive practice. The Oxford Dictionary definition of ‘oppress’ is to “govern or treat harshly” (Hawker, Cowley, 1998, p 350), yet here, oppression may have further connotations. As well as ‘harsh treatment’, oppression here pertains […]
Alvaro Gil-Robles, the Commissioner for Human Rights of The Council of Europe
Increasingly restrictive asylum policies are being harmonized all over Europe in an effort to deter those fleeing political persecution from reaching sanctuary; the ‘Fortress Europe’ (Gordon 1989) is fortified everyday. Despite conflicts devastating the lives of many people in the South, the wealthy and stable democratic countries of the North fence themselves off from the […]
Advice and Guidance – New Modern Paradigms
Part One: Defining Advice and Guidance ‘Advice and guidance’ refers to a very large spectrum of helping social activity and contact, of which there can be no one fixed definition. The historical context and texts covering the social conditions and practice of advice and guidance are in constant flux, particularly in the twentieth century. There […]
