Essays on Social Work

The Olivares family consists of four members, including two adults and two young children. Joaquín Olivares has been recently laid-off from the factory where he had worked for five years. Currently both adults work hard to make ends meet. Mr. Olivares feels that he let his family down, that results into drinking problem, which he denies. Although the Olivares have lived in the U.S. for eight years, neither of adults speaks English well. There are three major concerns that arise with the Olivares. The first one relates to the unstable financial position of the family, as both adults ...

PHI103: Informal Logic

Introduction Social media is innovative internet technology that integrates Web 2.0 dynamic interfaces (chats, blogging, forums, content sharing) to connect users to a vast social network where they can socialize by making on-line friends, exchanging opinions, news, photos, and other media content. The emergence of social media in 2005-2008 with the launch of such services as Myspace, Facebook, and Twitter started the revolution in social interaction by creating new formats, spaces, and tools for interpersonal relationships where technology acquired the role of shaping human contact and behaviors. Given the rapid development of social networking, the question arise whether social ...

Training Methods

Training of managers is very essential for the success of an organization since it ensures a strong management team. There are various ways to conduct training for managers to ensure short-term and long-term benefits for the organization. On the job training is the most commonly used mode of training where employees undergo training while undertaking their usual duties. Many studies support this form of training since the individual learns practically and can be able to apply the knowledge in their work (Gruicic & Benton, 2015). Pederson, Dresdow & Benson (2013) indicate the importance of conducting training as the managers develop their ...

Social work practice in organizations

The logic model for programming and evaluation The article stipulates that a logical model is a tool used by program managers to determine the effectiveness of the created programs. It focuses mainly on planning. The plan is usually based on a verity of elements that entails situations, inputs, outputs and outcomes. The process is also affected by external factors including the environment and other related programs. The results of the process can be a short, medium or long term. For effective planning, the development of measurable goals might help determine whether the planning process is active or not. An ...

One of the relevant observations noted from the readings is the disparity within which groups and group work are developed. From the first chapter written by Toseland & Rivas (2012), group work development was noted to undergo six (6) stages from planning, beginning, assessment, middle, evaluation, ending. However, from the book written by Toseland, Jones, & Gelles, Group dynamics (2004), the more popular group development process was revealed to have been conceptualized by Tuckman as the forming, storming, norming, and performing stages. While in the same book, another group development model was noted to have been popularized by Garland, Jones, and ...

Abstract

Entrepreneurship refers to the willingness or the ability of an individual to start and manage a Business Venture. The risks associated with the new Business Venture are taken into account and the individual develops the plan to manage those risks and implement the plans in order to make profit. Such an individual can be referred to as an Entrepreneur. A new business venture depends heavily on innovation, inspiration, motivation and human and non-human resource planning and the risks associated with these factors. An individual faces two options after graduation, whether to start a business venture or join an organization ...

1. I chose this course because it provides the opportunity to review the status of the social work, severity of the problems, which social workers will have to decide in future. Social work presents a complex process that has a long history of becoming constantly changing in the cultural and historical perspective. The nature and form of this education is extremely varied, reflecting the specificity of social work as a profession. In addition, this course focuses on the formation of a reinforced motivation to work independently in the different administrative structures of the social sphere. 2. Scope of the ...

Abstract

After conducting analysis of the literature, it is possible to provide the following classification of the managerial and medical approaches towards the drug and alcohol treatment of aboriginal women: drug treatment, development of the personal skills among the target population as well as practical implementation of the therapeutic strategies, which are mainly based on the cultural and social contexts of such women. There is a considerable difference in terms of availability of such services for the Aboriginal populations and non-Aboriginal populations. For instance, those women, who are not referred as representatives of indigenous population, have an access to the ...

Despite the pioneering efforts of African Americans in social work, their contributions to the profession and social welfare continue to be overlooked. Little is documented about their endeavors and the significant changes they have made over time. Rhonda Wells-Wilbon highlights the racial injustice by exploring the imminent contributions of Ophelia Settle Egypt. The thorough analysis reveals her pioneering efforts as a social worker, researcher, and educator. The author also illustrates potential ways of reaching out to low-income households using social work. In particular, Rhonda’s article pays attention to Egypt’s family planning endeavor amongst low-income African American households. ...

In perhaps the most bizarre outcome of the Second World War, the removal of the German-led Axis Powers as a common enemy paved the way for the emergence of the capitalist and the communist ideologies that created the Western and Eastern bloc respectively. The unity witnessed between the Soviet Union and the United States as part of the Allied Powers ended with World War II as the former claimed a lead in advocating communism while the latter supported capitalism in the name of democracy (Foner, 2014, p.709). The different stands plunged the two nations and their allies into the ...

Context of human services

CONTEXT OF HUMAN SERVICES Introduction The human service is a field that deals with ways of preventing and solving the problems that affect the human needs to improve the essence of life. Over the recent years, the employment sector has incorporated the human service professionals by providing job markets for them. The field is important since it gives an opportunity for social change (Chenoweth and McAuliffe, 2005, p. 67). Additionally, it acts as a means of maintaining public order and control in the community. Therefore, the paper is based on a personal reflection on the perception of human services. ...

<Institution> Children are our nation’s future. As cliché as it may sound, the meaning of this statement remains true. The way that children are being raised and taken care of today will greatly impact the coming years. This is because their circumstances as children will contribute to the kind of adults that they will become in the future. However, it is a fact that many children of today continue to face harsh realities due to abuse and neglect. Many have become victims of people who do not care about the impact of their actions and the effect ...

Abstract

When the topic of social workers is brought up, three major issues come to mind. The first is the bravery of social workers, especially those who work with children. There are those social workers who have risked life and limb to rescue children who are abused even by their own parents. There are stories of children who have been rescued from abusive parents by brave social workers who are trained to recognize abuse even if the children are too scared to report it. Social workers are also catalysts for change. They not only help their cases endure their current ...

Introduction

The World Health Organization (WHO) says that there are about 400 million people around the world who are currently suffering from a mental illness. If all types of mental illnesses are considered, then it is safe to say that about one in four people will suffer from a mental disorder at one point in their lives. Out of the many mental illnesses, there are some that inflict a severe toll on their sufferers, on their lives and on their families as well. The effects of mental illness can be devastating on a person. However, those with even the most ...

Social protection is significant for minimizing poverty for families and children, also recognizing children's rights. In the present world, many children live in poverty and starving. They are also in the demand of elementary needs and rights. In many parts of the world, families with children are relied at the risk of poverty than other groups of the population with respect to the monetary terms. If a child falls into poverty, he/she will be poor for the lifetime. Only in rare cases, they get education or healthy life. Food poverty can be an obstacle to children's long-term development. Generally, ...

International Cooperation

One of the reasons that multinational organizations have been able to succeed in foreign countries is through diversification and differentiation. In order to achieve these two very important aspects, the organization has to understand and respect the culture of the home country. One of the best ways to prevent culture related problems is through workforce diversification. An organization may involve employees from the host country in order to include their cultural values and norms. In addition, the organization may develop cross-cultural training programs for employees to learn the culture of the host nation, (Parrotta, Pozzoli, & Pytlikova, 2014). Training enables ...

Dear _______,

I am writing you to give my explanation regarding my failure to successfully complete all of the requirements for re-admission to the School of Social Work’s undergraduate program by the deadline of May 1, 2016. After my suspension from the School of Social Work, I felt that I needed to spend the summer of 2015 taking care of both myself, and my family. During my last semester at the University, my nephew was a victim in a homicide. I was responsible for the planning, and final expenses of his funeral. During this time, my husband and I adopted ...

Introduction

Effectual Real Estate Holdings Ltd. is a medium level Real estate management company. The company is multi-faceted in the way it conducts business. The main business activity involves agency work wherein, the company receives contracts on rent collection on a monthly basis. Additionally, apart from rent pooling, Effectual Holdings is also involved in construction work; building of apartments and other mid-class rental premises. All of the services provided by this company are purely contractual except for the case where the company is undertaking developmental work on its own accord. Effectual Holdings has been known for its continuous delivery of ...

Philosophy Questions

1. Ross’ s Moral Theory is considered to stand between Kant’s strict deontological theory and theological theory of utilitarianism. According to the philosopher, there existed several prima facie duties that people had to hold in respect if they did not contradict one another. In case they conflicted, human’s intuition would help to make the right choice and find the weightiest and the most important duty. Ross stated that any prima facie obligation could be redefined by more important ones. While Kant saw all obligations absolute and exceptionless, Ross allowed maximization of the good as one of the ...

This Title

Write a research paper on the evidence-based practices in agencies such as yours, and which address the social problems your agency addresses with its clients. Evidence-based practice is important in making qualified decisions regarding the care that patients receive. The use of data in order to better determine the most effective treatments moving forward can help immensely throughout the patient care process. Understanding the resources that are available to specific health care professionals and implementing methods for controlling standards in such environments present the most important means by which the care of patients can be made to be more ...

This response paper is based on two professional interviews with a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who works in the school environment named Eva Payano-Veras. The other one is a clinical psychologist working as a licensed professional counselor at a hospital named Kirby Hollingsworth and has worked in the hospital environment for over five years. Both interviews were conducted in a person to person interviews, and the interviewees were selected through personal association and word of mouth. There is a difference in how LCSW and clinical psychologists conduct their treatment, which might be credited to variations in their training ...

Nowadays, humanity has a variety of issues such as acid rains, horrible living conditions, wars as well as climate changing. Nevertheless, despite the high level of their importance, social problems are also demand people attention to them and they also affect everybody in his/her daily life. Thus, there is no denying the fact that in the modern world social workers must have several important competences in order to become great professionals in their working field. For instance, they have to be friendly and open-minded people due to the fact that they must evaluate each situation without prejudice. In addition, ...

Introduction

The child welfare organizations are objectified on assessing the prevalence of child abuse among the referred cases in order to prevent the occurrence of future abuse among the children who are identified at a high risk of neglect and abuse. The child welfare authorities are also focused on determining the prevalence of assessing the consequent neglect among the children with the history of being abused (Enosh & Bayer-Topilsky, 2014). The assessment by child welfare organizations are incorporated by the risk assessment tools in which the explicit criteria and undeviating approaches are used to derive the results. These results are derived ...

Thesis Question: What is Whiteness and How Does it Shape Distinct Aspects in People’s lives such as Marriage, Interactions, Social policies, etc.? Thesis Statement: Racism and ethnic categories are founded on the theory of Whiteness. The approach has critical social effects on the lives of the communities that do not fall under the realm of Whiteness.

Introduction

The comprehension of the history of ethnicity and race, as well as the measures to combat racial prejudice, require the understanding of the theory of whiteness as the basis of racism and racial categories (Hornung, 2012). Hence, there is the need to ...

(Author Name) (Course Name/Number) The application of best treatment practices is essentially the staple of the social service profession and it is through evidence-based research that social scientists continue to improve the quality of treatment for underserved populations. As individuals and societies present with new and worsening problems, the study of cause-effect and possible solutions becomes an even more interdisciplinary study, involving not only the involvement of research in a theoretical framework, but also dependent largely on the data collected by social work professionals who utilize these theories in application on a daily basis. Because psychology and sociology are ...

Question 1

Survival is a basic human instinct, so much so, that in the face of danger and life threatening situations, our minds naturally turns on our fight or flight mechanism to help in survival. It is necessary to note that survival can be threatened in many ways, research shows that even during an argument or a scolding the same areas of the brain are stimulated as those that are aroused in a physical fight or if one encountered a wild animal. According to Marlow, one could not move on to the upper part of the pyramid if they didn’t ...

Abstract

This case study examines the problem of deviation of normal relationships in families of persons with alcohol dependence. The case given for analysis describes rather typical situation of families with excessively drinking husbands. The case study aims at formulating the overall strategy of finding the way out for the members of such families. Particular attention is given to providing social support for the victims of the excessive drinking as psychological disorder. Special psychological phenomenon of "codependency" is defined throughout the research. This phenomenon is reflected in the psychological characteristics of wives and children, indicating the formation of dependent behavior ...

The historical perspectives on social work incorporate the idea that it could simply be reduced to common sense of experienced mothers, but the modern understanding of social work moves it far beyond this narrow interpretation. Nowadays, “social workers constantly try to make a positive difference to service users’ lives and support community members in a variety of ways” (Stepney & Ford, 2000, p.xiii). In this process, a balanced combination of theory and practice is required, while practice standards used to protect the individuals in society and enhance social justice are based on the solid body of theoretical perspectives, frameworks and ...

There has been a reason for outrage as police brutality has escalated and many incidents have become more visible in communities today although was also present in years past. For example, according to Darden and Thomas, “If African Americans in Detroit between 1925 and 1945 were to name the worst racial abuses they had to encounter, without a moment’s hesitation they would have said “white police brutality” (Darden and Thomas 29). This has helped to encourage reporting of police brutality. But, citizens like Victor Rios who have experienced police brutality filed complaints and was simply ignored (Rios 59). ...

In management, there are so many activities done to ensure that various activities are a success within the shortest time possible, as well as by using the minimum resources for maximum production. There are many personnel that ensure everything is done the right way, and in that case, there is a need to work in groups. Group work ensures that employees and employer work in collaboration toward the same objective (Healy & Meagher, 2004). In most cases, group work ensures execution of work more perfectly and faster. The most common types of groups in workplace are formal and informal groups. ...

There is a general feeling among scholars that crises are important aspects when working with people with distress and difficulties in life (Kaplan & Girard, 1994). A crisis is defined as a turning point with a situation that pushes the usual coping mechanisms in people beyond their effectiveness limits and necessitates different responses as well as a different coping strategy. Crisis intervention is defined as an approach premised on the fact that crises play a critical role for situational aspects that help individuals in various situations. This is approach is best exemplified by a situation where the health worker analyses ...

Social workers have only recently, relatively speaking, begun to be involved completely in medication and its issues with their clients. The problems that accompany that are several: clients don't take their meds regularly as prescribed (adherence) or not at all; some abuse medication by taking too much or something other than prescribed; some have difficulty obtaining meds, either financially or due to lack of primary healthcare. It is this last that this paper is about. Dziegielewski (2011) discusses how pharmacological information is crucial for patients to have, and social workers need to know everything they can about which medicines ...

Developing stereotyped perceptions and falling into the trap of racial discrimination limits the success of Airbnb. While most clients and employees are frustrated by racism, the adverse effects affect Airbnb’s success and bottom line since it will be unable to attract more customers leading to lower profits that in turn interfere with the stability of the firm and lead to the lack of investor confidence. Embracing cultural diversity is important for Airbnb since it cultivates an atmosphere based on trust among its internal and external stakeholders. Stakeholders for Airbnb include employees, customers, shareholders and the wider community. Employees ...

Social work is a practice that is based on an academic discipline and profession that is meant to encourage social unity, freedom and empowerment of all, and social development and change (Glisson, Dulmus, Sowers, 2012). An interview was done so as to have a deeper understanding about the profession and the people involved. This essay summarizes the views and issues raised in the interview taking a social work perspective. Three respondents were kind enough to answer our questions with patience, and they thus proved resourceful. Katherine Johns is a social worker in research, policy, and administration. Marc Legend is ...

The problem of suicide belongs to the problems posed by traditional ethics. The prohibition on suicide, available in almost all the world's great religions, has become traditional. This position is also reflected in a number of philosophical concepts. So, in the Kant’s ethics, suicide is not permitted under any circumstances (Kerstein 212). Humanity in our person is inviolable, it is something sacred, entrusted to us. However, there were other opinions, including well respected so widely quoted opinion of Seneca, who thought that the wise do not live as much as they should, they live as much as they ...

Divorce cannot but influence children on the part of their psychological and thus physical state. It has harmful effects on young children, as well as on adolescents. These effects the person feels the whole life. However, there are short-time and long-time effects of parental divorce. This paper is a literature review, which observes some articles concerning the divorce effects on children.

Becoming Stronger at Broken Places

The article Becoming Stronger at Broken Places: A Model for Group Work with Young Adults from Divorced Families written by Sally M. Hage and Mia Nosanow particularly deals with long-term effects that divorce have on children. These effects ...

The current shortage in the number of registered nurses in the US is expected to increase to more than 500 000 registered nurses by the year 2025 (MacKusick & Minick, 2010). The current nurse turnover rate in the United States, on the other hand, is 16.5%. This rate is also projected to rise over the next decade (Mazurenko, Gupte, & Shan, 2012). High rate of nurse turnover is one of the factors contributing to the nursing shortage in the US. It is estimated that 30%-50% of all new registered nurses change their positions or choose to leave the profession completely ...

Gender and gender socialization influences decisions of various career majors due to some of the cultural expectations which may create the dictation that, females are more nurturing and compassionate than their male counterparts (Harter, p. 21-43). In these instances, teachers, parents, and even counselors steer the female gender towards fields which require concern and patience for other individuals. As a result, they tend to be inclined to major in careers such as social work or sociology. However, females who express the desire in physical sciences and engineering, for instance, would probably not be explicitly discouraged though males with similar ...

Criminal Justice Setting: Federal Corrections

Role: Social Worker providing Case Management Services Of the 114 federal prisons existing today, 27 are for females. The average age of the female inmate is 28. 66% of female inmates are white. 18% of female inmates are not citizens of the United States. 28% of female inmates are Latino, and 29% are black. Women in prison serve an average of 78 months. There are currently 13,033 female inmates in federal prison and they include 6.7 % of the federal prison population. Most of these women in federal prison are poor, single mothers who are undereducated and unskilled. Every ...

Introduction

Raising a child from birth can be a big deal and quite a job, many couples have found that it is a necessary evil in order to make sure that the child grows up knowing about the various aspects of the world around them. Coincidentally, a newborn do not yet have the concept about the world until they get to be toddler age and they learn a lot more than what not to do regarding certain behaviors. Adopting a child that is already toddler age presents its own set of challenges, it can leave parents trying to figure out ...

The Strengths Perspective in Social Work

The strengths perspective model of social work is based on exploiting the strengths of the individual, Gina in this case scenario, involved to help them resolve their issues, build them up and assist them in alleviating out of their predicament. These strengths create a resilient individual who can prevent a relapse into old habits that got the social workers involved in the first place. Resilience is crucial as it allows one to cope with new situations and make them withstand the mental pressure with which people are often afflicted. It also gives them the ability to come up with ...

Term Paper

Term Paper Higher mortgage rates: the 30-year mortgage fix is likely to come to end with the result of increase in the mortgage rates. With the higher rate, analysts saying that it is manageable, as the housing clients (buyers) will have several techniques to mitigate some of the risks (Barker, 2004). However, with higher rates in place, the monthly payments will tend to increase rapidly in with increase to debt-to-income ratios. Secondly, there is the trend of higher rents. As reported, rents are going up at a rate that is greater than the prices of homes. Since most of ...

Homelessness is one of the very serious problems because it is constantly replenished the ranks of the homeless people today: they are troubled teens, graduates of boarding schools; migrant workers; veterans, people survived the crisis. The authors believe that homelessness leads to stress, mental disorders and substance abuse, especially alcohol, although this may be due to homelessness. Social exclusion is a strong negative factor, weighting personal and behavioral disorders in the homeless, especially for adverse childhood experiences. Studies devoted to homeless show the interest of the researchers to the resolution of the problem of homelessness and about possibility for ...

Information Management

Information Management

Introduction

Education is one of the most important things that a person must obtain. The traditional face-to-face contact between the educator and the students inside the classroom has been a very effective teaching method among teachers. However, the emergence of computer technology also enables new techniques when it comes to the teaching methods of many educators, especially for college courses that involve information technology (IT) topics. Computers are now one of the main tools that are being used in IT-related courses in many institutions. Thus, even the educators who teach non-IT related courses are extensively using computers as ...

Abstract

For a long time, the medical profession has subscribed to many ethical statements that have been developed primarily for patients’ benefits. As members of the medical profession, physicians should always recognize their actual responsibility of the patients, society, self, and other professionals. Adhering to the set principles of professional conduct is essential in acting ethically in the profession. The topic of physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is controversial in the American medial context. Physically assisted suicide and euthanasia are often used interchangeably. The ethics of these issues are squarely placed before the public eye. This paper focuses on the ethics surrounding ...

1a). Leadership approaches relevant in the field of social work

Social workers often pride themselves in their capacity to efficiently assist those that they serve. Notably, this is their primary competence and as a result are committed to individual dignity, significance of relationships, service delivery, and social justice. Therefore, the first approach of leadership in the field of social work would be to practice an authentic type of leadership. An authentic leader would have in his possession an emotional resolve making the leader gain the required confidence from his peers. Besides, it shows one’s willingness to lead. When one practices an authentic type of leadership, he is bound ...

Introduction

The attachment theory so often brought up in the psychological sciences, most commonly focuses on the mother-child bond that does or does not occur within the first five years of a child’s life. The founding father of the attachment theory was John Bowlby, who was extremely generous in working with numerous experts to expand his own knowledge and theories on psychological topics. The importance of a healthy development of the attachment process is important to the future sociability of the individual. How he or she interacts with people in their lives will be based on the extent of ...

Source #1:

Web address where the site can be located where you are lurking: N/A A Summary of The Stated Purpose of the Site or Mission Statement: promoting fashion for people who are overweight Observational Notes: This site is a good source for black plus-size women since it promotes fashion suitable for them. The members of the group are active as evidenced by the fact that at the time of writing this paper, a photo posted seven hours before had recorded 1,690 likes. I would recommend this site since it encourages women who are overweight to develop a positive attitude ...

SOCIAL INTERVENTION.

Introduction. Social work is a discipline or a profession that is practiced by qualified sociologists. It involves seeking to facilitate the wellbeing of individuals, communities or even societies (Siporin, 1975). Social work enhances social change, cohesion, empowerment, and development. Social work is interconnected with social justice, Human rights, and respect for diversities. It involves the provision of social welfare in order to alleviate the economic and social problems that people face. Such difficulties include health care, education, and food security (Sach, 2003). A sociologist connects people and structures so as to tackle the challenges of life and promote the ...

Evaluation of Career Development in Social Work

When a person is choosing a career in social worker, it is vital to achieve not only the necessary academic degree but also an essential set of skills that will help to work in this sphere. Specifically, besides the difference in the responsibilities, a specialist in this field has to be empathetic, communicative, patient, resourceful, resilient, stress-resistant, and love helping people. Today, the fields that require social workers tend to increase in quantity producing new positions and demands for the personnel, new specialists have a lot of chances to find a well-paid job (George, Coleman, and Barnoff 6). For ...

Holtfreter K. and Wattanaporn K. (2013). The Transition from Prison to Community Initiative: An Examination of Gender Responsiveness for Female Offender Reentry. Criminal Justice and Behavior. The review looks at the reentry of female prisoners based on the context of The Transition from Prison to Community Initiative. The program consists of different stages that the justice system follows to facilitate the restoration of ex-convicts into the society (Holtfreter and Wattanaporn, 2013). The writers conduct the analysis to assess the current reentry practices and policies that allow gender responsiveness. They illustrate the correctional outcomes and restoration methods in two cities ...

Introduction

Domestic violence has adverse impacts on the development of a child. In fact, the emotional turmoil created by growing up in such an environment heightens the chances of the infant engaging in rebellious activities such as drug abuse and other denial behaviors in their youth. With this in mind, it is worth appreciating the fact that Susie’s exposure to childhood molestation at an early age contributed to her drug problems and overall response to his abusive marriage. Since she witnessed her mother withstand the abuse she received from his father, she felt obliged to keep up with his ...

Psychology

Introduction For many years, leadership has been the subject of discussion among scholars and the concept of leaderships branches out to several theories that explains its core characteristics. Leadership theories, concepts, and models of application vary according to the professional environment in which a leadership role is warranted. In the field of social work, leadership is an important characteristic that fosters change for the betterment of the population that the profession serves. In this discussion, leadership theories will be examined and linking the concept to approaches and application relevant to the social work profession. In addition, the discussion will ...

Introduction

World-wide, adoption has become a widely accepted alternative to birthing children. Throughout the United States, approximately 135,000 children are adopted each year (Claridge, 2014, p. 112). In every adoption case, an adoption triad is developed. This adoption triad consists of the adopted parents, the adopted child and the birth parents. This paper attempts to analyze the grief that is experienced throughout the adoption triad, as well as the different counseling models that can be implemented in order to assist these individuals.

Literature Review

March (2014) attempted to find the emotions that birth parents feel when women are contacted by their ...

A variety of our cultural perspectives on ethnicity, race, and identity offers a wide range of perspectives that affect our individual and collective characters and perception of ourselves and some of the important roles played by these factors in clarifying how we interact with the world around us. This enables us to understand racial and ethnic identity growth and articulates the unique experiences in the past and present of various ethnic groups. Ethnicity affects almost everyone in life. It has a positive influence in that it may provide us with a sense of identity and belonging enabling us to ...

Human Behavior – Development in Midlife Lachman’s (Lachman’s, 2004)

The purpose of the author is to summarize the findings relating to salient issues and themes of midlife such as physical and psychological changes brought by aging, and the balance between work ad family responsibilities. This objective arises from addressing the need to explore midlife developments considering the large demographic shifts in the population. In order to accomplish this, the author reviewed previous studies and summarized the findings from the reviewed research. Furthermore, the concept was highlighted in the article using conceptual frameworks encompassing the study of multiple patterns of changes in midlife. Conclusively, the author was able to ...

Overview

Social workers practice a profession which, in a hospital context, falls under "care", an ambiguous labeling (IN-TEXT CITATION). In a hospital setting, social workers perform daily jobs according to a "medical model" based on an assumption of detached service to all. In contrast, social workers are educated and practice social work based on empathy and personalized care. An organizational conflict arises, accordingly, between social workers and medical care providers, in bureaucratic organization based on hierarchy and control. More broadly, social work is marginalized as a practice performed by female workers offering care services for patients, largely ill, poor or ...

Acknowledgement

Chapter 1 Introduction Statement of Problem Statement of Purpose Research Questions Significance of the Study Definition of Terms: Chapter 11 History of pay inequality Chapter 111 Laws Chapter 1V Women in leadership roles Chapter V Research Methodology Conclusion

Bibliography

Abstract Gender Differences as a Predictor of Salaries in Leadership Roles. Salaries have increased drastically in the past 50 years but still there is a salary disparity between men and women. In today’s workplace, leadership roles are very competitive. Applicants must have many qualifications to be considered for leadership positions. Workforce found that women needed a Ph.D. to equal the ...

Ethical dilemma or moral dilemma is simply a complex situation in which a choice has to be made between two options neither of which solve the complexity of the situation in an ethically acceptable form. In cases like this, personal and societal ethical guidelines should provide guidelines which can at least provide satisfactory results to the chooser. The assumption of ethical dilemma is that the chooser will have to abide by acceptable societal norms, such as codes of law or teaching of a religious manner to make a choice that is otherwise ethically impossible (Lundy, p 13). My personal ...

The Strengths and Stressors tracking device indicated an adequate environment (including stability in housing, safety in community, food and nutrition, personal hygiene, transportation). The results indicated that an inadequate attention is paid to the learning environment needs of the child, as indicated by lack of school supplies in the home as well as frequent school absences.(“Strengths and Stressors Tracking Device”, n.d.) The clear area of stress as indicated by Strengths and Stressors test was in the area of Family and Caregivers (“Strengths and Stressors Tracking Device”, n.d.) In this part of the instrument, respondents are asked to rate ...