Social Work Essays

Description of a participatory action oriented course
Example essay. Last modified: 10th Apr 2017
Introduction: PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION OF A PARTICIPATORY ACTION-ORIENTED PAOT COURSE Background We will be conducting a PAOT on work improvement in small enterprises (WISE) course over a one week period. The PAOT co...

Gender differences in the criminal justice system
Example essay. Last modified: 10th Apr 2017
Introduction: The Corsten Report (2007) on women in the criminal justice system states that ‘equal outcomes require different approaches’. Critically consider this statement with reference to research and prac...

The Role of Youth Work in Modern Ireland
Example essay. Last modified: 10th Apr 2017
Introduction: Introduction The focus of this essay is the role of youth work in modern Ireland, in addition, to providing examples from practice. Youth work can generally be defined as teaching young people in an ...

The effects of homelessness: Literature and research
Example essay. Last modified: 10th Apr 2017
Introduction: Mini Paper #1:Intervention Research with the Homeless Introduction The effects of homelessness as a social condition are both wide reaching, and difficult to grasp in its scope. It is a circumstance...

Perceptions of health, disability, illness and behaviour
Example essay. Last modified: 13th Mar 2017
Introduction: PERCEPTIONS OF HEALTH, DISABILITY, ILLNESS AND BEHAVIOUR How health and social care users relate to the concepts of impairment and challenging behaviours Users of health and social care are usually i...

Working with children in need
Example essay. Last modified: 13th Mar 2017
Introduction: This assignment will explain the role of a Local Authority (LA) Social Worker (SW) when working with ‘children in need’ and their families, and those in need of safeguarding and protection, will ...

Social exclusion and poverty
Example essay. Last modified: 13th Mar 2017
Introduction: Within this essay I will attempt to examine what is meant by the term social exclusion, its issues and causes and how it links with poverty. I will also identify groups that face social exclusion, th...

Theories in group work
Example essay. Last modified: 13th Mar 2017
Introduction: Reflection on group task This essay is going to reflect on learning gained from a group task carried out in the unit lectures. I will explore the theories which inform group work, inter-disciplinary...

The application of systems theory
Example essay. Last modified: 7th Mar 2017
Introduction: The Application Of Systems Theory To a Case Study Introduction The following case study will detail an intervention with a 32-year old service user who was referred with a range of presenting issues ...

Homeless veterans in the US
Example essay. Last modified: 6th Mar 2017
Introduction: WHO ARE HOMELESS VETERANS? Abstract It ought to be evident at this point that destitute veterans are not being served well by any means. On the off chance that the destitute veterans were legitimatel...

Social services and the Maori
Example essay. Last modified: 6th Mar 2017
Introduction: Contribute to discharge of residents from residential care Assessment task 1 The Te Tiriti o Waitangi is an agreement established between Maori and British government in 1840. The main function of ...

The relationship between social and health problems
Example essay. Last modified: 6th Mar 2017
Introduction: Abstract: The term Social Problems is a misnomer and is an admission of the fact that the actual nature and constitution of the situation has not been deliberated at depth. When senior people see tha...

Psychosocial Critical Evaluation: Case Study of Rory
Example essay. Last modified: 6th Mar 2017
Introduction: Psychosocial Critical Evaluation: Case Study of Rory Introduction Psychosocial theory originates from psychoanalytic and psychodynamic casework, which has had a profound and lasting impact on social ...

The role of the family in mental health recovery
Example essay. Last modified: 6th Mar 2017
Introduction: CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Family is a small social system made up of individuals related to each other by reason of strong reciprocal affections and loyalties, and compromising a permanent household tha...

Research study: factors that enable depression
Example essay. Last modified: 6th Mar 2017
Introduction: Introduction Research studies are essential to the practice of Social Work. Social Work practice is extremely complex and research studies allow social workers to develop theories and h...

Dementia care
Example essay. Last modified: 6th Mar 2017
Introduction: ‘The public outdoor world is rarely conceived of as an appropriate setting for a person with dementia’: Critically discuss this statement with reference to your reading and practice or caring exp...

Reflective essay on social work
Example essay. Last modified: 6th Mar 2017
Introduction: Examine your own personal and professional development in relation to the values of social work. Introduction Social workers are usually motivated either by personal experience, something that has ha...

Social work theory
Example essay. Last modified: 1st Mar 2017
Introduction: Title: ‘Framework for practice, exploring social work theory.’ The case throws up several interconnected issues. The essay will examine these through the lens of two different theories, on one ha...

Theory And Practice Of Supervision
Example essay. Last modified: 10th Jan 2017
Introduction: Supervision theories and practices began emerging as soon as counsellors started to train other counsellors (Bernard & Goodyear, 2009). Several different theoretical models have developed to cla...

Greed Triggers Fraud And Corruption
Example essay. Last modified: 15th Jul 2016
Introduction: ABSTRACT Purpose – Greed triggers fraud and corruption which is one of the biggest problems we are facing in our country as its increasing enormously rather than decreasing. The purpose of this ...

Describe How Active Participation Benefits An Individual
Example essay. Last modified: 28th Jun 2016
Introduction: Introduction Recent decades have seen a greater emphasis on service user participation than had previously been the case (Beresford, 2001). In the past, decision making in social care and assoc...

Child Observation, A Reflective Report
Example essay. Last modified: 14th Jun 2016
Introduction: As a student social worker, I was required to complete a Child observation over a period of six weeks. In order to prepare I had to decide the child and family I wanted to observe, on this occasion I ...

Social Work - Personal Reflections On Becoming A Social Worker
Example essay. Last modified: 9th Mar 2016
Introduction: Personal Reflections On Becoming A Social Worker In this assignment I am going to explore the reasons and motivations that inspired me to redirect my life and enter the social work profession. I am go...

Social Work - Counselling in Social Work
Example essay. Last modified: 9th Mar 2016
Introduction: The Role and Applicability of Counselling in Social Work Practice Introduction and Overview Social work originated as a community help measure in the 19th century and has since then become an organise...

The Major Problems Facing Many Societies Social Work Essay
Example essay. Last modified: 1st Jan 2015
Introduction: Discrimination of marginalized groups is a major problem facing many societies. Most societies have marginalized groups which are discriminated against by the rest of society. Such groups include the...