Social Work Essays

Drug Abuse Rehabilitation Strategies
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Aug 2018
Introduction: Amber Pegg Does NKY have the Most Effective Treatments Available? A Review of the Literature Drugs and alcohol have increased in acceptability over the years in the United States. Individuals use t...

Intervention and Rehabilitation for Sexual Abuse Trauma
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Aug 2018
Introduction: Presenting Problem The case is about an adult woman’s struggle to get over her trauma for the sexual abuse she suffered in her childhood. Apparently, her painful memories of such a traumatic experi...

Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Services
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Aug 2018
Introduction: The Disabled American Veterans is an association sanctioned by the US Congress for military disabled veterans of the US Armed Forces that helps them and their families through different means. It as ...

Social Work Theories for Neglected Children
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Aug 2018
Introduction: Critically evaluate the contributions of theory, research, legislation and policy to social work practice in relation to one aspect of practice in one of the following: Children and Families. In this...

Reflection on Social Work Group Task
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Aug 2018
Introduction: This essay is going to reflect on learning gained from a group task carried out in the unit lectures. I will explore group work theories, collaborative and inter-disciplinary working and the applicat...

Victim Support and Social Work
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Aug 2018
Introduction: Victims of a Serial Killer Vangerlena Smith Violent crimes happen to certain individuals or groups every day. Sometimes the victims have the same characteristics, and sometimes there is no trace of...

Elderly Empowerment in Social Work and Policies
Example essay. Last modified: 1st Aug 2018
Introduction: “Social services are nothing if they are not about empowering the powerless: giving older people the chance to stay in their own home, protecting the vulnerable from abuse and neglect, promotin...

Parent Acceptance of Child With Disability
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Jul 2018
Introduction: PARENTALE VIEW OF ACCEPTANCE ON CHILDREN WITH AUTISM OR STUDY ABOUT CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS PARENTALE VIEW (NAVI MUMBAI AREA) Introduction Disability The Convention on the Rights of Persons with ...

Social Work Reflection: Experiences and Legislation
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Jul 2018
Introduction: Kate Satchell Reflection on personal experience in practice, relating to the legislation and standards applicable in my workplace and how legislation impacts on the communication process. During th...

Importance of Ethical Behavior in Social Work
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Jul 2018
Introduction: Veronica Anderson Shalondria Wade Hill     I. Ethics and Social Work For professions rooted in health and human services, ethics are a vital part and have the most importance. The social work pr...

Effectiveness of Support Services for Reducing Poverty
Example essay. Last modified: 19th Jul 2018
Introduction: A 6000 word literature review project which critically analyses and evaluates the effectiveness of family support services aimed at reducing stress and poverty for the parents of children in need.  ...

Sexual Abuse in Institutions of Learning Disabled
Example essay. Last modified: 19th Jul 2018
Introduction: Literature review that critically analyses the sexual abuse of people with learning disabilities in institutions   There are a great many facets to the problem of sexual abuse of people with learnin...

Applications of Social Pedagogy
Example essay. Last modified: 19th Jul 2018
Introduction: In continental Europe the idea of social pedagogy has evolved as a form of social work practice (Midgley, 1997). But the idea of social pedagogy has a quite unfamiliar meaning to those from the UK. A...

Roles and Functions of Social Workers in England and Wales
Example essay. Last modified: 19th Jul 2018
Introduction: Introduction The definition of social work is very complex and controversial. There is no generally accepted definition of what social work is. Social work sits within the broader range of the social...

Social Inequality and Exclusion Knowledge in Social Care
Example essay. Last modified: 19th Jul 2018
Introduction: How can a knowledge of social inequalities and social exclusion assist social workers in their practice? In some respects the topic of this essay reflects both the heart and core of the philosophy be...

Strategies for Reducing Sexual Abuse in Learning Disabled
Example essay. Last modified: 19th Jul 2018
Introduction: Review of databases on social care, psychiatry, and psychology revealed various strategies for preventing sexual abuse in people with intellectual disabilities. These procedures generally seem to fal...

Care Theory for Adults With Learning Disabilities
Example essay. Last modified: 19th Jul 2018
Introduction: Critically discuss care theory in relation to social work with adults with learning disabilities. Social work has undergone a radical transformation in the last two decades. Today ideas about the mul...

Application of Systems Theory in Social Work
Example essay. Last modified: 19th Jul 2018
Introduction: Systems in Practice   Introduction The United Kingdom Children Act 1989 (HMSO, 1989) sets forth all childcare law as such relates to children that are being accommodated by a Local Authority. At the...

Recognising Children at Risk (Child Protection) | Case Study
Example essay. Last modified: 19th Jul 2018
Introduction: A given scenario on Recognising Children at Risk (Child Protection). The essay should be based on a given scenario, which has been divided into three sections with question prompts at the end of each...

Social Work Provisions for the Elderly: History and Politics
Example essay. Last modified: 19th Jul 2018
Introduction: In this paper, I aim to discuss the historical and political context of social work provision for the elderly. By using and reviewing the views expressed in previous work on the elderly in our socie...

Social Work in School: Reflection
Example essay. Last modified: 19th Jul 2018
Introduction: This essay will be an analysis of my social work practice in my recent placement at Murston Primary School in Sittingbourne, Kent. This piece is a reflective piece on my time at this school and the i...

Social Work Case Study | Essay
Example essay. Last modified: 19th Jul 2018
Introduction: Case study: ‘Jenny & Eleanor’ This essay will focus on the current situation of Jenny, a single parent, and Eleanor, her six year old daughter, who currently live on a large local au...

Childcare Protection in Social Work | Case Study
Example essay. Last modified: 19th Jul 2018
Introduction: Critically evaluate, the evidence and application of the knowledge and practice skills required in helping children during the enquiry, investigation and assessment phases of childcare and protection...

Service User and Carer Participation in Social Work
Example essay. Last modified: 19th Jul 2018
Introduction: Identify, using examples, how a professional social worker should work in such a way as to ensure user and carer participation. Consider the practice issues for working anti-oppressively with users o...

Social Work Evidence Based Practice Strengths and Weaknesses
Example essay. Last modified: 19th Jul 2018
Introduction: Critically analyse the strengths and weaknesses of using an ‘evidence based’ approach to a specific area of social work practice, referring to recent research findings in this area. Speci...