"Social care is a profession committed to the planning and delivery of quality care and other support services for individuals and groups with identified needs". Human nature can be defined as a set of traits and qualities that all humans universally share, while psychology is a science that studies human behaviour, to get an understanding of the internal processes that lead people to behave as they do. These factors are important to keep in mind for the organisational design of a social care organisation. Organisational designs for large social care organisations are in general like most large organisations bureaucratic, which may be argued is unavoidable. Mintzberg (1983) defines organisational design as the "ways in which labour is divided …show more content…
Social care organisations fall under professional bureaucracy as they operate in stable but complex environments that adopts the standardization of skills. Bureacracy is a hegemonic approach as the model exists out of a centralised hierarchical system in which the top layer of the hierarchy control the organisation by formalization. Creating strict rules, policies and regulations that are passed vertically down the hierarchy. The downside of this model is that decentralization is needed so that there is greater autonomy lower down the hierarchy as the top layer of the hierarchy are rarely in direct contact with the service user. Another drawback according to Jones (2007) is that the organisation may have many levels of hierarchy which creates a narrow span of control. Even though this will lead to close supervision it may also slow down communication with great effect. This theory is also agreed upon by The Quality Assurance in the Social Care sector report (2010), who identified that effective communication in a social care environment is best achieved through low levels of hierarchy. A social care organisation therefore needs few layers but a wide span of control. Modern empirical views concluded that wide spans of control incline to create environments for improved attitudes, better …show more content…
Thompson and Thompson (2008) argue that social care workers should not be seen as bureaucrats simply there to carry out tasks assigned by management but as individual problem solvers with skills for decision making. This argument for autonomy is accurate but close control and supervision is needed and a compromise must be made. This needed in a social care environment as Aras Attracta service users abuse incident showed. Humans don’t like to be independent but need to be part of a group. This makes us highly conformist and compliant. Strict rules and regulations are therefore needed to keep workers within their professional boundaries and conduct. Even though Bureaucracy lacks creativity and humanity for employees, it must be understood that this is for the common goal even if this creates low morale and motivation amongst employees. Employees need a sense of reality, morality, personality. where the impact of failure can lead to serious harm or even death to
The privatisation of welfare institutions led to a change to managerialism in the practicing of social work. Alford and Davis (1997), describe managerialism as beliefs and practices that presume superior persons in authority like management can solve the escalating social and economic complications. This transformation in welfare resulted in the changing of positions from ‘social worker' to be called 'care manager’ and has resulted in a decrease of the time that social workers used while being involved in tasks such as counselling and advocacy (Carey, 2006; Lymbery, 1998; Postle, 2001). Managerialism philosophy views the society as a market where there is competition and it focuses on supply, demand and prices. It however disregards the commitment of social work practitioners of ‘working with individuals, groups and communities, through both advocacy and policy reform initiatives, in the pursuit and achievement of equitable access to social, economic resources (AASW:
Social workers have to choose between the individual struggles and society rules. In choosing to help people with programs or challenging the existing state
The Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) Code of Ethics (2010) proposes three core values of Social Work, respect for persons, social justice and professional integrity (pp.12). These core values establish “ethical responsibilities” for the social worker (AASW, 2010, pp.12), specifically, the value of respect for persons, which sustains the intrinsic worth of all human beings as well as the right to wellbeing and self determination consistent with others in society (AASW, 2010,p.12). This Code of Ethics stipulates the duty of care a social worker must provide, a...
This paper will entail my reflections on three main areas pertaining to my own personal experiences. I will describe the influence of my own life experiences, give my particular world view, and describe what advantages and disadvantages, power, and privileges I will bring to my interaction as a social worker.
In the article, the author noted that, to improve the quality of service delivery the most important thing to do is to identify and explain the needed competencies of managers. Consequently, she noted in her analysis that these competencies can be used as a yardstick to recruit or hire managers to evaluate their work in the agency, as a way of identifying developmental needs of managers and as a tool to enhance the skills of managers. In all Wimpfheimer put a great deal of knowledge and information on social work administration but she mostly focused on knowledge of managers on the various competencies and not skills. Skills like human, technical and conceptual skills are also important to enhance effective running of agencies. If a manager can exhibit all the competencies ranging from internal relations to external relations outlined by Wimpfheimer and employees are not happy at work whilst clients or service users are shunning away from the services provided, then that effectiveness she talked about cannot be
Flexner suggests that social work includes aspect of many fields and has no ending to its work. Throughout the reading, social work is discussed as a group of technical specialties (occupation) and profession is defined as: empirically (as opposed to philosophically)
Introduction Within this essay, I will be compare and consider the similarities and differences of the principles and guidelines within the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) for nurses and the SSSC (Scottish Social Services Council) codes of practice for social workers. I will discuss what professional education and training are within each sector, how to get and maintain a professional registration, I will give a bit of detail about the codes of conduct, ethical behaviour and explain about professional bounda ries. I will also explain the framework of care governance within the health and social care and also, I will explain the levels of accountability, responsibility, knowing the limits of the individual’s abilities also when referral
This essay will focus on one of these principles which support service users in having a voice and being heard. It will show why it is important for care workers to give services users the opportunity to have a voice and communicate their views and preferences together with the ability to convey their fears and concerns without being judged or discriminated against.
In contrast, a modernist approach would ask, “what is the issue and it’s cause” (2006, It was thought that if a social worker was engaging in the life and struggles of a client, it needed to be ensured through supervision that the personal life of the worker did not influence their interactions. Presently, in HSO the notion of supervision demonstrates a dichotomy between hierarchy and control or support and nurture. Kadushin (1985) outlines support, education, and administration, as three areas to consider when looking at the conflict of practice and pressure faced by supervisors and the supervised. Gardner (2006) states that supervision within an organization is going to have it’s own culture, which may differ from the culture of the organization.
Social work is a multifaceted, ever adapting profession, which has had many purposes and identities through the years. It is imperative for the vocation to constantly evolve alongside the social climate and the new ways in which we identify and treat those who are in need of support. Social workers can be required to take on the role of counsellor, advocate, case-worker, partner, assessor of risk and need, and at times (as the government seeks to push social work further and further towards the health and education sectors) a servant of the state. The profession is dramatically subject to affection by societal change, thus demanding social workers have a duty to be up to date with the latest developments in understanding how and why people get to the point of requiring social work intervention, and how best to prevent and cater for it.
middle of paper ... ... The actual means is to provide worthy aims which are clearly played out by three different social care levels. The key elements of inspection, monitoring and quality assurance, performance and management in which social workers and social care practitioners operate. With this, it includes approving education programmes and training programmes which health and care professionals must complete before they are able to register with the HCPC.
This paper will explore what the primary mission of social work as a professional means to me. Through self-reflection of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics, I will delve into why I chose social work as a career, the type of social worker I want to become, and ponder what challenges and obstacles may impede my chosen path.
The social work profession is defined as “a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people (ISFW, ‘Global Definition of Social Work’, 2016).” The definition may be true about the profession but it is more in depth than just that. To me, the profession’s primary focus is to help others through life as much as we can while letting them make their own choices and guiding them. In society, social workers are utilized in many different nonprofit and government roles. They serve the community in many different ways from monitoring parent visits to helping people through mental illnesses. Human beings are so complex and things that happen
The work of a social worker is complex and all encompassing. Social workers work in many capacities seeking justice, liberation, and equality. There work is global, as they work to put policies in place to govern practices. To keep up with societal shifts and generational changes there learning is continuous. As new questions rise so does the need for the continuation of research, not only to answer these questions but to implement into
Social problems, including delinquency, disability, unemployment, palliative care, social disadvantages, such as gender, poverty race sexual orientation and the range of collective social responses to these conditions. Social care workers strive to support, protect, guide and advocate on behalf of clients. Social Polices affect these clients in a number of ways. They determine the types of social services that exist, the way they are run, and the access of individuals and communities to services and benefits. The advocacy of social workers is important in influencing the policies of organizations, local authorities and services. (Hepworth and Larson,