We all face challenges in our lives. My father’s battle with chronic cancer and my own struggle with depression and dyslexia, while living abroad independently since young, are some of the challenges I have faced in my life. These experiences have not only constructed a solid ground for self-improvement but also compelled me to become a passionate inquirer with eminent interest in understanding societies and individuals. My interests in international business and organisational dynamics, facilitated by a varied spectrum of personal experiences and family background, have led me to believe that understanding organisational dynamics and behaviour is a prerequisite for effectively understanding and managing our societies. Therefore, I seek to embark upon another challenge for personal growth and obtainment of useful expertise which allows me to truly engage with the constructive force that shapes us all. I believe that such objective can be sufficiently fulfilled only by reading MA Management & Organizational Analysis at Warwick University.
I have been privileged to actively engage with social welfare and organisational management with global perspectives, due to the dinner table discussions my social worker mother and CEO father provoked me to get involved in since young age. Having encountered the international spectrum of culture and values through travelling and living abroad, reading Msc Politics at Durham University has given me the opportunity to rigorously inquire about societies and organisations in academia. The social, ethical and political concepts and practices learned during the course have instilled me to attain adequate analytical skills to critically and innovatively assess the delicate and interdependent relation...
... middle of paper ...
... highly demanding, I believe I have been prepared with adequate skills to work under pressure upon a sincere commitment to excellent performance as it can be observed with my continuous progress for 3 years. While my academic record is not outstanding, my serious mitigating circumstances should be taken into consideration for its explanation. I believe that my enthusiasm for innovation, diverse range of international experience and a thirst for learning combined, can deliver synergy effect with what MA Management & Organizational Analysis. at Warwick University can offer for mutual benefits. I hope that Warwick University is able to value my abilities and potentials seen from my intellectual curiosity and distinguished experiences and offer an opportunity for me to obtain greater confidence and actualise my dreams to contributing to societies through this challenge.
Social work is a profession that is practiced within the confines of an organisation and the task that social workers carry out are defined by the nature of this organisation (Hughes & Wearing, 2013). They further explain that social work is an active, engaged and reflective profession that skilfully uses interpersonal communication, interaction, ethical and political tactics and change strategies to initiate and sustain positive social processes and outcomes for clients of human service organisations (Hughes & Wearing, 2013).Whereas, management is organisation and coordination of the activities of a business in order to achieve defined objectives (“Management,” n.d.). Good management is required to achieve profit, increase market share or
The underscoring concept to social work practice the pursuit towards a socially just society. Social workers serve the purpose of enriching society by enhancing social justice and eliminating social oppression. Mandates and mission statements support these objectives within social service agencies both in for profit and nonprofit sectors. One thing that every social service agency has in common is the overarching ideology that shapes the society they serve and more specifically, ideology influences the way an agency can conduct its services. Philosophy in most cases only goes as far as policy allows it too. This paper will examine the similarities and differences from western child welfare policy in the United States (US) and look outwards at international trends of practice and policy in Finland and Germany. In order to develop effective policy that meets society’s needs, it’s important to analysis other countries child welfare policies and gain an understanding of what is making a difference in child welfare practice around the world.
Social workers should be able to define and describe main social work paradigms, philosophical and ideological approaches and appreciate their implications to practice, policy and research. Social workers should be also able to identify interrelations between social work paradigms, social policy and social
I first became interested in social work when I took a human rights course as part of my political science major requirements. Throughout the course, I was fascinated and disturbed by the historic oppression of many large groups in society, and I realized my interests lie outside of the political arena; thus, I double-majored in social policy & practice because of my desire to learn more about how to enhance human well-being, fight social injustice, and pursue social change. I soon realized I wanted to pursue graduate social work education in order to gain a more holistic understanding of social problems and human ailments and, in turn, better understand the best ways to fix them. My background in political science and social policy gives me a unique perspective on the field of social work, as I have gained immense knowledge on social issues, the law, and public policy that will be useful in my graduate school and professional endeavors to fight for social justice and human rights.
Banks, S (2006). Ethics and values in social work. (3rd ed). New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Yip (2004) who argues that when practicing SW internationally, ethics need to move away from written documents and need to be workable in what he describes a ‘dynamic exchange between cultures’. Hugman parallels Yip’s ideas with Healy (2007) who explores the concept that the way in which social work’s guiding documents are written are ‘insufficiently sensitive to different cultures’ 119. Cultural context must be considered and reflected upon when practicing social work and Hugman suggests that this way of thinking can result in two differing viewpoints. Ethical relativism – the concept that the only way one can make judgements is within appropriate cultural context and Ethical Pluralism- which acknowledges the differences between cultures but still stands by the basis of what is and is not tolerable.
The interviewee is doing a bachelor of social work and in their second year of study. This summary is based on sustainable development and how being a social worker impacts the issues surrounding social and environmental sustainability going through to sustainable development.
I believe that leadership is something that should be earned. Whoever is the most qualified and passionate should be the person who leads, not the most popular. I believe that having integrity and expecting it at all times from your team is the best way to operate. I believe that leaders cannot always be the “good guys” in every situation. I believe that it is important to find people who will help you most achieve your goal, but ones who are loyal, passionate, and want to grow personally. Mutual respect in any situation will allow for people to speak their minds, even if it is difficult. I want to help my team members find their passions and help them succeed outside of our organization. I believe that leadership is about encouraging
Therefore, the theories I used in my work with the clients were psychosocial, ecologically-oriented, competence-centered and completely client-centred (Mullaly, 2007, p. 48). My practice at SEWA was aimed at studying and addressing the correlation between clients and their “impinging” environment as a cumulative to the problem in question (Maluccio et. al., 1992, p. 31). For example, in addressing maternal health issues of a rural pregnant woman, as a social worker I would probe her existing knowledge and access to health. Thereafter, I would provide her information about services in the vicinity. In the process, I would also recognise case-relevant factors such as husband’s decision making power and help her address it by providing awareness to husband. In this manner, my role as a social worker was to identify and deal with social issues as a collective of individual and environmental problems. However, SEWA was a revolutionary movement and therefore as social workers we were encouraged to address such grassroots issues as system issues from feminist and anti-oppressive viewpoints. As a result, I was also responsible to collate and present these experiences at policy advocacy forums. Besides, defence, collectivization and personal change practices (Olivier, 2010) were also practised at
Social work practice is a profession where it works alongside the ‘code of ethics’, these consist of formal statements which represent values of the professional community. The national associations such as Britain state the core values within this field are human dignity and worth, social justice, service to humanity (human rights), integrity and competence. The professional field is regulated by the ‘British Association of Social Work’ (BASW). The core values within social work are huma...
In an ideal world, social work is activism. It is to advocate for marginalized individuals as agents of social change and restructuring policies and systems that support individuals. However, our contemporary society is not as easy and black and white. There are often grey areas that can result to conflict and confusion even within community service work which is why it is vital to listen to stories, experiences and thoughts of other to enrich and expand our own understandings. As social workers and activists inevitably work alongside each other, it is crucial to deconstruct the dividing factors as both practice can be beneficial from each other to reach the ultimate goal in the construction of a just society.
According to google the definition of self-management is “the management of or by oneself; the taking of responsibility for one’s own behavior and well-being”. A simple and straightforward definition. After reading “Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers” by Anthony Mersino, it allowed me to get a deeper, more in-depth and true meaning to what Self-management is. So, exactly what do I now understand about self-management? Self- management isn’t just simply managing your emotions and behavior. It’s about managing, understanding, knowing, and controlling one’s emotions, behavior and self. Why is it so important to manage our emotions? Managing our emotions is the key to managing ourselves and living a better and happier life. Especially
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
Performance management is a process that guarantees an organisation and all of its available resources are working collectively and effectively towards achieving the organisation’s mission or goal. Performance management affords an understanding of what drives an individuals, and even organisations, performance at all levels. An understanding of performance management allows for the identification and minimisation of unproductive areas of an organisation, as well as an ability to predict future performance. It is a powerful tool that can be used by managers at all levels of an organisation to help improve a company’s productivity.