Social Work Case Study Examples

Social work is a profession. For its profession, social workers must have knowledge of special areas, and follow its ethics and values. They also have skill sets to do their practices. Being a student of social work, and an intern at a center for adult day health care, I prepare myself to step on the career pathway of practicing social work in all macro-mezzo-micro levels, and promoting the values and ethics for this profession. The rest of this essay is a hypothetical case study that me as a school social worker engages with in practice with multiple systems involving individuals, families, groups, organizations, institutions, communities, and societies, along with applying the standards of the NASW Code of Ethics, relevant laws, and regulations, models for ethical decision-making to demonstrate ethical and professional behavior. Case Study: A social worker has been assigned to provide counseling services to an eighth-grade student in the school. Marcos (not real name) was referred to the social worker by the teacher. The teacher noticed that Marcos became bad-tempered and isolated with others in class. He has fought few times with peers on the playground, and failed classes

I serve with immigrant population, low-income families, students with in need support, and LGBTQ child and youth to promote my value of social justice. I participate and organize activities, such as workshops, support groups, and legislative lobby, to seek equal access, services, resources and participation on decision making for the vulnerable and oppressed individuals and groups. I also practice social work within my competent area as a school social worker, and I apply my professional knowledge and skills in to practice. I participate cultural diversity training about how to serve LGBTQ children and youth, so that I can develop and enhance my professional