Social Work Perspectives

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At the beginning of this class, I did not have very much understanding of theories and perspectives, but now, by using the different theories and perspectives in settings that require research and define, I am able to work with the Hispanic/Latino populations. Competent of theories and perspectives in the social work profession is a gift. By studying and using the different theories and perspectives, have given me a new attitude about my social career because this term is like the lost nail that I was looking for to finish a task. (2)To corporate various theories into my social work practice requires the knowledge of the Hispanic/Latino populations. The whole time studying and researching to communicate with the Hispanic/Latino population …show more content…

In my opinion the systems perspective allow a client to be helped without putting the whole focus on him. Payne (2014) explains that with systems theory the focus is on the connections between, and the resources of, families and groups, and on helping those connections to work well. The Crisis and Task Centered Practice, which allow structured, planned and directive intervention programs, which address clearly definable problems that will respond to active efforts to resolve them. Payne (2014), explains that both of these models have research support, had been widely validated in many different countries and settings. Acculturation Framework encourages social workers to continue their education and training on culture sensitivity and find the right connections to the Hispanic/Latino populations. It is important for social workers to gain knowledge about client’s background, so we can better appreciate the current circumstances, problems and postures of ethnic minority clients. According to Organista (2007), acculturation will help social workers build culture sensitivity by placing Latino problems and issues within a context that considers the dynamics of the U.S., race relations, process of dominance and subordination, and how the majority and minority groups coevolved over …show more content…

I decided to pick on these perspectives because when broken down crisis deals with the process of events in people’s lives that provides a focus for practitioners to work with clients, and to refer commonly occurring elements in life that present a series of maturational tasks for them to complete. Even though these theories are brief interventions, they are evidenced based. Task requires the intervention, the things that one has to overcome in order to achieve emotional satisfaction and to maintain positive social relationships within crisis intervention (Payne, 2014). In working with the Hispanic/Latino population, I know that the “underserved” (Hispanic/Latino) populations will have issues that will cause their lives to be in turmoil or give them an emotional breakdown which cause tension in the individual, families and their environment. Task centered will give us a plan to identify the problem and then help understand tasks to deal with those problems( the brief

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