The study of social services organisations, their structure, strategy and the quality of services they provide is significant to outcomes for service users and to professional development. A sociological perspective defines an organisation as a “social unit” constructed to carry out a specific function in order to reach a specific goal (Fulcher and Scott, 2007). How the organisation reaches its goals is dependent entirely upon the type of membership, mechanisms and motivations behind the function. This essay will analyse organisational structure, strategy and culture in context of the statutory agency, Children with Disabilities team (CDT) , by drawing upon practice experience within the team and making links to political and policy drivers and sociological theory. Payne (2005) has argued that social work is socially constructed in practice as well as in theory. With this premise in mind, organisations are as much constructed as the human services professions that operate within them. The social work role is paradoxical in essence, on one hand, promoting the rights of vulnerable groups and individuals and on the other, politically constructed to deliver elements of social control. Consequently, a social worker’s knowledge of organisational theory is vital in understanding how organisations themselves can be a representation of political and ideological structures. CDT provides and commissions a range of services to meet assessed need, based on guidance issued by the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families (DoH, 2000a). The agency exists and delivers services as part of an integrated larger organisation, the Department For Children & Education (DCE), lead by a Director of Services. CDT is a multi-... ... middle of paper ... .../www.wiltshire.gov.uk/council/equalityanddiversity/equalityimpactassessments/eiaareaservicesforvulnerablechildren.htm [Accessed 20 November 2009]. Wiltshire Council., 2009. Latest News – New Policies in Place. Available from: http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/latestnews.htm?aid=92722 [Accessed 20 November 2009]. Legislation Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995. Elizabeth II. The Stationery Office, 1995. Carers Equal Opportunities Act 2004. Elizabeth II. The Stationery Office, 2004. Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000. Elizabeth II. The Stationery Office, 2000. Children Act 1989: Elizabeth II. The Stationery Office, 1989. Children Act 2004: Elizabeth II. The Stationery Office, 2004 Disability Act 1995. Elizabeth II. The Stationery Office, 1995. Human Rights Act 1998. Elizabeth II. The Stationery Office, 1998.
During the court case the judge said that lead social worker Gunn Wahlstrom was “naïve beyond belief”. This report brought over 68 recommendations to make sure cases like this did not happen again. The recommendations included putting the child first and the parent’s second. “Jasmines’ fate illustrates all too clearly the disastrous consequences of the misguides attitude of the social workers having treated Morris Beckford and Beverley Lorrington as the clients first and foremost” (London Borough of Brent, 1985,p295). The social workers in Jasmine’s c...
This report aims to recognize the contemporary statutory framework for identifying and working with children with Special Education Needs and Disability in England (The SEND Code Of Practice). The report will pay particular interest in discussing the key elements which derives from the 2014 Children and Families Act practiced in relation to the Department for Education (DfE). The report will pry into the current changes of the SEND code of practice, its assessment framework, why these have been introduced and who these changes makes a difference to. To discuss this the report will be looking at a variety of sources to better understand the most important details also includes but not limited to newspaper report, recent research papers,
The organization of this paper will first look at the major assumptions of Erikson’s theory followed by the major assumptions of Piaget’s. This pattern will continue throughout each section; Strengths and Limitations, Social Oppression / Social Privilege, Theory in Social Work Practice.
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The aim of this assignment is to analyse the development of British social policy, in relation to the development of children services. The author will explore the social policy responses to child protection from 1842 to 2011. This topic of social policy was chosen by the author because it is his area of social work he would like to practice in the future. In the beginning of the assignment the word will describe what social policy and child protection means in her/his own words linking it to other definitions. The essay author will analyse how child protection has develop looking at past legislation and how children’s deaths have influenced the way children services work today. Using different research the essay author will evaluate the benefits and challenges offered by inter-agency, inter-professional partnership working with children and families. In the conclusion, the authors will a brief description of what he/she have written.
This class, Social Work Theory & Practice was made to be able to introduce me to social work theories, ideas, and skills needed to work in the social work profession. This class main tool used was a book called A Brief Introduction of Social Work Theory by David Howe which discusses social work theories in a compressive and explainable way. This class is important to my higher learning because it break down the theories that I will need to use during my practice and a...
I was able to develop skills that will be relevant for practice in the future and support my professional development. This case study allowed me to focus on a specific case that developed my understanding of theory, law and policy that organisation use to provide services for families. I was able to enhance my understanding of the Cycle of change, Children Act 1989 and Working Together safeguarding policy. Developing my understating of evidence based practice and the importance of linking theory to
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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 work is a profession which promotes social change, problem solving in human relationships and enhance well-being. It is important to acknowledge the history of social work and the purpose of social work and why it exists. Social work is a questioned theory with different perspectives on what it is and how it should be practised. Social work helps people to deal with personal and social problems so that people can overcome or adjust to any personal difficulties. Social work is a combination of social stability and social change. Social stability promotes individual and social welfare and social change seek to change negative aspects of society. Values are implicit within the law and policy and these tend to reflect the values within society. Personal values can influence the way social workers interpret and implement their profession.