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Essays 151 - 180
Nevertheless, Saleebey emphasizes that the strengths perspective does not endorse taking a "Pollyanna" approach to social problems...
as well as their learning abilities. The Bible teaches people that it is important, and crucial, to care for others and to neve...
worlds finest economy" and Hong Kong culture is universally lauded for its values of "hard work, flexibility and rule of law" (Kw...
citizens enjoy equality before the law (Legal System in Hong Kong). This principle applies regardless of "race, rank, politics or ...
of counseling in culturally diverse populations and the way in which this can influence the patient/therapist relationship. Perha...
factors as culture and even spiritualism in patient care delivery. While at one time nursing was a discipline which concentrated ...
to at an earlier time. Though assignment of levels 1 - 4 is subjective in that it is not solidly based on measurable results, the...
sessions, too many counselors assume the alienated attitude of "there are too many motivated families waiting for help; the resist...
Systemic racism, according to Feagin (2000), represents racial discrimination that permeates every factor of society and every asp...
that if a society views social workers and their clients as somehow less desirable members of that society, and if they dont like ...
This, notes Brantlinger (2003), is precisely the situation that has manifested where academic injustice is concerned, inasmuch as ...
For example, strong hostility existed between Native Americans and the Spanish because the Spanish prohibited the Indians from pra...
trained to discern as a species, inasmuch as the certain quality of perception required within the sensual world is decidedly uniq...
considered is observation. Direct interview techniques can be important as well, however, in analyzing why these women continue t...
Joseph is a silent sufferer, however. He appears to be suffering ill effects of his treatment in Africa, and his present circumst...
to their personal narrative, and which allows opportunities for input from the social worker - not necessarily verbal - which clar...
little was done to assimilate these different cultures and little was done to help the new city population to understand and deal ...
2003). In fact, researchers have indicated that historically black colleges have about half the percentage of students participat...
p. 130). Figures from the early part of the century reveal that "50 to 66 percent of working families were poor and that a third ...
be in any other type of danger. The question is: how to properly address this situation through the instrument of social work. T...
face. Social work, as a profession, attempts to identify the social and individual causes of problems people are facing and they t...
levels of practice: Social work takes place along a continuum that extends from "micro practice," which refers to interaction with...
other. For example, Tibetan Buddhism considered compassion to be "masculine," while "wisdom" is considered feminine in nature (Gro...
(Leason, 2002). The idea of joint working may have different manifestations, one of these may be the development of single ...
out with flowers and shod with dainty little slippers? (Aristophanes). As this indicates, women, at least the upper class women,...
experience, in such a way as to determine the rules that ought to govern human conduct, the values worth pursuing and the characte...
1972). The rest of the stages, and their specific crisis, are as follows: the preschooler stage (years 3-5)-- initiative v. guilt;...
to be just that. If they expect the clients to be worthy people who need help, they will find people that they can help. The human...
families are frequently spread over numerous geographical locations, and, therefore, simply cannot offer the day-to-day support th...
victims knew each other" (Hammond, 1998). He was testifying before the Columbine shooting, but it only serves as a further example...