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This essay discusses the definition of "paradigm" and then describes the differences between several pairs of alternative and trad...

stage. In "The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life" Goffman (1997) presents his theories of "dramaturgy". He explains human in...

for this is because the monetary rewards are not as high as they would be in other fields, especially for the hours put in....

When considering such concepts of indigence, welfare, racism, social fact, social inequality and functional/conflict/symbolic inte...

Natalie comes in for treatment at the request of her mother who fears that her daughter is using drugs. The social worker must est...

inasmuch as cognitive therapy distinctly addresses the spatial and temporal elements of human existence. Cognitive restructuring ...

evolving to meet the needs of contemporary society (Globerman, White and McDonald, 2002, p. 274). For example, the Department of S...

mental health arena. Anyone is vulnerable to the onset of mental illness which can be triggered by any number of occurrences, not...

need to be less oriented to rules and dilemmas, and more attuned to practical matters of everyday social experience" (pp. 19-22); ...

victims knew each other" (Hammond, 1998). He was testifying before the Columbine shooting, but it only serves as a further example...

work two weeks before and buys a bottle of no-name vodka. He sits on the side of a busy road with two or three of the older guys ...

their infrastructures are concerned, but health care is something that has severe ramifications. That is, the lack of health care ...

This essay examines Wilsons celebrated play while exploring its social relevance, dramatic action, and merits as both a literary w...

In five pages this paper examines the policy oppressiveness of social work professionalism. Four sources are cited in the bibliog...

and, thus, have splintered into ineffective, discriminating subgroups. At issue is the debate between the direction social work a...

In twelve pages this paper examines the all too common scenario of African American families without custodial fathers in terms of...

In three pages this paper examines the primary characters in these two stories in terms of society's treatment of them and human p...

community solidarity which...provided a sufficient rational for local responsibility" (Trattner, 1999, p. 16). Furthermore, the po...

taken into account. This is itself mediates against the dogmatic and prescriptive approach to social work and towards a theoretica...

which are applicable to Lisas case, but also the ways in which they can best be enacted, given these constraints. One of the most ...

Nevertheless, Saleebey emphasizes that the strengths perspective does not endorse taking a "Pollyanna" approach to social problems...

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;...

last twenty years, it is still a good word to describe the framework in which a social worker works because it means "a systematic...

work closely with schools and community groups to promote understanding and communication. In Boston, the Womens Education Associa...

The needs of the society come before the needs of the individual, and Rand even suggests that this collective identity would suppo...

Rights The concept of human rights have been a part of discussions on ethics and the ethical treatment of many different populati...

In five pages this paper examines how school social workers can offer assistance regarding medical problems and educational course...

the traditional professional relationship. Social workers must confront alcoholics, pedophiles, spousal abusers and other charact...

both parents or partners will allow a greater sense of support for women working outside the home. It is likely, however, that th...