5.6 Final words While social work knowledge, skill and experience can make a difference to a family, the contexts in which we practise create the processes which, more than anything else, determine the life chances of us all. Whether social work always contributes to the solution of problems or sometimes actually adds to the problems that some families face is a debate which has existed as long as social work itself. On a more optimistic note, in the end, the vast majority of parents will want to do their be
4.3 What about communities? The last activity looked at the key roles from the perspective of Lynne and Arthur as individuals, but in fact it also says that working with ‘families, carers, groups and communities’ is necessary. Do you think that Dev should also be taking account of the Durrants as a family, as carers and as members of a community? Dev's role in assessing Arthur's needs means that he should also take account of his family circumstances, in other words, Lynne and perhaps her sister. Lynne also has a ca
Learning outcomes By the end of this unit you should be able to understand: the complexity and dilemmas of diverse perspectives in the field of mental health and distress;
the importance of service users'/survivors' experiences and perspectives; how mental health issues affect everyone; the range of risks faced by service users'/survivors' in their everyday lives.
3.18 Key ethical issues for CAM practitioners: maintain professional boundaries All practitioners have a duty to create and maintain safe boundaries, irrespective of their therapeutic orientation, training or individual way of practising. The therapeutic relationship is based on trust and practitioners must never exploit users for their own ends. Practitioners should be aware that they may be working with users who have difficulty respecting boundaries, whether emotional, sexual or financial. Practitioners also need to be very clear about making their own boundaries expl
1.13 Extract 1 References Antonovsky, A. (1979) Health, Stress and Coping: New Perspectives on Mental and Physical Well-Being, San Francisco, CA, Jossey-Bass. Antonovsky, A. (1987) Unraveling the Mystery of Health: How People Manage Stress and Stay Well, San Francisco, CA, Jossey-Bass. Blaxter, M. (1983) ‘The causes of disease: women talking’, Social Science and Medicine, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 59–69. Bowling, A. (1991) Measuring Health, Buckingham, Open University Pres
1.6.6 Professional bodies and societies Consider joining a learned society or professional organisation. They can be very useful for conference bulletins as well as in-house publications, often included in the subscription. Don't forget to ask about student rates. Try looking for the websites of learned societies associated with your subject area (e.g. The Royal Society , the Institute of Electrica
1.5.7 Referencing We mentioned above that we need to reference sources to ensure we abide by copyright legislation. But there is another reason we need to give accurate references to items we use – so we can share it. Consider this scenario. A friend says they’ve just read an interesting article where Joshua Schachter, founder of Delicious has spoken about why it isn’t a faceted search system, and you should read it. How would you go about finding it? Would you start looking in a news database, a s
1.5.6 Copyright – what you need to know An original piece of work, whether it is text, music, pictures, sound recordings, web pages, etc., is protected by copyright law and may often have an accompanying symbol (©) and/or legal statement. In the UK it is the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 which regulates this. In most circumstances, works protected by copyright can be used in whole or in part only with the permission of the owner. In some cases this permission results in a fee. However, the UK legislation incl
1.4.2 P is for Presentation By presentation, we mean, the way in which the information is communicated. You might want to ask yourself: Is the language clear and easy to understand? Is the information clearly laid out so that it is easy to read? Are the fonts large enough and clear? Are the colours effective? (e.g. white or yellow on black can be difficult to read) If there are graphics or photos, do they help
1.1.4 Evaluating information How well does the following statement describe your approach to evaluating the information that you use?
When I come across a new piece of information (e.g. a website, newspaper article) I consider the quality of the information, and based on that I decide whether or not to use it.
5 – This is an excellent match; this is exactly what I do
Acknowledgements The content acknowledged below is Proprietary (see terms and conditions). This content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Licence. All materials included in this unit are derived from content originated at the Open University. 1. Join the 200,000 students curren
Learning outcomes After studying this unit you should be able to:
Knowledge
explain the importance of knowing the law for social care and social work professionals; demonstrate that you understand that social work decision-making must be set within a legal as well as an agency context; outline how the law relates to social work issues; demonstrate that you understand the centrality of the ideas of welfare and rights to social wo
3.1 Choice of placements The pie charts in Author(s): 3.4 Evaluating social learning theory Bandura's work shows that learning can occur without the sorts of reinforcement that behaviourists see as essential, and that children are active in their learning. The sort of learning that Bandura highlighted goes further than simple mimicry. It implies that children extract general principles from what they observe. However, it does not tell us about the nature of the children's thinking or give us an insight into the processes of cognitive change occurring within the child. Moreover, it s Will take 2-3 years for housing recovery to up revenues Trading at Noon: Freeport wants it all: Oil, gas & gold Breakingviews: Axe and the Citi U.S. Day Ahead: Apple could be facing its own cliff The Exchange: What to expect from China's new leaders Chefs at Google presents: Immaculate Infatuation
Activity 3: Where are children ‘looked after’?
Dec 5 - Fitch's Amy Laskey says it will take a few years for local governments to see the improved property tax revenues from the housing recovery and expects more Chapter 9 filings in 2013.
Dec 5 - Freeport-McMoRan said it would buy Plains Exploration & Production and McMoRan Exploration for $9 bln in cash & stock.
Dec 5 - Breakingviews editors discuss how the 11,000 job cuts at Citigroup look like new boss Mike Corbat is for now just basically executing Vikram Pandit's strategy.
Dec. 5 - Expect Apple to come out fighting when it shows up at hearing against Samsung in San Jose. Apple is trying to shutdown some of its smart phones and tablets in the U.S.
Rob Cox talks to Stephen Orlins, president of the National Committee on US-China Relations, about Xi Jinping's ascension to the top of the Chinese Communist Party and what's in store for both countries.
Immaculate Infatuation is an unapologetic, unpretentious dining website run by two guys who love food, have an opinion, and also have day jobs at Warner Music Group. The music industry is a social business, and Chris Stang and Andrew Steinthal are out and about all time, whether it's going to shows or taking artists out to eat. Or as they put it "We're not real food critics, but we know restaurants. We're those trusted friends you turn to when you need a good recommendation for a "First/Early in
