(solved)Essay on Social Work

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Added on 2020-11-23

(solved)Essay on Social Work

Added on 2020-11-23

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SOCIAL WORK ESSAY

TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................................1MAINBODY..............................................................................................................................................1Analyzing range of issues and interventions focused on children and young people...............................1Parameters of relevant state and federal legislation pertaining to treatment of children and young people......................................................................................................................................................3CONCLUSION..........................................................................................................................................4REFERENCES..........................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTIONSocial work is the profession which is concerned with assisting people, communities and groups in enhancing their well-being. The main aim of this method, practice or activities are to provide social services to the economically, physically, mentally or socially disadvantaged individuals. Social workers are those people who perform social roles to help people who are facing disabilities, life-threatening diseases or any social problems like unemployment, poverty, substance abuse, inadequate housing, etc (Ashdown and Brown, 2013). They also assists familiesand children with food, home and health care. This essay renders an overview and critical analysis of child centered social work, its analysis and practices. Child centered is the approach or methods designed to develop or build individual and social qualities of a child by giving priorities to the needs and interests of the children.MAINBODYAnalyzing range of issues and interventions focused on children and young peopleChild centered practice is a dominant approach which involves engaging of children and their families to understand needs and interests to prevent child abuse. Child protection is the safeguarding of children from violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect (Perry, Hondeghem and Wise, 2010). A set of principles are intended to guide actions and decisions with relation to children and young people by several states and territory legislations. Research indicates that children’s development can be altered in childhood by interventions which can be achieved by community based programs and services like family based and home visiting plans. These practices provides a legal framework for child protection policy, procedures, structures, court processes, agreements and quality standards. It ensures that children and young people are safe, their needs are met and systems are working in a way that leads to best suitable outcomes for them. Child centered approach is engaging with children who have suffered abuse and violence in past to prevent them from the state of isolation and depression (Wilson, 2012). It means ascertaining children's wishes, desires and feelings by making interaction with them precisely in terms of age, ethnicity, language and ability. In child centered practices a social worker is responsible for investigating any allegation of child abuse, endangerment, neglect or any other situations in which children or a child may not be in protected current living condition. The state and territory legislation of Australia, articulated set of reforms which provides direction to social care workers so that they can make decisions regarding providing safety and protection to young children. The program developed by United Kingdom in order to provides safety to children 'Looking After Children (LAC) has not been universally embraced in Australia, though its concepts which is 'child centered approach' has been successfully implemented by the state and territory of Australia. The core of child centered care approach is to provide assistance to child by which he or she can become independent, responsible and confident. Social work tends to implement this approach in order to cover all the areas of growth and development including social, emotional 1

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