Social Work Practices

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Social Work Practices
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Institutional Affiliation

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Social Work Practices
Welfare Officer
Social welfare services are programs and services that are provided to address social needs and
provide a platform for people to identify their potential. As a welfare officer my primary role in
ensuring that children do not live in a threatening environment that is harmful or unfavorable
condition ( Buchbinder and Shoob, 2013).. Additionally, in most scenarios, I deal with emotional
conditions affecting the child and in some situations may lead to permanent or temporary
separation of the child from the parents and thus the children been put in a secure alternative
placement. Some of the additional duties that I undertake as a welfare officer include: compliant
investigation, home assessment, taking part in the court hearings and advising services (Watkins-
Hayes, 2009). In order to become a social worker they are some of the requirements that an
individual should attain that may include: bachelor’s degree in social work which may be in the
field of sociology or psychology which entails social research ,methods and risk populations that
may incur several hours of field experience (Butler, McLaughlin, Hayes and Percy, 2017).
In the Younis family case study, it is vital to know that Asma needs guidance that can be
segmented in these stages such as primary prevention, early intervention, interventions that
require proper responses and postvention measures for general wellbeing restoration. As welfare
officer am being tasked with the responsibility of ensuring Asmas wellbeing through her lens
education. These levels of service delivery spread the standard of care provision and in some
cases overlap the support that may be required by the children to the additional alternative that
may be needed in case of a crisis. In this case the strategy that has been put in place to improve
Asma attendance may function as both an early intervention initiative to address her recent

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unexplained absence from school, as well can be termed as an initiative that will address one of
the multiple risk factors that have been tabled for a complex solution.
It is highly recommended that for proper wellbeing of Asma and other children, I should work
closely and partner up with community-based services, school professionals and early childhood
providers to ensure a seamless and holistic service delivery through and across all the domains
that are needed (Edwards, Lunt and Stamou, 2010).. Seemingly, escalation of Asma through this
service domain should follow a staged response that is informed by a comprehensive assessment
that is carried by a relevant professional. As social welfare worker, I should enhance the primary
preventions strategies that should be put in place since they are the most effective way in
promoting the wellbeing and health of Asma and should comprise a vast of majority programs
that are being delivered in the school (Bull, et al. 2015)
Furthermore, it builds belonging that facilitate the well-being of Asma thus enhancing emotional
and social health, hence this can be achieved by creating awareness about what makes the entire
students resilient and the developing strategies that will reduce the vulnerabilities and thus
increase the coping skills.
I collaboratively work with health and other wellbeing services to support the school and group
activities that will in hand play a role in improving Asmas capacity and skills in making good
decisions and choices that will result to a wellbeing outcome and robust health. These are the
strategies that I need to incorporate in the lens school to promote the wellbeing of Asma:
implementing a comprehensive curriculum that will engage all the students, propagating mutual
respect and safety in the school by establishing policies and procedures that will offer
appropriate guidance by involving parents and the communities to be part of the school
community through reasonable consultations and information dissemination. Moreover, there is a