2. Identify professional disciplines that influence human services. Professional disciplines that influence Human Services are sociology, psychology, and anthropology (Woodside & McClam, 2012, p. 11). Sociology is the assessment of an individual and the broader culture and tries to account for while understanding the differences within human culture. It also helps the professionals understand what affects the living, such as family structure and roles.
By promoting self-advocacy it will help clients to effectively communicate, convey, negotiate and defend their own interest and desires. I believe in the mental health counseling field the decision of a mental health provider engaging in advocacy can vary across the providers and situations. Another important consideration when looking at if a mental health professional should become involved in social justice advocacy could be the size of the community they practice in. If I were to work in a rural community vs. urban community I might come across more issues than if were to be situated in an urban community. In rural areas the combination of a higher rate of mental illness; low rates of protective supports such as insurance, literacy, education, and employment; and limited access to resources place rural residents in a position where advocacy by professionals is highly needed (CITE).
Reflective account of an Ethical Dilemma and Conflict of Interests. The primary objectives of social work as a profession are to promote social change, problem solving in human relationships and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance wellbeing (BASW 2002). Utilizing theories of human behavior and social systems, social work intervenes at the point where people interact with their environments; this is underpinned by principles fundamental to social work of human rights and social justice (BASW 2002). Whilst values and principles are central to the social work role (GSCC, 2004), it is difficult to imagine how fully incorporating them into practice can be achieved without thought and consideration of work practice. Therefore reflection can be a key skill to learn and a way of developing working practice which is anti-oppressive as well as empowering for service users.
Social psychologists not only complete research in a laboratory setting, but also try to complete experiments in real world settings, through surveys and other research methods, as some people may not act the same in a controlled setting as he or she do in an uncontrolled. Conclusion Social psychology is an important discipline in psychology. This study helps to take psychology from just focusing on the internal cognitions that an individual has and puts it in the context of social situations. As humans, we are not solitary creatures and seek the company of other individuals. The way that individuals think others view them and the way he or she view themselves have a big role to play in why he or she is the person that they are.
Social psychology is the scientific study of the way individuals think, feel, and behave in a social context. Social psychology often emphasizes the power of the situation in affecting people. Social psychology can be distinguished from other disciplines, including sociology, clinical psychology, personality psychology, and cognitive psychology; however, social psychology overlaps with each of these disciplines as well. Social psychology may at first appear to be common sense, but common sense often makes contradictory claims, and many of the findings in social psychology would not be predicted by common sense. A wide range of research methods are used in psychology.
Defining Social Psychology Brandi K. Keller PSY/400 March 20, 2013 Dr. Timothy Doty Defining Social Psychology Throughout the years each field of science and each discipline relating to psychology has had to fight to prove its point and its relevance to the field; therefore, making each field of psychology worthy of its place within the science and academic communities. One of the many behaviors observed during this trial has been the way people think, influence, and relate to others otherwise known as social psychology. Friends, family, and collogues influence each other, which can be either a positive or a negative influence. How each person thinks and relates to these influences is what determines if the influence will be a positive
Using materials from item 2B and elsewhere, assess sociological views of the impact of government policies and laws on family life. Social policies are laws and actions taken on my other governing bodies, such as welfare systems or schools, which gives societies its rules and structure. It is true that these social policies must have an impact on aspects of life including family life for members of that society however sociologists often disagree on what this impact is. Therefore by looking at a range of different sociological views we can get a picture of how social policies and their effect on society are perceived differently and which opinions hold most relevance to family life today. As we can see in item 2B a feminist sociological thinker believes that ‘social policies assume the ideal family is the patriarchal nuclear family’ and this sort of family is favoured by government policies and laws.
In this essay I will attempt to evaluate Wenger and Lave’s notion of Communities of Practice in relation to my practice as a Community Development worker. As a Community Development worker, identifying groups of people in the community with similar or like interests, or purpose is key to my practice and capacity building. As a practitioner I am active in both supporting and empowering these groups but also as an individual in my work environment I am also a member of various groups. I will evaluate Wenger and Lave’s notion of Communities of Practice and use these examples of both my role as a practitioner working with groups and as an individual practitioner to demonstrate how Communities of practice may relate to these two scenarios. A central principal of Wenger and Laves Communities of Practice is the learning theory of these groups specifically, which is primarily social rather than psychological.
See’s article aids in understanding the importance of incorporating the origin of a culture when working with a group of people. As See (2007) said human behavior is difficult and the theories used to analyze the black population requires more research and elaboration. However, social work practitioners can continue to reflect on their biases, when working with this group, and develop the necessary skills in order to assist and understand the black experience
Social workers are supposed to analyze and critique policy. They also supposed to analyze and critique how to affect the creation of policies and programs. Knowledge of the community means more than a mere listing of community resources. Truly understanding the