Skill Of a Social Worker

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ESSAY TITLE: Choosing one of the case studies, what skills and personal qualities do you think a social worker would need to have at each stage of the process of their work with this person? This essay will define social work, it will then move on to discuss the skills and personal qualities a social worker would need to have at each stage of their work using social work process as phases in Engagement, Assessment, Planning, Implementation, Review and Closure while working with the 12years old Sam in case study one. It will then conclude that the necessary skills and personal qualities a social worker would need to handle case study one has been adequately demonstrated because social work profession is not just about caring and helping service users but having the necessary skills and personal qualities to help them find permanent solutions to their problems in the society. Social work promotes equality, justice, liberation and empowerment in helping vulnerable individuals function better in the society. Social work promotes social change and individual well-being by removing any barrier and making necessary changes to anything that will stop them from accessing and participating fully and responsibly in the society. And also social work aims to combat negative stereotypes and prejudices that stop people from having a sense of value and well-being. However, social workers forms relationships with service users, their families, groups and communities, to help them generate solutions to their problems within the society using range of theories in a rigorous, structured way which is important in making decisions during complex, confusing and demanding situations, to enable them draw a good conclusion on how to solve the problem facing their clients and their families. The skills and personal qualities a social worker would need to have at each stage of the process
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