SCWK4002- Integrative Studies- Essay Writing- Social Work Assignment-The University of Sydney

Internal Code: 5220 Social Work Assignment Task 1: Adhering to Social Work Practice Scenario: Drawing on your experiences from your social work field placements and classroom learning, imagine you are now a social worker in a human services organization. For various reasons (such as increased workload) you are under pressure to practice in a manner that you believe does not serve the best interests of service users and does not fit with your social work learning over the course of your BSW degree. You are aware that this problem is also occurring in organizations similar to yours who work with the same client group. Questions:

1. How will you respond as a social worker within your organization/agency to ensure that you maximize the best possible outcomes for service users?
2. Longer term you realize that you need to advocate for social change and social justice for this client group. Explain how you might do this.

Task 2: Manuscript for Publication: How a BSW degree transformed and/or enlightened my understanding of the social world and my own position in relation to the social world. Question: The international journal, Social Work Education is calling for manuscripts from final year social work students on their experiences of how their BSW degree has enlightened and/or transformed their understanding of the social world and their own position in relation to the social world. You are to prepare a manuscript for submission to this journal. (i) Clearly and concisely describes example/s of how your participation in the BSW degree enlightened and/or transformed your understanding of the social world and your own position in relation to the social world. (ii) Describe and critique the processes and challenges involved in relation to point (i) (iii) Critical engagement with the literature, with a minimum of 10 references.