I have 3500 words assignment. It is my final assignment to graduate with master of social workI need some one to edit it for me before i submit it
I have to discuss my pract7ce framework. The first page gives you the topic i have to cover.
Professional practice framework · How societal structures disadvantage and marginalise individuals and groups in society as well as an understanding of processes around ageing, social demography, gender and ethnicity amongst others. · How theoretical interventions as well as your own knowledge and skills can enhance individuals power and control over their own lives. · Your understanding of critically reflective practice and how you apply this on placement · How your own framework for practice contributes to a socially inclusive society. Please structure your assignment as an essay, including an introduction, conclusion and reference list. Healy (2014, p 227) has defined the professional practice framework (PPF) as “the unique combination of formal and informal knowledge and skills developed by social workers in practice. This fusion includes formal theoretical and substantive knowledge as well as tacit, or difficult to articulate, knowledge, that can be built up through repeated exposure to practice situations. Ideally, our frameworks develop over time, through practice, and become increasingly useful to us for constructing unique responses in each practice encounter”. Professional practice framework is the skill to combine the theoretical knowledge as well as personal and ethical values and to be able to demonstrate practical skills to support those vulnerable individuals in the sociality while those knowledge, practical skills, ethical values, and their interactions are subject to ongoing critical reflection. Through this process, it is expected that PPF is improved and strengthen throughout time. According to O’Connor et al (2008. P. 11) PPF provides the social worker the ability to incorporating ‘the potential for a critical and informed practice, with different strategies to be worked for different contexts’ in different settings. This statement of professional purpose provides clear definition to the direction of practice, with the intent of acknowledging the individual or group in the context in which they live, encompassing the micro, meso, and macro influences that shape and determine our life course (Payne 2005) For this assignment, I will use the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) to present my professional practice framework. I will explain how the Australian Association of Social work Ethic (AASW,2020), person center approach (Roger, & Stamford, 1985), problem-solving (Brandell, 1907) approach, and most importantly my personal life experience, values, and beliefs shape my professional practice framework. While there are many different vulnerable groups in our society, I will use individuals who are experiencing mental health as an example of how using my framework would I support those individuals. client-centered therapy was introduced and developed by Carl Rogers (1902–1987). According to this approach, the clinician would assist the process of individuals’ self-actualization by employing unconditional positive regard and empathic understanding (Roger, & Stamford, 1985). According to Holmes (2001), mental health is caused by the gap in perception of where the individual is at and where they like or believe they should be. Haley (2014) has defined the problem-solving approach as a time-limited, goal-focused, structured, approach. It is one of the most favorite approaches even by critics as it can demonstrate achieved outcomes and is cost-effective especially when almost all agencies are working under the pressure of limited funding and high-performance expectation. Haley (2014) listed eight key principles as the requirement for the problem-solving approach. These eight principles include: a) mutual understanding of the goal and process between the social worker and the participant b) aim for achieving small goals c) work on here and now, d) encouraging the collaboration work between the social worker and participant e) building individual capacity for independence f) planned brevity- short term g) minimize the financial waste, as well as time and effort, and promote effective practice h) being flexible to adapt to the most effective scientific approach. According to the QUT, the professional practice framework can be breaking down to the head, heart, hands, and feet. In this model, the head is formed by theories, cultural understanding, research, professional knowledge and theories, legislations. Core values, beliefs, cultural knowledge, and beliefs are fundamental elements that shape the heart of the PPF. In this model, the hand is the skills that the social worker has in his/her too box and foot include the organizational legislation, rules, and the context that the social worker is working in. In my practice framework, I like to acknowledge how I, as a social worker, need to have all parts of my body at any given time to be able to best perform. Each part serves a purpose and they all need to work together for me to be able to function in full functional capacity. Head The Head section of PPF is made of theories, cultural understanding, research, personal and professional knowledge, as well as legislation. My PPF consists of a person-center and problem-solving approach which was briefly defined earlier. Furthermore, it includes the “Cultural safety and sensitivity” section of the AASW code of ethics (2020). While this is one of the AASW Code of Ethics (2020), yet Person center approach would almost be impossible without it. To build a positive respectful relationship with an individual, it is important to know what their background, value, and beliefs are and to respect them. This becomes more critical, considering the result of census 2020 indicates that almost half of Australians were either born overseas or have at least one parent who was born overseas (ABS, 2020). I also believe that while people’s background shapes their culture and belief system, also each family and every one has its subculture and belief which is equally important to be considered. I came to Australia in January 2000, when I was 20 years old when I was not able to speak any English. I left my immediate and extended family behind. This personal experience allowed me to be open and respectful to other cultures, to be curious to observe and learn about other cultures. Throughout my professional experience in Australia, I had the privilege to easily build trusting relationships with migrants even those from different cultures or languages to mine. This was simply because they trust and acknowledged that I was a migrant facing the same barriers, discriminations, and difficulties as theirs. Also, they shared that they felt I can understand them easier as I shared a similar journey with them. Moreover, cultural respect is more than being similar to others. This means to respect those who held beliefs and values against mine such as the LGBTQ community or atheist individuals. As mentioned, coming to Australia, and being exposed to the Australian culture which was different from my culture, gave me the ability and skills to accept people as who they are from any belief or background. These skills provide me the opportunity to assist those who are impacted by mental health by empowering them. Working with them with no judgment, help them to accept who they are even if they believe and feel that they are different from others. Self-acceptance is one of the critical steps to self-actualization (person-centered approach). Empowering individuals with mental health to self-acceptance will create more opportunities and can improve their quality of life. Heart Heart section of PPF is the combination of personal values as well as those which stated on AASW code of ethic. While as a social worker, I am obligated to follow all the code of ethics as published by AASW, yet there are few ethics which resonates with me more than the others, perhaps due to my past personal experiences as well as the professional setting that I have been working in. - Social justice is one of my main personal values which is one of the core values in AASW. I do believe in advocacy, being the voice for change, for those vulnerable populations to have an equal right as other members of the society. For instance, individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are one the most complex and at the same time disadvantaged individuals with mental health in the QLD health system. The emergency department has the policy to refuse admission and if the person is admitted, the policy requires the patient to be discharged before three days. Furthermore, while Primary Health Network, has different psychology funding for those who need it (in addition to the mental health care plan funding), yet those diagnosed with BPD are not entitled to use this funding as they are considered as complex. DBT is considered the most effective therapy for those with BPD, yet, there is no community-based, government-funded DBT. I consider my role, as a professional with the power and knowledge to link individuals with what is currently available in the community and also to gather data and create a clear picture of the gap within the system and present it to appropriate bodies to influence the change in current policies (as I will discuss later, it will be the feet of my PPF) - Respect for the person: this key point of the AASW Code of ethic work in paradelle with the person-center approach. I believe individuals are experts in their own lives. I, as a social worker, will be involved only in a snapshot of their lives. Therefore, as an expert, individuals will be the center and the leader of any intervention and I will only use my skills to support them within this process (As it will come up later, my skills and knowledge will be in the hands of my PPF). Building a strong and positive relationship with them, treat them with respect and dignity would be the key elements to any intervention. For instant, the vulnerable individuals in this paper, those who are impacted by mental health: BPD, complex trauma, etc., report that they had an issue with their relationships in the past, where they have been disrespected, judged, lied to, not valued, and rejected. Their relationship with me with unconditional acceptance could be their only positive relationship. It could be a starting point for them to know they are worthy and a starting point in their self-care and recovery. Furthermore, respecting individuals contains two sensitive topics with a very fine line: duty of care and dignity of risk. There have been many times that I have to stop, think, and make an informed decision: should I act based on my duty of care as a professional or should I accept the dignity of risk, even though it does not feel comfortable. When a disabled person is raped and does not wish to report it when another disabled person decides to misuse drugs and alcohol, how far can I act to fulfill my duty as a social worker regarding the duty of care? And when I must accept the dignity of risk and respect the persons’ decision? I found this as one of the most challenging parts of my practice. I do believe my past personal experience