Volunteer Placement and Social Work Theories Term Paper
Volunteer Placement and Social Work Theories Term Paper
1.
Briefly describe the
agency and their mission statement
.
2.
Describe the
target population
in detail, including pertinent information related to age,
gender, socio-economic status, race, culture, ethnicity, etc.
3.
Does the agency respect
self-determination
? Describe how the agency does or does not
uphold self-determination.
●
Give
one specific example
to support your point of view.
Theories and Interventions
1. Social Work Theories and Approaches
●
Choose
two
of the following
social work theories or approaches
and apply them to
the work being done at the agency. Give at least
one specific
example for each
theory
to illustrate your applications.
o
1) The Strengths Perspective, 2) Ecological Systems Theory, 3) Systems
Theory, 4) Person-in-the-Environment
2. Social Work Interventions
●
Choose at least
one social work interventions
from your observations of staff or
your own volunteer work at the agency and give at least
one example of the
intervention.
o
1) Individual Casework, 2) Case Management, 3) Individual or family
counseling, 4) Group work, 5) Client advocacy, 6) Community organizing (to
include outreach work and attempts to change social policy or legislation)
3. Effectiveness of the Interventions
●
Were these interventions effective or ineffective? Why or why not?
●
Be sure to support your statements with at least
one example
from each of the
interventions that you have chosen.
Reflections
1. Recommendations for the Agency
●
What changes would you suggest to make this agency more successful at delivering
services?
Give one example.
2. Two-Hour Social Work Observation
●
Discuss the two-hour observation of the social worker at the volunteer field
placement.