Essays on Social exclusion

This assignment will describe a piece of group work, which I have been involved in during the course of my 70-day placement. The assignment will analyse the effectiveness of the group work with reference to group work theories. The group in which I have developed is a health and fitness group for adults with learning…

Using a Case Study explain the nature of poverty and social exclusion and its impact on family life. How might current anti-poverty strategies help the family you have chosen? Most of the service users with whom a social worker comes into contact live in poverty and poverty affects almost every facet of their lives, often…

Diversity Diversity means different, we are all different whether it be different races, different sexes, different backgrounds, differences between religions and beliefs, different sizes big or small different hair colors, eye colors, etc. By recognizing and understanding we are all different we can create an environment in which each individual feels valued for who they…

The new millennium confronts prosperous nations with two apparently intractable problems. One is persistently high unemployment, with the number of long term unemployed also at high levels. This threatens to create an underclass locked into welfare dependency, educational underachievement, despair and alienation. The second problem is that many of those who work suffer marginal and…

Response to Compliance is Gendered Dean Dean Spade outlines the difficulties trans-gendered individuals have in advocating for their rights to safe spaces and gender inclusive policies. As most trans-gendered people experience some form of abuse and/or trauma, and are unwelcome in many high schools and street outreach programs, their disenfranchisement often turns into a vicious…

The term advocacy has been used in various contexts such as in legal mechanisms as well as in social services. Yet, the notions on advocacy have a common ground – that is it pertains to an act made for the benefit of other person. By such definition, advocacy can really be used in different circumstances….

The current debate in Australia about the heroin crisis is centred on the drug, and the high cost to individuals and society of its addiction. It is an emotional debate based on fear and fuelled by myths. The picture of a junkie who is shooting up in a dirty alleyway is a potent theme in…

A perennial problem for policymakers and social policy researchers is that of how to define and measure poverty. A distinction is generally made between concepts of absolute and relative poverty, both of which seek to identify a universal line below which poverty is said to exist. This essay will examine why neither concept has been…

Who is it for? The Level 3 Diploma is aimed at those who work in the Children and Young People’ Workforce in England at an un-supervised level. The Diploma will help learners build the knowledge and skills that are required to work with children and young people from birth to 19 years. Due to the…

Anti discriminatory practice Under the premise of equality, diversity is promoted in every setting of the American society. Education, as a specific area and as an institution requires highly an understanding on the issues around disability. An educator must gain a deeper understanding behind discrimination and how it operates in the society. In an academe…