1.Please watch this video:
JA Social Workers. (2012, November 6).What is Social Work? Retrieved from
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_DsXUCAn6g
What was most significant to you about what Eva Forde, the President of the Jamaican Association of social workers said?
How will you justify your choice of career?
2.From your readings (pg 63-64) on the role of the social worker, do the following : –
Select three roles not highlighted in the lecture and write a brief description of each
Select one that you can see yourself playing most often in the future and give reasons for your choice.
Select one role that you think will be difficult for you and explain why.
3.Read this scenario of the cultural relevance of boundaries and consider the questions below in the light of the discussion of ethics and client rights, both from:
the student’s point of view
the supervisor’s point of view
Scenario
A mature (mid-40s) male MSW student pursuing the Management and Administration concentra- tion was placed at a small residential facility for HIV-infected children. On a visit to the student at his placement agency, the female university field supervisor found him in the center of a group of 5-year olds with two little girls sitting on his thighs.
What do you think of the student’s behavior? Was it appropriate? Give reasons for your answer and post your thoughts to the discussion forum.