the_social_worker

Job Summary

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), social workers primarily work for government agencies as well as social assistance and healthcare agencies. They might also work in schools, churches or community organizations. They can specialize in such areas as family and school, medical or public health and mental health or substance abuse, as per BLS. Their role may require them to plan or develop policies, help families through social conflict or find day care. Social workers can obtain membership with the National Association of Social Workers or the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB).

Career Training

A bachelor's degree is the minimum degree required for entry-level employment in social work. Advanced education and experience are necessary for licensure at more advanced levels in the field. Students in a Bachelor of Social Work program need to complete a specific number of hours in a social-work practicum. Common course requirements include the study of human behavior and research methods. With a bachelor's degree, an individual can qualify to be employed as a social worker or enter into a Master of Social Work (MSW) program.

A Master of Social Work program focuses on clinical skills and developing relationships with clients. These programs take two years to complete. Common course requirements include two semesters of generalist practice, field seminars and study of social welfare policies. During the second year, it's not uncommon for graduate students to begin clinical practice with individuals and groups.

Licensure Information

According to the ASWB, jurisdictions may regulate licensure through four levels of social work, including bachelor's, master's, advanced generalist and clinical. The last two levels require an MSW and two years of experience, either supervised or direct clinical. The BLS notes that every state or jurisdiction may have its own requirements regarding licensure or certification. Applicants are encouraged to graduate from a social work program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, although it's not required.

Salary and Employment Outlook

The BLS reports that social workers could see employment opportunities increase by 19%, overall, during the 2012-2022 decade. Social workers' salaries also vary according to their area of specialization. As of 2013, the BLS reported that healthcare social workers earned a median annual wage of $50,820, while child, family and school social workers earned slightly less at $42,120. The median annual salary for mental health and substance abuse social workers was $40,970, according to the BLS.

Liberties

"there are responsibilities that both 'the strong' and 'weak' have one towards another for the sake of unity among the children of God".

Romans 14:3 gives the instruction, "Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not."

There are things that different Christians respond to in different ways due to the limit of their knowledge or the scope of their background. (STANDARDS?)

The word despise means "to make of no account." It would carry the idea of the stronger Christian making the weaker feel inferior, or less of a Christian, because of their more restrictive decision to not eat meats.

"the strong believers understood the freedom they had in Christ; the weak were ones who were more restrictive due to the limitations of a misinformed conscience"

. . . "the last part of Romans 14:3 warns the weaker Christian, "let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth." The biblical usage of the word "judge" in this context would be "to pronounce an opinion concerning right or wrong" or "to pronounce judgment and subject to censure."

The weak were not to stand in the place of God, passing judgment as pointed out in the next verse, "Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand." (Romans 14:4). It is then reinforced in verse 12, "So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God."

A KEY PHRASE/CONCEPT: "to engage in liberties they are not ready to exercise" ***

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Idol

DRAWING
THE WRONG
CONCLUSION

Compelling evidence?

I once heard an older man say
"whenever you begin to
think truth, you are
IN ERROR".

We elevate ourselves with our reasonings. We make ourselves. We are our own god. We use our words to create 'realities' that become our world. IDOLATRY is when we think that the reality that we make is all there is. I can only know what I know. You can only know what you know. There is no need for me to convince you of anything or vice versa. Feel free to tell your story.

IS THERE A NEED TO BEBUNK OR DISPROVE THE OTHER GUY?

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John F. Haught is a Distinguished Research Professor at Georgetown University. He specializes in systematic theology, with a particular interest in issues pertaining to science, cosmology, evolution, ecology, and religion. He has authored numerous books and articles, including Science and Faith: A New Introduction (2012), Making Sense of Evolution: Darwin, God, and The Drama of Life ( 2010), God and the New Atheism: A Critical Response to Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens (2008), Christianity and Science: Toward a Theology of Nature (2007), Is Nature Enough? Meaning and Truth in the Age of Science (2006), Purpose, Evolution and the Meaning of Life (2004), God After Darwin: A Theology of Evolution (2000, 2nd ed. 2007), Science and Religion: From Conflict to Conversation (1995), The Promise of Nature: Ecology and Cosmic Purpose (1993, 2nd ed. 2004), What is Religion? (1990), What is God? (1986), and The Cosmic Adventure: Science, Religion and the Quest for Purpose (1984). In 2002, Haught received the Owen Garrigan Award in Science and Religion, in 2004 the Sophia Award for Theological Excellence, and in 2008 a "Friend of Darwin Award" from the National Center for Science Education. He also testified for the plaintiffs in Harrisburg, PA "Intelligent Design Trial"(Kitzmiller et al. vs. Dover Board of Education). SOURCE - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Haught

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James Baldwin, arguably America's greatest black writer, was a popular Pentecostal preacher in Harlem at age 14 - but at 17 he renounced religion as a sham.

Years later, he described his boyhood transformation in an essay titled Down at the Cross, first published in The New Yorker, then reprinted in his civil rights book, The Fire Next Time.

He told of growing up amid the bitter hopelessness of the black ghetto, watching jobless men drink and fight, resenting tyrannical treatment by his preacher stepfather, wishing for escape. The misery around him "helped to hurl me into the church," he wrote.

One night at a prayer meeting, "everything came roaring, screaming, crying out, and I fell to the ground before the altar. It was the strangest sensation I have ever had in my life." He soon became a junior minister at the Fireside Pentecostal Assembly, and became "a much bigger drawing card than my father."

"That was the most frightening time of my life, and quite the most dishonest, and the resulting hysteria lent great passion to my sermons - for a while," he said. Considering all the evils of Harlem street life, "it was my good luck - perhaps - that I found myself in the church racket instead of some other, and surrendered to a spiritual seduction long before I came to any carnal knowledge."

The "fire and excitement" of Pentecostalism were captivating, Baldwin wrote -- but he sensed subconsciously that it was bogus, and by 17 suffered "the slow crumbling of my faith." It happened "when I began to read again.... I began, fatally, with Dostoevski."

He continued handing out gospel tracts, but knew they were "impossible to believe."

"I was forced, reluctantly, to realize that the Bible itself had been written by men." As for the claim that the Bible writers were divinely inspired, he said he "knew by now, alas, far more about divine inspiration than I dared admit, for I knew how I worked myself up into my own visions."

Baldwin wrote that he might have remained in the church if "there was any loving-kindness to be found in the haven I represented." But he finally concluded that "there was no love in the church. It was a mask for hatred and self-hatred and despair." So his religion ended.

Years later, he visited Black Muslim leader Elijah Muhammad and concluded that Elijah's "revelations" about Satan creating "white devils" were just as irrational as Christian beliefs. 

When Elijah asked his faith, Baldwin replied:

"I left the church 20 years ago and I haven't joined anything since."

"And what are you now?" Elijah asked.

"I? Now? Nothing," the great writer replied.

By James A. Haught

SOURCE - http://www.wvinter.net/~haught/baldwin.html

Author/Editor/Journalist

Haught, editor of the Charleston Gazette, has several books including Holy Horrors: An Illustrated History of Religious Murder and Madness (Prometheus, 1990) and Holy Hatred: Religious Conflicts of the '90's (Prometheus, 1995).

Haught's writings can be found at his web site http://www.wvinter.net/~haught.

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Haught is the editor of 2000 Years of Disbelief, Famous People with the Courage to Doubt (Prometheus Books, 1996)

TWICE A CHILD

final hse101

FINAL EXAM IS DECEMBER 17^th @1230

1.       ROLE OF A CHANGE AGENT (identify one and explain how that person is a CA) workers who use their skills to bring about change in an unhealthy agency or situation either alone or in concert with others

2.       BRAINSTORMING – a  technique in which people generate ideas without judgement so that their most innovative thoughts can flow

3.       ASK – attitudes * skills * knowledge * values

4.       INTERVIEW – interviewing is soliciting  relevant information, knowing how and when to ask questions while preserving dignity and privacy

5.       CRISIS INTERVENTION – getting involved to help in an unforeseen dramatic situation

6.       SELF DISCLOSURE – freely given information about ones self

7.       AN ACTION PLAN –  proposed steps to utilize appropriate resources to solve a problem

8.       CONTRACT – verbal or documented rules and mutual expectations agreed between 2 or more persons

9.       GOALS OF THE CASE MANAGER COUNSELLOR -  that the client be able (a)  to express or change a negative emotional state (b) to increase understanding of self and situation (c) to make better important decisions (d) better implementation of decisions

10.   PHYSIOLOGICAL & PSHYCOLOGICAL – RESPONSES OR EFFECTS OF BURNOUT – sleeping issues, irritability, stomach problems, headaches, breathing problems * values conflict, alienation, careerism, emotional stress, overidentification

11.   A thinking question – how did I come to the conclusion that: (a social problem like hunger)

 

Poverty

Hunger

Addiction

Abuse & Neglect

Injustice & Crime

Housing

Healthcare

Women & Children issues

 

 

 

 

TWICE A CHILD

thefamily

FAMILY TIME

DID YOU KNOW?

Mothers’ Union is an international Christian charity that seeks to support families worldwide. Its members are not all mothers or even all women, as there are many parents, men, widows, singles and grandparents involved in its work. It main aim is to support monogamous marriage and family life, especially through times of adversity.

DID YOU KNOW . . . the leading provider of fatherhood skill-building resources in the country and the leading trainer of practitioners seeking to offer fatherhood programs in their communities is the National Fatherhood  Initiative.

“Do you wonder how to convince a mother to encourage the father of her child to be more involved in that child’s life? Have you tried to convince a mother to allow the father of her child to be more involved only to be thwarted in your attempt? Do you work with a mother who can’t seem to say one nice thing about the father of their children? Do you work with a couple that continually fights and has poor communication and conflict-resolution skills? Do you ever wonder why a certain couple can’t seem to put their children first—who think about no one other than themselves?”

 

EBCSINGS

HPU121215A

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I AM JUST READING AN ARTICLE BY THE Pastor of Southern Hills Baptist Church of Las Vegas.

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I like it . . . he said this:

"we bristle at preaching that minimizes God's work and maximizes man's effort".

"an artificial list of holiness based on personal preferences"

We love expository preaching. We desire to expose what the Bible is actually saying! We loathe the practice of twisting a scripture to fit a preconceived idea

takes great interest in being true to the original intent of the author. This is why we dismiss preachers who continually misappropriate the very Word of God. At best these men are naïve, at worst they are knowingly prostituting the Word for personal profit.

Not only do they separate from godly leaders outside of our denomination they actively attack fellow independents. This has led our movement to divide into splinter camps of varying influence and size

They also want uniformity in personal convictions and preferential issues like worship style, service scheduling, building design, and pulpit attire. To question the status quo brings suspicion. To express disagreement brings swift separation

the world is going to hell, and if we are going to reach them it is going to take a wide range of doctrinally sound churches that are going to look extremely different from one another. This is not only acceptable it is preferable

"our proclivity toward the inane practice of 2nd degree, 3rd degree, and 4th degree separation . . . I will be discussing this odd practice in an upcoming post called: THE SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION ! "

Fear will lead a man to say what he doesn't believe in order to please a critic. Fear will cause a man to sacrifice transparency at the altar of influence. Fear will keep a man quiet when he ought to speak but he will call it discretion

speaking the truth is rewarding, expressing your position is freeing, and saying what you really think is tremendously liberating. Transparency doesn't seem to limit influence it seems to expand it


1 Timothy 4:13 Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

No pride should be taken in ignorance. We should primarily be well read in the Scriptures for they contain what is needed for a life and ministry. But we should also be well read in history, science, literature, leadership, and pop culture

Jesus Christ. We hold the solution to the world's problems and we are ready to give Him away. We are willing to do anything it takes to please our Lord and advance His Kingdom.


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