The document defines social work as an academic and professional discipline aimed at facilitating the welfare of individuals and communities through social change and empowerment. It outlines the history, goals, scope, principles, and core values of social work, emphasizing the importance of compassion, service, social justice, dignity, human relationships, integrity, and competence. The document serves as a comprehensive overview for understanding the fundamental aspects of social work practice.
The document defines social work as an academic and professional discipline aimed at facilitating the welfare of individuals and communities through social change and empowerment. It outlines the history, goals, scope, principles, and core values of social work, emphasizing the importance of compassion, service, social justice, dignity, human relationships, integrity, and competence. The document serves as a comprehensive overview for understanding the fundamental aspects of social work practice.
The document defines social work as an academic and professional discipline aimed at facilitating the welfare of individuals and communities through social change and empowerment. It outlines the history, goals, scope, principles, and core values of social work, emphasizing the importance of compassion, service, social justice, dignity, human relationships, integrity, and competence. The document serves as a comprehensive overview for understanding the fundamental aspects of social work practice.
The document defines social work as an academic and professional discipline aimed at facilitating the welfare of individuals and communities through social change and empowerment. It outlines the history, goals, scope, principles, and core values of social work, emphasizing the importance of compassion, service, social justice, dignity, human relationships, integrity, and competence. The document serves as a comprehensive overview for understanding the fundamental aspects of social work practice.
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THE DISCIPLINE
OF SOCIAL WORK Prepared by: Sharyn Batumalake Jerome Tangkilan Jamerix Hiavia CONTENTS
01 02 03 04 Define social work; Explain the context Describe the goals Discuss the principles and the basic concepts and scope of of social work; and of social work; social work; explain the core values of social work WHAT COMES TO YOUR MIND WHEN YOU HEAR THE PHRASE "SOCIAL WORK"? SOCIAL WORK LOCAL DEFINITION: SOCIAL WORK IS AN ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE THAT SEEKS TO FACILITATE THE WELFARE OF COMMUNITIES, INDIVIDUALS, AND SOCIETIES. IT FACILITATES SOCIAL CHANGE, DEVELOPMENT, COHESION, AND EMPOWERMENT.
GLOBAL DEFINITION: SOCIAL WORK IS A PRACTICE-BASED PROFESSION AND AN ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE THAT PROMOTES SOCIAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL COHESION, AND THE EMPOWERMENT AND LIBERATION OF PEOPLE. Context and the Basic Concepts of Social Wor The history of social work in America can be traced back to the Charity Organization Societies founded in 1877, focusing on discovering and eliminating the causes of poverty in individuals. The Settlement Movement that emerged in 1887 complemented this approach by emphasizing the importance of changing the external environment to improve individual well-being. Today, the basic concept of social work revolves around helping individuals fit better into their environment and advocating for changes to support their needs and empowerment, especially for those experiencing vulnerability, oppression, and poverty. GOALS OF SOCIAL WORK There are five (5) goals of social work. They are presented sequentially, as follows: 1. To prepare practitioners who engage in evidence-based beginning level generalist practice with systems of all sizes and diverse populations. 2. To prepare practitioners who understand and value human diversity. 3. To prepare practitioners who understand and appreciate the role and value of systematic data collection and analysis in systems of all sizes for the purpose of promoting the goals of the profession of social work. 4. To encourage the development of a strong professional identity and a commitment to the values and ethics of the social work profession in future practitioners. 5. To prepare students to understand the dynamics and consequences of social and economic injustice and the importance of alleviating injustice and oppression. SCOPE OF SOCIAL WORK SCOPE OF SOCIAL WORK PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL WORK The Policy Ethics, and Human Rights Committee of the British Association of Social Workers (2012) has principles that apply in general to other professionals in the social work profession. PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL WORK The Policy Ethics, and Human Rights Committee of the British Association of Social Workers (2012) has principles that apply in general to other professionals in the social work profession. CORE VALUE OF SOCIAL WORK The core values of social work serve to provide consistency in the fulfillment of the social welfare delivery and in the general promotion of well-being and quality of life of all people. 1. Compassion. This can be considered as an important value for all humankind but in social work, it occupies a special impetus to the functioning of the profession. It is the basis for someone to go out and become a voice to the voiceless and a friend to the people who need it most. 2. Service. It directs social workers to go beyond purely performing a service for a pay and allow them to be generous with their time. CORE VALUE OF SOCIAL WORK 3. Social Justice. It is a basis of their understanding of the need to ensure that everyone get serviced and that everyone get a share of what the community possesses in material and non-material assets.
4. Dignity and worth of the person. It is a value that provides the determination and drive for social workers to seek the marginalized in all forms without much regard as to whether such problem in self-inflicted or socially imposed.
5. Importance of human relationships. It makes it possible for social workers to do
their job as most human situations they seek to address require collaborating with so many other professionals and individuals with a stake in the issue. CORE VALUE OF SOCIAL WORK 6. Integrity. It is necessary in all human endeavors. In social work, nothing can be accomplished without integrity. A social worker will have difficulties to be accepted by the people to receive services and by those he/she needs to collaborate with to facilitate problem solving and empowerment of an individual or a group.
7. Competence. It is a very important value for social work
professional practice. Through special training, a social worker becomes separated from all common sense, culture, and religious- THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
