Discipline and ideas in applied social science

1. Social Work
The Discipline of…

2. The Discipline of Social Work
This is closely associated with government welfare and
social programs aimed at achieving social justice, fairness
and attainment of social equilibrium. “The social work
profession promotes social change, problem solving in
human relationships and the empowerment and liberation of
people to enhance well-being.

3. The Discipline of Social Work
Social Workers aim to protect vulnerable people from abuse,
neglect or self-harm and to help enhance their well-being
and quality of life. Drawing upon a rich knowledge base and
theoretical perspectives derived from the social and
psychological social sciences. Social workers promote social
change.

4. Goals of Social Work

5. Goals of Social Work
1. Empower people to utilize their problem-solving and
coping capabilities.
2. Support proactive position with regard to social and
economic policy development to prevent problems from
occurring.
3. Uphold the integrity of the profession in all aspects.

6. Goals of Social Work
4. Establish linkages between people and societal resources
to further social functioning and improve the quality of life.
5. Develop cooperative networks within the institutional
resources.
6. Promote social justice and equality of all people with
regard to full participation in society.

7. Principles

8. Principles Relative to Human Rights
1. Upholding and promoting human dignity and well being
2. Respecting the right to self-determination
3. Promoting the right to participation
4. Creating each person as a whole
5. Identifying and Developing strengths

9. Principles Relative to Social Justice
1. Challenging discrimination
2. Recognizing diversity
3. Distributing resources
4. Challenging unjust policies and practices
5. Working in solidarity

10. Principles Relative to Integrity
1. Upholding the values and reputation of the profession
2. Being trustworthy
3. Maintaining professional boundaries
4. Making considered professional judgments
5. Being professionally accounatable

11. Core Values of Social
Work

12. Core Values
The core values of social work aims to provide consistency
in the fulfillment of the social welfare delivery and in the
general promotion of well being and quality of life.

13. Core Values
COMPASSION. 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.
SERVICE. Direct social workers to go beyond the purely
performing a service for pay and allow them to be generous
with their time.

14. Core Values
SOCIAL JUSTICE. This is the basis of understanding the
need to ensure that everyone get serviced and that everyone
is getting a share what the community possess.
DIGNITY AND WORTH OF THE PERSON. It provides
determination to seek marginalized in all forms without much
regard as to whether such problem is self-inflicted or not.

15. Core Values
IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIP. Makes it
possible for social workers to do their job as most human
situations they seek to address.
INTEGRITY. Nothing can be accomplished without integrity

16. Areas of Specialization
of Social Work

17. Areas of Specialization
1. FAMILY AND CHILD WELFARE. This includes services
to families in situations that seriously disrupt family life.
2. HEALTH. Helping patients and their families in hospitals
and clinics, providing counseling and support.
3. MENTAL HEALTH. Provide aid to people suffering from
mental and emotional stress and other services similar to the
ones offered by medical social workers.

18. Areas of Specialization
4. CORRECTIONS. Programs concerned in prevention of
crimes and rehabilitation of criminals and provide counseling
to them.
5. SCHOOLS. Service to the students with emotional
disturbances of physical disabilities.

19. ACTIVITY OF THE
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