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What is Social Work? Social work is the professional activity of helping individuals, groups, or communities enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning and creating societal conditions favorable to that goal (NASW) …Principles of human rights & social justice are fundamentals of Social Work (IFSW) 2

Social Welfare A nation's system of programs, benefits, and services that help people meet those social, economic, educational, and health needs that are fundamental to the maintenance of society. Social Services The activities of social workers & others in promoting the health & wellbeing of people & in helping people become more self-sufficient; preventing dependency; strengthening family relationships; &restoring individuals, families, groups, or communities to successful social functioning. 3

Social Problem Conditions among people leading to behaviors that violate some people’s values and norms and cause emotional and economic suffering. (e.i., crime, social inequality, poverty, racism, drug abuse, family problems, misdistribution of limited resources) SWD (i)Social condition; (ii)negative to the majority population; (iii)citizens become disturbed, agitated, troubled frustrated and want to get rid of it; (iv) possibility of encountering this condition through organized effort

Social Security The provisions a society makes to provide income support for citizens whose incomes are lost because of encountering statutorily defined hazards, such as being old, sick, young, or unemployed. SWD Social Change Variations over time in a society’s laws, norms, values, and institutional arrangements. SWD 5

Social Development  Social development refers to the alteration of social order within a society. It may also refer to the notion of socio- cultural evolution, or ‘social progress’.  Society always moves forward by dialectical means, or evolutionary means. Wikipedia  Positive social changes.  Socially expected and accepted changes. 6

Social Work Knowledge History of social welfare & social work philosophy Human growth, behavior & social environment Family, group & Community Organization & management theories Diversity: gender, class, minority groups, age, culture, population etc. Globalization of social welfare international conventions Liberal arts foundation Values & professional code of ethics 7

Social Work Knowledge (cont…) Human rights,& social & economic justice Social legislations & social policies Fields of practice/ target population Service delivery system Theoretical constructs & practice models Research & Statistics Appropriate technology Professional organizations & events Self-knowledge 8

Social Work practice Skills Critical thinking, policy analysis, program planning & project management Interviewing, listening & case analysis Building professional relationships Research, assessment & Statistics Needs, problems & resource identification Computer & IT competence Bio-geo-socio-cultural diversity consideration Diagnosis & self empowering strategies Building, facilitating & working with groups Practice methods application Fund raising & finance management 9

Social Work practice Skills (cont…) Conflict resolution, crisis intervention, negotiation & reconciliation Maximizing people’s participation Social services management Training, supervision, monitoring & evaluation Intervention at all system levels Management Information system (MIS) Disaster risk reduction, emergency support & rehabilitation Liaison, lobbing, advocacy & interagency coordination Reporting, documentation & public relation Understanding of political culture & government systems 10

Common ethical principles of social work :  Acceptance  Individualization  Purposeful expression of feelings  Nonjudgmental attitudes  Objectivity  Controlled emotional involvement  Self-determination  Access to resources  Confidentiality  Accountability 11

Social workers ethical responsibilities: to clients to colleagues in practice settings as a professional to the social work profession to the broader society 12

Role of social workers 1.Helper/Enabler 2.Mediator/Negotiator 3.Educator 4.Facilitator/Initiator 5.Integrator 6.Moderator 7.Communicator 8.Program planner 9.Futurist/innovator 10.Budget maker 11.Team builder 12.Coordinator 13.Supervisor 14.Advocate/Broker 15.Researcher/Evaluator 16.Organizer 17.Lobbyist/Analyst 18.Public speaker 13

Goals, Purposes & Functions of Social Work Person (A social member)  Family system; Social service system; Political system; Employment system; Religio-cultural system; Goods & services system; Educational system & Global system. (A set of skills  a job title  volunteers activity!) The good must be extended to all of society before it can be held by any one or class - Jane Addams Social workers are: 1. Social change agents 2. Agents of social control 3. Reformer of society 4. Intermediary between individuals & society 14

Mission of Social Work: Caring; Counseling & Changing the society. 1. Caring for those who must live with an unchangeable social problem 2. Counseling people addressing their social problems by helping them change the condition that causes the problem 3. Changing conditions in the society that make some people more vulnerable to social problems 15

Goals of social work: 1. Enhance the problem-solving, coping, & developmental capacity of people 2. Link people with systems that provide them with resources, services, & opportunities 3. Promote the effectiveness of human operation of systems that provide people with resources & services 4. Develop & improve social policy 5. Enhance human well-being & alleviate poverty, oppression, & other form of social injustice 6. Pursue policies, cervices, & resources through advocacy & social or political actions that promote social & economic justice 7. Develop & use research, knowledge, & skills that advance social work practice 8. Develop & apply practice in the context of diverse culture 16

Social workers helps an older person as 1. A unique individual 2. Member of a family 3. Member of a group 4. Member of an organization 5. Member of a community 6. Member of the global village 17

Social Work Practice Methods A. Traditional Practice Methods 1. Working with Individuals: Social Case Work, Working with Groups: Social Group Work, 1930s 3. Working with Communities: Community Organization, 1940s 4. Social Welfare Administration (late 1940s)/Social Organization Management 5. Social Work Research ( late 1940s) B. Multi-method Practice Approach (Hollis- Taylor Report- 1951) C. Generalist Practice Approach: Initial and Advanced Generalists D. Specialist Practice Approach 18

Why Geriatric Social Work Matters? Social Work is the profession of hope, fueled by resilience and advocacy. Social Workers matter because they help millions of struggling people dream differently. Geriatric Social Workers in particular play an important role in providing support to vulnerable older persons and helping solve the various problems older persons face. 19

Social work with older people, known as geriatric social work (Gerontological Social Work) practice, is considered to be both a macro and micro practice with individuals over the age of 60, their families and communities, aging related policy, and aging research.aging research Geriatric social workers typically provide counseling, direct services, care coordination, community planning, and advocacy in an array of agencies and organizations including private practice, in home, neighborhoods, hospitals, senior congregate living, hospice/end of life care, senior centers, oncology centers and residential long term care facilities such as nursing facilities.direct services care coordinationin homesenior congregate livingnursing facilities 20