SOCIAL WORK
At the end of the lesson, you should be
able to:
01 Distinguish the goals, scope, principles,
functions, roles, responsibilities, work areas,
and code of ethics in social work.
Illustrate the different processes and
02 methods involved in undertaking social work.
Realize the value of doing social works to
03 individuals, groups, organizations, and
communities.
My Life is in Your Hands (From
a client's perspective)
by: Stephanie Griffey
I did not choose this life or these struggles that I face
And I don’t know how I got here to such a vulnerable state.
Everyone is quick to judge me yet they offer no help.
Can’t they see I’m alone here? I’m doing this by myself.
2017
Maybe I’ve made some mistakes but I did not ask for this.
I don’t know
2014 how to get out now. These walls are caving in.
The world seems so big and the possibilities so small.
There’s no room to breathe here, no one to catch my fall.
So here I stand, no way to cope.
I’ve come to you, my last source of hope.
Please tell me you have an answer 2017
to end the hunger and
the pain.2014
Tell me you can help me to finally live again.
Is there light at the horizon; are there brighter days for
me?
I stand at your mercy; do you hear this humble plea?
Can you feed my children and give them care?
Can you give me direction in this world out there?
2017
Can you save me from myself and heal me inside?
Can you2014
explain this hopelessness I feel inside?
Can you take away this anger; can you throw away this
rage?
Can you really show me love? Can you erase this hate?
Can you explain to me why my body is so frail?
How did I get here in an empty sail?
2017
Why did2014he hurt me? The answers are unknown.
He took away my innocence. He invaded my soul.
I want to live. I don’t want to cry.
But I’ve lost the battle for inside I’ve died.
I may not be here by choice but it isn’t by chance;
that you’ve crossed my path and seen my
circumstance.
2017
I’ve tried everything else there’s nothing more I can do.
I’ve made
2014 the first step. The rest is up to you.
So here I am. Fix me if you can.
I give it to you; my life is in your hands.
Social Work/
Social Welfare/
Social Development
Social work
defined as a profession which is primarily
concerned with organized social service
activity that aimed at facilitating and
strengthening basic social relationships and
the mutual adjustment between individuals
and their social environment for the good of
the person and society by the use of social
work methods. (RA 4373, 195)
Social Welfare
defined as a state of well-being of people in
the society.
2 Views of Social Welfare:
1. Residual
2. Institutional
Residual
• generally holds that the government should be
involved in social welfare only as a last resort
safety net when other avenues fail.
Institutional Model
• favors continuing intervention as needed,
seeing government help as a natural and
normal occurrence in people's lives.
Social Development
is about putting people at the center of development.
a commitment that development processes need
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to benefit people. B
Goal
The main goal of social work is to
improve society’s overall well-being,
especially for the most vulnerable
populations.
Social Functioning
refers to the way people perform their social
roles and the way societies provide structural
supports to help them perform their roles.
Core Values
1. Service – to provide help, resources, and benefits to help people
achieve maximum potential.
2. Social Justice – to uphold equal rights, protection, opportunity,
social benefits to everyone.
3. Dignity and worth – every person is unique and worthwhile.
4. Importance of human relationships – to value the exchange
between so worker and client.
5. Integrity – maintain trustworthiness.
6. Competence – practice within the scope of known skills and
abilities.
Focus of Social Work: Social Functioning
Functions of Social Work
Restorative – Preventive –
this includes Development this refers to
restoration of – this includes prevention of
impaired providing social
capacities individual and dysfunction,
either psychosocial social problems,
curative/reme resources. social injustice,
dial and/or and rights
rehabilitative violation.
1. Acceptance – Manifested in the
professional relationship through the
expression of genuine concern, receptive
Principles of listening, intentional responses that
Social Work acknowledge the other person’s point of
view, and the creation of a climate of
mutual respect.
2. Affirming individuality – This means
recognizing and “appreciating the unique
qualities of the client,” are starting where the
client is.
a) accept the client without bias and
prejudice;
b) avoiding labeling and stereotyping
It requires the (e.g. referring to a client as
professional to: “deviant” or abnormal;
c) recognize and appreciate diversity (e.g. in
lifestyles, values, sexual
orientation, ideological standpoint); and
d) critical knowledge of human behavior.
3. Purposeful expression of feelings – Social workers
provide opportunities for clients to express their feelings
freely without fear of rejection, censure or any form of
negative sanction. They must not limit themselves to “just the
facts”.
4. Non-judgementalism – This requires social workers to
assume a non-blaming attitude and behavior, to avoid
concluding that others are good or bad, worthy or unworthy.
5. Objectivity – This requires social workers to examine
situations and clients in a manner that is not colored by
personal feelings, biases prejudices.
6. Controlled emotional involvement
This has three components:
a) sensitivity to express or unexpressed feelings;
b) understand based on knowledge of human behavior
c) response guided by knowledge and purpose.
7. Self-determination – This is based on the recognition of
the right and need of clients to freely decide/make their
choices. As social workers, we have the responsibility to
create a working relationship where clients can freely choose
and decide.
8. Access to Resources – Social workers have the
responsibility to ensure that clients have or linked to the
necessary resources, services and opportunities; “to pay
attention to expanding choices, and opportunities for the
oppressed and disadvantaged; and to advocate for policy
and legislative changes that improve social conditions and
promote social justice”.
Function of a Social Worker
01 Engagement
02
. “The social worker must first
Assessment engage the client in early
“Data must be gathered meetings to promote a
that will guide and direct a collaborative relationship”.
plan of action to help the
client”.
03 Planning
04
Implementation “Negotiate and formulate an
action plan”.
“Promote resources
acquisition and enhance
role performance”.
05 Monitoring/Evaluation
06 “On-going documentation
Supportive Counseling through short-term goal
attainment of the extent to
“Affirming, challenging,
which client is following
encouraging, informing,
through”.
and exploring options”.
07
Graduated Disengagement
Seeking to replace the social worker with a
naturally occurring resources”.
Roles and
Responsibilities of
Social Work
Roles of a Social Worker
The social worker is involved in the process
1
Broker of making referrals to link a family or person
to needed resources.
social workers fight for the rights of others and
2 Advocate work to obtain needed resources by convincing
others of the legitimate needs and rights of
members of society.
involved in locating services and
3 Case Manager assisting their clients to access those
services.
Social Workers are often involved in teaching
people about resources and how to develop
particular skills such as budgeting, the caring
4 Educator
discipline of children, effective communication,
the meaning of a medical diagnosis, and the
prevention of violence.
In this role, social workers are involved in
gathering groups of people together for a variety
of purposes including community development,
5
Facilitator
self-advocacy, political organization, and policy
change. Social workers are involved as group
therapists and task group leaders.
Social Workers are involved in many levels of
community organization and action including
economic development, union organization,
6 Organizer
and research and policy specialists.
Social Workers, because of their expertise in a
wide variety of applications, are well suited to
work as managers and supervisors in almost any
7 Manager setting. As managers, they are better able to
influence policy change and/or development, and
to advocate, on a larger scale, for all
underprivileged people.
Responsibilities of a Social Worker
1 Counsel individuals, groups or families
2 Maintain case histories and prepare reports
3
Serve as liaison between schools, hospitals or government agencies
and individuals or families
4 Advocate for clients or patients to resolve crises
5 Develop and review service plans in consultation with clients
6 Investigate client issues and propose a plan for resolution
3 Supervise other social workers
Areas of Specialization where
Social Worker can work and
Career Opportunities
Mental Health
A master’s degree is not always required to enter into
the field of social work; however, it can be of the
utmost benefit, especially when going into the mental
health sector. When a person has the desire to perform
clinical services, a master’s degree is required, as well
as the appropriate type of licensure. In this line of work,
a person will provide a wide array of mental health
services, including therapy, counseling, diagnosing
mental health conditions and much more.
Medical/Public Health
There has always been, and will always be, a high
demand for social workers who work in the medical field.
There are many settings that a person can find
employment in as a medical social worker, including
hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities,
substance abuse treatment centers, home health
agencies and more. In this occupation, a social worker
spends his or her time advocating for the rights of his or
her patients.
Child Welfare
Many people who enter into the field of social work do so
with the intentions of becoming a child welfare worker. This
line of work is often one that is emotionally demanding as
well as one that includes working odd hours. Child welfare
workers are often on-call all hours of the day. They must
meet with clients and report changes and updates to judges
on a regular basis. The custody arrangements of the cases
they handle are generally left in their hands, making this
occupation one with much responsibility.
Substance Abuse
Another common area specialization found in the field of
social work is substance abuse. Choosing to enter this sub-
specialty can land a person a job in any of the following
settings:
▪ Juvenile detention centers
▪ Mental health centers
▪ Substance abuse treatment facilities
▪ Non-profit organizations
▪ Prisons
▪ Jails
School Social Work
Another common specialization found in social work is that of
school social work. As a school social worker, a person will
work as a mediator between students,
▪ Crisis intervention
▪ Behavioral intervention programs
▪ Health education
▪ Truancy prevention
▪ Sexual education
teachers and students’ families to make sure everyone is on
the same page. Many times, a school social worker will be in
charge of particular programs, including:
Workplace of a Social Worker
Social workers typically in the following settings:
✓ Hospitals and clinics
✓ Nursing Homes
✓ Community mental health clinics
✓ Private practices
✓ State and local governments
✓ Schools
✓ Colleges and Universities
✓ Substance Abuse clinics
✓ Military bases and hospitals
Social Workers’ Code of Ethics
We, the members of the Philippine Association of Social
Worker's, Inc. believing:
▪ In the inherent worth and dignity of all persons
emanating from a Supreme Being who directs our
actions of love for one another;
▪ That every human being has natural and social rights,
capacities and responsibilities to develop his full
potentials as human being;
▪ In the human being's capacity to change and recognize the
value of unity in diversity, individual differences and
pluralism in society;
▪ In free men and women living in a free society where
poverty, in all its forms, is neither a fate nor punishment but
is a condition that can and must be changed;
▪ In the family as the basic unit of society and its vital role in
the growth and development of the individual, the family
system, and the community;
▪That the government, the private sector and the public
have a joint responsibility to promote social justice and
to ensure the political, economic and social well-being
of all people;
▪ In the role of social workers as agents and advocates
of change and in the promotion of professionalism,
responsibility and accountability; and;
▪ That our professional practice is deeply rooted in our
cultural values,
• DO HEREBY DECLARE that we will abide by these in our
standards of ethical conduct.
About Self and the Profession
✓ To conduct myself in a manner consistent with the
philosophy, principles, values, and beliefs of the social
work profession;
✓ To act at all times with honesty, openness, and
transparency in all my professional transactions;
✓ To constantly work towards my professional
advancement so as to contribute to the promotion of the
social work practice;
✓ To contribute time and professional expertise to activities
that promote respect for the integrity and competence of
social workers;
✓ To share research knowledge and practice wisdom to
colleagues and other professionals;
✓ To be vigilant and act to prevent the unauthorized and
unqualified practice of social work;
✓ To support the professional association duly organized and
constitute for the professional welfare of all social workers;
✓ To respond and volunteer my professional services
in times of emergency;
✓ To uphold and protect the dignity and integrity of the
profession; and
✓ To promote cultural values that will enhance the
practice of social work profession.
About Clients
✓ To uphold the basic human rights of client and serve them
without discrimination;
✓ To accept primary responsibility and accountability to
clients, respecting their right to self-determination and
observe confidentiality in all my dealings with them;
✓ To seek out the marginalized and ensure equal access to
the resources, services and opportunities required to meet
basic needs; and,
✓ To expand choice and opportunity for all persons, with
special regard for disadvantaged or oppressed groups or
persons.
About Colleagues
✓ To acknowledge and respect the professional expertise
of other disciplines, extending all necessary cooperation
that will enhance effective services;
✓ To bring any violation of professional ethics and
standards to the attention of the appropriate bodies inside
and outside the profession, and ensure that relevant clients
are properly involved; and
✓ To advocate with legislative and policy bodies for the
welfare of all colleague
Directions: Complete the graphics organizer below by
writing in the boxes that show the different processes and
methods involved in undertaking social work.
Draw the graphics organizer in one whole sheet of paper
and answer it by writing at least 2-3 sentences describing
the different processes and methods.
Thank you
