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Values and Ethics in Social Work
Values and Ethics in Social Work
in Social Work
The Nature of Values
For
Social Work
Practice
Competencies Related to
Interpersonal Helping
The
Future of
Social Work
Three Stages of Prevention
Primary Prevention
Secondary Prevention
Tertiary Prevention
Three Stages of Prevention
Primary Prevention
Actions taken prior to the onset of a
problem to intercept its cause or to
modify its course before a person is
involved.
It is the elimination of the noxious agent at
its source.
Three Stages of Prevention
Secondary Prevention
Involves prompt efforts to curtail and stop
the disease in the affected persons and
the spreading of the disease to others.
Three Stages of Prevention
Tertiary Prevention
Involves rehabilitative efforts to reduce the
residual effects of the illness, that is,
reducing the duration and disabling
severity of the disease.
Advocacy