DIASS
adherence to social norms and minimizing,
MODULE 6: SHAPING SOCIETY THROUGH SOCIAL
WORK
SOCIAL WORK
 A profession and a vocation - "vocare" which
means calling.
 Engage even in the simplest act of kindness and
concern toward others.
 Promotion of "Social change, problem solving in
human relationships, and the empowerment and
liberation of people to enhance well-being" (Homer,
2006).
SOCIAL WORKER
 Social Welfare - encompasses social work are
primarily related to the level of practice.
 Social Welfare institutions - (programs and
organizations) that are established to prevent,
alleviate, or contribute to the solution of recognized
social problems in order to directly improve the
well-being of individuals, groups, families,
organization and communities.
 Social welfare as an academic discipline. Study of
agencies, programs personnel and policies. -
Studying social welfare especially in societies where
the values of social justice and equality are higly
regarded.
 Social workers are concerned with "people who are
vulnerable, who are struggling to participate fully in
society" (marginalized individual).
CONTEXTUAL FUNCTION
 RELIEF OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AND
MATERIAL NEED - People are able to cope better
and function effectively in their social environment.
 PROVIDING FOR BASIC SURVIVAL NEEDS -
Providing adequate nutrition, clothing, shelter and
medical care. It involves creation of opportunities to
enhance psychological well-being and social
productivity.
 SOCIAL CONTROL - refers to encouraging
eliminating or normalizing deviant behavior.
 SOCIAL REFORM - emphasizing the necessity of
having social reform, social workers have always
believed that the lack of food, housing, employment
and education and recreational opportunities are
the real cause of social problems.
 INFORMAL - internalized beliefs and norms and
influence face-to-face exchanges such as ridicule,
praise and ostracism.
 FORMAL - includes law and regulations and actions
by governmental representatives such as police and
social workers.
SOCIAL SERVICES
 are provided so that the members of society can
function effectively within a society.
 contribute to political stability
1. By exhibiting apparent efforts to alleviate problems
that might result in serious discontent and that
could be used to criticize the current economic and
political structure.
2. By defining social problems as caused by individual,
family, or group factors rather than by structural
and economic factors.
3. By promoting values and behaviors that support
political stability.
4. By supporting authority and related hierarchial
systems.
5. By replacing class with group conflict.
SOCIAL WORK DURING COLONIAL PERIOD
 A combination of church work and charity
 During Spanish colonial period, hospital and
orphanages were established by the church, the
religious orders, and other individuals who saw the
act of giving as "route to salvation".
 By the time of American, charitable activities
gradually extended to public coordination and
provision of welfare services.
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT 3. Promote the effectiveness and humane operations
of systems that provide people with resources and
 These events brought public welfare legislation and services. This foal focuses on the systems which
programs into a wider and broader scope, which individual interact with specifically on the available
even extend to rural areas. sources for serving the people.
 During Japanese interlude, emergency relief work
became the focus of all government, religious and A. Program developer
charitable institution. B. Supervisor
C. Coordinator
AFTER INDEPENDENCE D. Consultant

 A Social Welfare commission under the office of the 4. Develop and Improve Social Policy – this goal
President was founded. It signified formal centers on the systems people interact with
recognition of Social Welfare as a responsibility of specifically on the laws/statutes and social policies
the State in 1947. that underlie such resources. Social workers are
1. Establishment of Social work schools in and around planners and policy developers.
Manila.
2. The formation of the Philippine Association of Social
Workers.
3. The funding by the Uniten Nations Childrens'
Emergency Fund.
4. The enactment of Republic Act 4373 whih regulated
the practice of Social Work and the operation of
Social Work agencies. - Department of Social
Services and Development.

AFTER EDSA PEOPLE POWER

 DSWD (Department of Social Welfare and

Development) was reorganized and offered by areas
of concentration. Family and community, children
and youth, women, disabled and elderly people and
emergency assistance/disaster relief. Some of the
tasks from the national level were relegated to the
level of municipalities. (Local health, day care
centers, clinic, LGU & NGO's)

GOALS OF SOCIAL WORK

 To primary goal is to fulfill the social, financial,

4 CATEGORIES OF SOCIAL SERVICES
health and recreational requirements of all
individual in society.
1. Enhance the problem solving, coping and
developmental capacities of people. -focus of the
goal is on the individual where the social worker
serves primarily as an enabler- a counselor, teacher,
caregiver and behavior changer.
2. Link people with system that provide them with
resources, services, and opportunities - focuses on
relationship between individuals and the systems
they interact with. The social worker serves
primarily as a broker.

CORE VALUES OF SOCIAL WORK
CODE OF ETHICS OF SOCIAL WORKERS
 Inherent dignity and worth of all persons
 Natural and social rights capacities and
responsibilities.
 Value of unity in diversity, individual difference,
pluralism in society
 Free society
 Growth and development of the individual, the
family system and the community.
 Social justice and political, economic and social
well-being of all people.
 Social workers as agents and advocate of change.
 Promotion of professionalism, responsibility,
accountability
 Professional practice deeply rooted in cultural
values.
MODULE 7: PROFESSIONALS AND PRACTITIONERS IN
SOCIAL WORK
PURPOSES OF SOCIAL WORK
 The promotion, restoration, maintenance, and
enhancement of the functioning of individuals,
families, groups, organizations and communities by
helping them accomplish tasks, prevent, and
alleviate distress and use resources.
 The planning, formulation, and implement of social
policies, services resources, and programs needed
to meet basic human needs and support the
development of human capacities.
 The pursuit of policies, services, resources, ang
programs through organizational or administrative
advocacy and social or political action, so as to
empower groups at risk and promote social and
economic justice.
 The development and testing of professional
knowledge and skills related to these purposes.
COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS OF SOCIAL WORKER
 Food supplier
 Rescuing people on the street
THE PROFESSION IN THE PHILIPPINE CONTEXT
 University of the Philippines - Diliman in 1950
 Formal institutionalization of the Department of
Social work
 aims to educate current and future social workers
on integrative social work practice anchored on
critical and culturally relevant "theoretical
perspectives" with the strategic goal of being
"center of excellence in social work education in
Southeast Asia"
 The department offers academic programs which
are people-centered and anchored on practical
realities of the social work profession.
 It envisions its graduates to be responsive and
relevant in realizing the empowerment and social
transformation of member of the society.
SOCIAL WORK
 A baccalaureate degree is necessary
 Masteral degree (optional)
 Stepping stone: Voluntary work in communities
such as NSTP or youth ambassador
 Institutionalize and enforces a code of ethics.
 protects and restricts the title of "social worker"
 gains public and governmental recognition in the
form of licensing and setting a level of qualification.
SOCIAL WORK AS A MULTI-SKILLED PROFESSION
 Listen to others with understanding and purpose
 Elicit information and assemble relevant facts to
prepare a social history, assessment, and report.
 Create and maintain professional helping
relationships.
 Observe and interpret verbal and non-verbal
behavior and use of knowledge of personality
theory and diagnostic methods.
 Engage clients, including individuals, families,
groups and communities in efforts to resolve their
own problems and to gain trust.
 Discuss sensitive emotional subjects supportively
and without being threatening.
 Create innovative solutions to client's needs.
 Determine the need to terminate the therapeutic
relationship.
 Conduct research or interpret the research findings
and professional literature.
 Mediate and negotiate between conflicting parties.
 Provide inter-organizational liaison services.
 Interpret and communicate social needs to finding
resources, the public, or legislators.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
access the various benefits and priveleges that they
are entitled to.
5. Mental health and substance abuse social work -
Areas of social ork where the main clients struggle
with addiction, substance abuse or mental health
problems.
6. Military veterans social work - provide asssitance to
military and combat veterans to overcome post-
traumatic stress and slowly adjust to life and family
outside combat.
7. Psychiatric social work - provide therapy and assess
the psychiatric health of clients (to understand the
situation’s legal and clinical context)

 foster care MODULE 8: CLIENTELE AND AUDIENCES IN SOCIAL

 adoption WORK
 public assistance
 counseling  Children
 service to single parent  Community
 day care services  Family services
 school social services  Corrections
 services to minority groups and to veterans  Group services
 Medical clinics
 recreational activities
 Mental health
 social services in a medical or mental hospital
 Public assistance
 anti-poverty programs
 School and social work
 social services in nursing homes and other services
 Aged
to the elderly
 Substance abusers
 marital counseling
 Mental-developmental disabilities
 drug and alcohol counseling
 Other disabilities
 services to the emotionally disturbed
 Occupational and social work
 abortion counseling
 family planning services MODULE 9: SETTINGS, PROCESSES, METHODS & TOOLS
 service to persons with a physical disability IN SOCIAL WORK
 sexual counseling
 protective services PROBLEM SOLVING APPROACH OF SOCIAL WORKER
 research/social action/fund-raising WHEN DEALING ISSUES WITH INDIVIDUAL, FAMILIES
ETC.
AREAS OF SOCIAL WORK
a. Identify as precisely as pssible the problem(s) of the
1. Child, family and school social work - reaching client
out/rehabilitant children who have experience b. Generate possible alternative solutions to the issue
trauma/abuse, undergoing stress and anxiety, or problem of the client
suffering from severe illness. c. Evaluate the alternative solutions
2. Community social work - effective implementation d. Select the solution(s) to be used and set goals,
of infrastructure building, volunteering, and making sure the client is set as well to help
fundraising efforts. Link to community-based non- himself/herself
profit organizations that helps during e. Implement the solution
crisis/disasters. f. Follow up to evaluate how the solution(s) worked.
3. Hospice and palliative care social work- provide
assistance to those seriously ill or terminally ill. LEVELS IN SOCIAL WORK
4. Medical and health social work- Assigned in
 Micro level
clinics/hospitals to help clients with emotional,
 Mezzo level
financial & physical struggles. Assist the clients to
 Macro level
 One-to-one basis
 Families and small groups
 Organization & communities

SOCIAL WORKS ORGANIZATIONS

a. Department of Social Welfare and Development

National Council of Social
- Primary government agency to ensure the
protection of social welfare rights and the
promotion of social development.

b. Development (NCSD) Foundation of the Philippines

Inc.
- a nongovernmental and advocacy organization
established in 1949 then known as the Council f
Welfare Agencies in the Philippines it marked the
beginning of Non-governmental organization (NGO)

c. International Federations of Social Workers (IFSW)

- global organization striving for social justices,
human rights, ad social development through the
promotion of social work, best practice models and
the facilitation of international cooperation. It has
about 116 member-countries which it helps by
"providing a global voice for the profession"