Dili, Gasan, Marinduque

Senior High School Department

SY 2021-2022

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET NO. 27

(First Quarter-Week 8)

Name: Score:
Grade/Strand/Section: Date:

Subject: Discipline and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences

Activity Title: Core Values and Principles of Social Work
Learning Target/s: I can apply the core values and principles of a social work in different
situations (Additional Competency)
21st Century Skill/s: Critical thinking
Institutional Values: Critical thinking
Reference/s: -
Type of Activity: Skills/Exercises/Drills

Learning Task:
Directions. Pretend that you are a Social Worker confronted with the following case. How will you
handle the case? How will you manage the situation, applying the core values and principles of a
social work?

CASE #1

Due to the pandemic, the government imposed nationwide quarantine which resulted to increase
of domestic violence. One of the victims of domestic violence is Victoria, a 16-year-old girl, who
also acts as the mother to her eight siblings after her mother passed away. Her father earns a
living as a cook in the school canteen. But due to the pandemic crisis, her father lost his job and
there was no source of income for the family. What makes Victoria suffers the most is when they
are all beaten up by their father especially when he is under the influence of alcohol. Her father
hits her and her siblings when she cannot give a single penny to him, and when there is no food
to eat.

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CASE #2

Anina is a senior high school student who, like everybody, is affected by the COVID-19
pandemic. She graduated with honors in a virtual graduation of her school. His father, an OFW,
whom she has not seen for five years was expected to attend the graduation ceremony but
failed to come home due to the pandemic. Her mother, a typical housewife that does buy and
sell for additional income was considered Persons Under Investigation (PUI) due to the virus
and had to be quarantined. Unfortunately, she needed to be hospitalized eventually. Now, all
alone in the house being the only child, and with all these unfortunate circumstances
happening to her, she felt that her world was falling apart. Moreover, she started blaming
herself and developed the idea that she was cursed. Consequently, she started to disconnect
herself from the outside world, even with her friends. She was afraid that others might be
included in her “curse” of misery and misfortune if she talked to them.

As a social worker,
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 Dili, Gasan, Marinduque

Senior High School Department

SY 2021-2022

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET NO. 28

(First Quarter-Week 8)

Name: Score:
Grade/Strand/Section: Date:

Subject: Discipline and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences

Activity Title: Roles and Functions of Social Work
Learning Target/s: I can show an understanding of the roles and functions of social
workers (HUMSS_DIASS12-If-19)
21st Century Skill/s: Critical thinking
Institutional Values: Critical thinking
Reference/s:
Dela Cruz, A., Fernandez, C., Melegrito, M. L., & Valdez, V. (2016). Discipline and

Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences. Quezon City: Phoenix Publishing House, Inc.

Department of Education (2020). Discipline and Ideas in the Applied Social

Sciences, Quarter 1 Module 7. Ermita, Manila: Department of Education, National

Capital Region. Retrieved from www.shsph.blogspot.com
Type of Activity: Concept Notes
Skills/Exercises/Drills

Learning Concept:

ROLES OF SOCIAL WORKERS

Advocate. In an advocate role, the social workers fight for the rights of those disempowered by
society with the goal of empowering the client. The social worker speaks on the behalf of the
client when others will not listen or when clients unable to do so.

Counselor. In the role of counselor, the social worker helps clients express their needs. Clarify
their problems, explore resolutions strategies, and apply intervention strategies to develop and
expand the capacity of the clients to deal with their problems more effectively. A key function of
this role is to empower people by affirming their personal strengths and their capacity to deal with
their problems more effectively.

Mediator. In the mediator role the social worker intervenes between parties to help them
compromise, reconcile differences and reach mutually satisfying agreements. The mediator takes
a neutral stance among the involved parties.

Researcher. In the researcher role, the social worker evaluates practice interventions and with
others evaluates program outcomes. The researcher critically analyzes the literature on relevant
topics and uses this information to inform practice. A researcher extends and disseminate
knowledge and seek to enhance the effectiveness of social workers practice.

Educator. In educator role, social workers are involved in teaching people about resources and
how to develop particular skills such as budgeting, caring and discipline of children, effective
communication, the meaning of medical diagnosis and the prevention of violence.

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Case Manager. In the role of case manager, the social workers locate services and assists their
clients to assess those services. Case management is especially important for complex situations
and for those who are homeless or elderly, have chronic physical or mental health issues, are
disabled, victims of domestic or other violent crimes, or are vulnerable children.

Community change agent. As a community change agent, the social worker participates a part
of a group or organization seeking to improve or restructure some aspect of community service
provision. A change agent, working with others, uses a problem-solving models to identify the
problem, solicit community input, and plan for change. A community change agent acts in a
coordinated manner to achieved planned change at multiple levels that helps to shift the focus of
institutional resources to meet identified goals.

Facilitator. In this role, social workers involved in gathering of group of people together for a
variety of purposes including community development, self-advocacy, political organization and
policy change. Social workers involved as a group therapists and task group leaders.

Broker. In the role of broker, social worker is responsible for identifying, locating and linking the
clients to needed resources in a timely manner. Once the client’s needs are assessed and
potential service identified, the broker assist the clients in choosing the most appropriate service
options and assists in negotiating the terms of service delivery. In this role the social worker is
also concerned with quality, quantity, and accessibility of services.

Manager. As manager, the social workers are better able to influence policy change and/or
development, and to advocate in a larger scale, for all underprivileged people.

FUNCTIONS OF THE SOCIAL WORKERS

 Rehabilitative Functions. Refers to restorative, culturative, and remedial actions

 Preventive Functions. Detects impeding imbalance between individuals or groups with
the environment
 Developmental Functions. Ascertains and strengthening the full potentials in individuals,
groups and communities.

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Learning Task:
Directions. Arrange the jumbled letters to reveal the roles of social workers. Explain each role on
the spaces provided.

1. O E A T R D U C
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 Dili, Gasan, Marinduque

Senior High School Department

SY 2021-2022

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET NO. 29

(First Quarter-Week 8)

Name: Score:
Grade/Strand/Section: Date:

Subject: Discipline and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences

Activity Title: Roles and Functions of Social Work
Learning Target/s: I can show an understanding of the roles and functions of social
workers (HUMSS_DIASS12-If-19)
21st Century Skill/s: Critical thinking
Institutional Values: Critical thinking
Reference/s: -
Type of Activity: Skills/Exercises/Drills

Learning Task:
Directions. List down the roles and functions of a social worker and write it on a heart image
given below. Then answer the questions that follows.

1. Among the roles and functions you wrote, what do you think is the most difficult task of a
social worker? Justify your answer.

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