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Government Setting

The document discusses various settings for social work practice including government, private sector, civil society, schools, and communities. In government settings, social workers provide services through agencies assisting children, health care, schools, corrections facilities, veterans, and the elderly. They also help formulate policies. In private sectors, occupational social work assists employees. Civil society social workers advocate for human rights and social justice. School social workers address issues like harassment and discrimination. Community social work provides generalist services and conducts needs assessments to plan interventions which are then evaluated for effectiveness.

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Government Setting

The document discusses various settings for social work practice including government, private sector, civil society, schools, and communities. In government settings, social workers provide services through agencies assisting children, health care, schools, corrections facilities, veterans, and the elderly. They also help formulate policies. In private sectors, occupational social work assists employees. Civil society social workers advocate for human rights and social justice. School social workers address issues like harassment and discrimination. Community social work provides generalist services and conducts needs assessments to plan interventions which are then evaluated for effectiveness.

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THE SETTING,

PROCESSES,
METHODS, AND
TOOLS OF SOCIAL
WORK.
GOVERNMENT SETTING
• OFFERS THE WIDEST SPACE FOR A VARIETY OF
SOCIAL WORK SERVICES.
• THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS SOCIAL WELFACE
PROGRAMS, AS PROVIDER OF PENSIONS AND
IN ITS CAPACITY AS ENFORCER AND
MANAGER OF JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONAL
SYSTEM AND INSTITUTIONS.
THE RANGE OF GOVERNMENT SETTINGS IN WHICH SOCIAL WORKERS
PRACTICE INCLUDE:

• AGENCIES SERVING CHILDREN


• HEALTH CARE.
• SCHOOLS
• FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
• SETTINGS THAT SERVE OLDER ADULTS
• AGENCIES SERVING MILITARY VETERANS AND ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY
PERSONNEL.
IN ALL THESE AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS, SOCIAL WORKERS PERFORM A VARIETY OF
PROFESSIONAL TASKS AND FUNCTION FOR THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

THEY PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN FORMULATING POLICIES AND DEVELOPING PROGRAM


STANDARDS AND GUIDANCE FOR FEDERAL PROGRAMS.
P ROFESSION AL SOCIA L WORK R=TEN D S TO BE ASSOCI ATED WITH THE WELFA RE
F IELD .

SOCIAL WORK IS U SED TO IM PLE ME NT GOVE RN M EN T INITIA TIV ES TO P ROVID E


P U BLIC WELFARE A SSISTA NCE .

D SWD D OES A LOT OF W ORK M OST LY IN THE A RE AS OF WOM EN A ND CHILD


WE LFA RE.
PRIVATE SECTORS SETTING

•In the private sectors


particularly corporate setting,
occupational social work is
practiced.
5 STRUCTURES OF SOCIAL WORK
• EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGAMS
• LABOR UNION SOCIAL SERVICES
• HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OFFICES
• COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICE
• ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES.
CIVIL SOCIETY SETTING
• SEES ITSELF AS A CHAMPION OF THE PEOPLE WIYH REGARD TO
ENSURING ACCOUNTABILTY IN GOVERNMENT SERVICES.
• SOCIAL WORKERS IN CIVIL SOCIETY TEND TO WORK FOR
ADVOCACIES OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.
• DELIVERS MOTIVATIONAL NEEDS, SECURITY,BELONGINGNESS,
SELF ESTEEM NEEDS.
• ORGANIZED BY THE SOCIAL SECTOR, REPRESENTING ANY
INDIVIDUALS AND GROUP.
SCHOOL SETTING
• IS A SOCIAL SERVICE AND WITHIN IT LIES SIMILAR
SITUATIONS THAT ARISE ELSEWHERE
• EX: Human rights, injustice, violence, sexual
harassment, discrimination. Etc
• School does also work with communities
• Community service where students and teachers wrk
with communities to give voluntary service.
COMMUNITY SETTING
• CONSISTS AND REPRESENT ALL KINDS OF SOCIAL WORK
SERVICES
• SOCIAL WORK IN COMMUNITY SETING IS ESSENTIALLY
DEFINED BY SOCIAL POLICY AND REALITIES
• PRIMARLLY CALLS FOR GENERALIST SOCIAL WORK
PRACTITIONER WHO POSSESS A BROAD RANGE OF TRAINING
• ORIENTS SOCIAL WORK TO A GENERALIST FRAMEWORK THAT
DIVIDES WOR INTO MICRO-PRACTICE AND MACRO-PRACTICE
CONDUCTING NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS,
GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES

• SOCIAL WORK SERVICES ARE NOT LAUNCHED WITHOUT


CAREFUL AND PROPER PLANNING
• STEPS TAKEN TO SYSTEMATICALLY IDENTIFY THE ACTUAL
NEEDS
• DONE THROUGH INTERVIEWS, OBSERVATION, AND SURVEYS
THAT ARE DONE IN A SETTING
• THE RESULT WILL BE THE BASIS OF PLANNING
MONITORING AND EVALUATING
SOCIAL WORK EFFECTIVITY
• IMPLEMENTATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY A DETAILED
PROCESS DOCUMENTATION TO BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN WHAT
IS HAPPENING IN BOTH SIDES, THE SOCIAL WORK, AND ON
THE RECIPIENTS OF SERVICE
• AT THE END OF THE INTERVENTION A MORE
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACTS AND
INFLUENCE OF THE SERVICES ON THE RECIPIENTS IS DONE
TO DETERMINE THE EFFICACY OF THE PROGRAM

THE SETTING, PROCESSES, METHODS, AND TOOLS OF SOCIAL WORK.
GOVERNMENT SETTING •OFFERS THE WIDEST SPACE FOR A VARIETY OF SOCIAL WORK SERVICES. •THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS SOCIAL WELFACE PRO
THE RANGE OF GOVERNMENT SETTINGS IN WHICH SOCIAL WORKERS PRACTICE INCLUDE: • AGENCIES SERVING CHILDREN • HEALTH CARE. • SCH
IN ALL THESE AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS, SOCIAL WORKERS PERFORM A VARIETY OF PROFESSIONAL TASKS AND FUNCTION FOR THE GOVERNMENT A
PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORK R=TENDS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE WELFARE FIELD. SOCIAL WORK IS USED TO IMPLEMENT GOVERNMENT INITIA
PRIVATE SECTORS SETTING •In the private sectors particularly corporate setting, occupational social work is practiced.
5 STRUCTURES OF SOCIAL WORK •EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGAMS •LABOR UNION SOCIAL SERVICES •HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OFFICES •CO
CIVIL SOCIETY SETTING • SEES ITSELF AS A CHAMPION OF THE PEOPLE WIYH REGARD TO ENSURING ACCOUNTABILTY IN GOVERNMENT SERVICES
SCHOOL SETTING •IS A SOCIAL SERVICE AND WITHIN IT LIES SIMILAR SITUATIONS THAT ARISE ELSEWHERE •EX: Human rights, injustice

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