Discipline of

Social Work
 The social work profession promotes
social change, problem solving in
human relationships and the
empowerment and liberation of people
to enhance well-being. Utilizing
theories of human behavior and social
systems, social works intervenes at the
points where people interact with their
environments. Principles of human
rights and social justice are
fundamental to social work.
“(International Federation of Social
Workers 2013
 The social world profession promotes
social change, problem solving in
human relationship and the
empowerment and liberation of
people to enhance well-being.
Utilizing theories of human behavior
and social systems, social work
intervenes at points were people
interact with their environments.
Principles of human right and social
justice and fundamental to social
work.”
Goals and scope of social works
DeBois and Miley(2008) highlight the following goals and
scope of social works and calling them tenets.
 Empower people, individually and collectively, to utilize

their own problem-solving and coping capabilities more

effectively.
 Support a proactive position with regard to social and

economic policy development to prevent problems for

individuals and society from occurring period.
 Uphold the integrity of the profession in all aspects of

social work practice.

 Establish linkages between people and societal resources

to further social functioning and enhance the quality of

life.
 Develop cooperative networks within the institutional

resources systems.
 Facilitate the responsiveness of the institutional resource
systems to meet help and human service needs.
 Promote social justice and equality of all people with regard
of full participation and society.
 Contribute to the development of knowledge for social work
profession through research and evaluation.
 Encourage exchange of information in those institutional
systems in which both problems and resources opportunities
are produced.
 Enhance communication through an appreciation of diversity
and through ethnically sensitive, non-sexist social work
practice.
 Employ educational strategies for the prevention and
resolution of problems.
 Embrace a world view of human issues and solutions.
Principles Relative to Respect for
Human Rights
1. Upholding and promoting human rights and well-being

2. Respecting the right to self-determination

3. Promoting the right to participation

4. Creating each perso as a whole

5. Identifying and developing strengths

What is a Social Worker?

 social worker as a person who works for the

social services or for a private organization
providing help and support for people who
need it.
 The social work professionals and

practitioners are aware that their profession

is based on the principles of human rights
and social justice that serve to empower
individual, groups and communities to
develop their full potential and well-being
There are two main types of social
workers
 direct-service social workers,
who help people solve and
cope with problems in their
everyday lives,
 clinical social workers, who

diagnose and treat mental,

behavioral, and emotional
issues.
 A social worker working for the
government at Ground Zero, Marawi
City, Lanao del Norte, Phils.
DSWD social workers giving aid in Davao
(RIGHT). A social worker during inmate
counseling (LEFT).
The Role of the Social Worker
 Social Work – is mandated to promote the
welfare and well-being of a society.
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 Social worker – is linked to a general
practitioner as he or she is expected to
possess a wide
range of skills so as intervene effectively in;
 The common personal and emotional
problems of client, and
 The common social problems faced by
groups, organizations, and the larger
community.
 Also need to evaluate themselves through

SWOT Analysis to better gauge their ability

and limitations in addressing their client’s
problems.
 Social work is often underrated despite its great
impact to people’s lives. Part of the challenges
of the social worker’s profession is the many
roles that have to be played.

Social work
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 Social Conversation Groups – these are groups formed
by people who have similar experiences and who would
like to share these experiences to each other for
introspection and for assistance.
 Recreationl Groups – members of these groups
participate in activities for enjoyment and exercise.
 Recreation-Skill Groups – these are task-oriented
groups led by advisers, coach, or instructor so that
members can develop certain set of skills, while at the
same time enjoying recreation activities.
 Education Groups – almost similar to recreation-skill,
education groups also required the development of
knowledge and more complexe skills, but these groups
resemble a class, with considerable group interaction
where discussions are encourage.
 Task Groups – these are instructional rather than
recreational groups set of tasks or objectives.
 Problem-solving and Decision-making Groups – these groups
are given scenarious similar to thier own, which they need to
process and come up with various solutions.
 Self-help groups – these are groups composed of volunteer
members within the same socioeconomic backgrouds, who
come together to solve common problems through self-help
and mutual help.
 Socialization Groups – these groups are meant to make
members’ attitudes and behaviors more socially acceptable
through social skills, development, increase of self-confidence,
and improvement of planning abilities.
 Therapy groups – member of these groups provide counsel for
those with severe emotional or personal problems.
 Sensitivity Groups – the main goal of these groups is to improve
interpersonal awareness by making people relate to one another
in an intimate manner and self-disclosure through group
experiences.
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DEFINITION OF COMMUNICATION
 defines communication as a “
transactional process in which
people generate meaning through
the exchange of verbal messages
in specific contexts, influenced by
individual and societal forces and
embedded in culture”
BASIC ELEMENTS OF THE
COMMUNICATION PROCESS
 Communication, as a process share
information, feelings, and ideas
consist of four basic elements: the
message, medium, sender and
receiver. Alberts et.al (2007) present
six basic elements of communication:
the setting, participants, message,
message, creation, channels, noise
and feedback to explain how
communication interaction occurs
SENDER-RECEIVER

 Communication means that

the sender and the receiver
get involved in communication
because they have ideas to
share. They are the
participants of communication
MESSAGE

 The message is made up of ideas and feelings that the

senders/receivers want to share. All communication
messages are made up two symbols: verbal and non-
verbal.

 The verbal symbols are all the words in a language,

which stand for a particular thing or idea. The abstract
symbols stand for ideas rather than objects. The non-
verbal symbols are anything we communicate without
using words such as facial expressions, gestures,
posture, colors, vocal tones and appearance
CHANNELS

 The channels are routes travelled by a

message as it goes between the
senders/receivers. Sound and sight are
primary channels in face-to-face
communication. At present it is common to
use social networking sites for
communication. In mass media, the
channels may be radio, record, television,
newspapers and magazines.
FEEDBACK

A response of a receiver to
the sender and vice-versa.
It tells how ideas and
feelings have been shared
in the way are intended to.
NOISE

 Keeps a message from being

understood. Noise may be
external(a noise that comes from
the environment) or internal
(occurs in the mind, such as
thinking of something) place
interference transmitting and
receiving the message.
SETTING

Essentially the context

where communication
occurs. It may be a venue,
formal or informal setting
arrangements, attire, use of
sound system etc.