GOALS AND SCOPE

OF SOCIAL WORKS
 Context of Social Work:
◦A place that requires professionals to direct
their service on the needs and
empowerment of people
Who experience some forms of
vulnerability, oppression, and living in
poverty.
◦ The goal and scope of social work as laid down is
noble and broad-to help an individual be included
in society and to transform the very society that
creates structures that marginalize individuals
from full participation in the enjoyment of social
service and resources of the community. Change
sought is one that makes the individual and the
community a better place for everyone.
 There are the five goals and scope of
social works:
◦ SERVICE TO HUMANITY- Go beyond performing for a pay and
allow them to be genereous with their time. Their work boarders on
charity and professional services.
◦ SOCIAL JUSTICE- The understanding of the need to ensure that
everyone get serviced and that everyone gets a share of what the
community possesses in material.
◦ DIGNITY AND WORTH OF THE PERSON- At the heart of social
work is the belief is that all humans have dignity and worth regardless
of their acts and status in life.
◦ INTEGRITY- Nothing can be accomplished with
integrity. A social worker will have difficulties to be
accepted by the people to receive services and by those
he/she needs to collaborate with to facilitate problem
solving, and empowerment of an individual or a group.
◦ COMPETENCE- A very important value for social
work because it separates social caregiving from social
work profession practice. Through special training, a
social worker is separated from all common.