THE

DISCIPLINE OF
SOCIAL WORK
What comes into your mind
when you hear the word or
phrase SOCIAL WORK?
SOCIAL WORK
DISCIPLINE
Is closely associated with government
welfare and social programs. It aims to
achieve social justice, fairness and
attainment of social equilibrium.
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DEFINITION OF
SOCIAL WORK
“Promotes social change,
problem solving in human
relationships and the
empowerment and liberation
of people to enhance well-
being” Policy, Ethic and Human Rights Committee of
the British Association of Social Workers (2012)
THE EVOLUTION OF SOCIAL
WORK AS A PROFESSION

Social Care
Domestic common
sense care
(friends, relatives,
Social Work
family and Professional Service
volunteers with
goodwill to provide
social care

It undergo specific
No qualification or trainings, qualified and
professional license registered professional
protected with title.
CONTEXT AND BASIC
CONCEPT OF SOCIAL WORK
o The aim of social work is to help
individuals fit better into their
environment and change the
environment so that it works better for
them.( Sedal, Gerdes & steiner 2005)
o Social Work history was basically link to the Charity
Organization Societies founded in 1877. it aim to discover the
causes of poverty among individuals, eliminate the causes
and eliminate poverty from society.
o The settlement Movement (1887 Segal,
Gerdes & steiner 2005) advocating for better
neighborhood services, public health programs and
employment conditions.
GOALS AND SCOPE OF
SOCIAL WORK
o Empower people individually and collectively to utilize their
own problem-solving and coping capabilities more effectively.
o Support a proactive positions with regard to social and
economic policy development to prevent problems for
individuals and society from occurring
o Uphold the integrity of the profession in all aspects of social
work practice.
o Establish linkages between people and societal resources to
further social functioning and enhance the quality of life.
o Develop cooperative networks within the institutional
resources system.
o Facilitate the responsiveness of the institutional resources
systems to meet health and human services needs.
o Promote social justice and equality of all people with regard to
full participation in society.
o Contribute to the development of knowledge for social work
profession through research and evaluation.
o Encourage exchange of information in those institutional
systems in which both problems and resource opportunities
are produced.
o Employ educational strategies for the prevention and
resolution of problems.
o Embrace a world view of human issues and solutions to
problems.
PRINCIPLE OF SOCIAL
WORK
o Principle Relative to respect for
Human Rights
o Principle relative to social
justice
o Principle relative to professional
integrity
PRINCIPLE RELATIVE TO
RESPECT FOR HUMAN
RIGHTS
o Upholding and promoting human dignity and well-being.
o Respecting the rights for self-determination.
o Promoting the right for participation.
o Creating each person as a whole.
o Identifying and developing strengths.
PRINCIPLES RELATIVE
TO SOCIAL JUSTICE
o Challenging discrimination
o Recognizing diversity
o Distributing resources.
o Challenging unjust policies and practices.
o Working in solidarity.
PRINCIPLE RELATIVE TO
PROFESSIONAL INTEGRITY
o Upholding the values and reputation of the professionals.
o Being trustworthy
o Maintaining professional boundaries.
o Making considered professional judgements.
o Being professionally accountable
CORE VALUES FOR
SOCIAL WORK
COMPASSION
o Become a voice to the voiceless and a friend who need it
most.
SERVICE
o Going beyond purely performing a service for pay and
allow them to be generous with their time.
SOCIAL JUSTICE
o To ensure that everyone get serviced and everyone get
share of what the community posses immaterial and non-
material assets.
INTEGRITY
The quality of being honest and fair
DIGNITY AND WORTH
IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN
RELATIONSHIP
Promotes collaborating with other professionals.
COMPETENCE
The required trainings and professional license.