social work DIASS for Grade 12 HUMSS.pptx

SOCIAL EWORK DIASS

1. Social Work

2. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4373 defined Social Work as " the profession which is primarily concerned with organized social service activity aimed to facilitate and strengthen basic social relationships and the mutual adjustment between individuals and their social environment for the good of the individual and of society.

3. "social worker" a practitioner who by accepted academic training and social work professional experience possesses the skill to achieve the objectives as defined and set by the social work profession (casework, group work, and community organization

4. Social workers in the Philippines commonly characterize their practice as responding to poverty, and it is true that this very often underlies the issues which they seek to address.

5. CORE VALUES OF SOCIAL WORK 1.SERVICE Share professional skills with no expectation of significant financial return. FOCUS: Primary goal is to help people in need and to address social problems. 2.SOCIAL JUSTICE Pursue social change for oppressed individuals and groups. FOCUS: issues of poverty, unemployment, discrimination, and other forms of social injustice.

6. CORE VALUES OF SOCIAL WORK 3. DIGNITY & WORTH OF THE PERSON Respect the inherent dignity and worth of the person and mindful individual differences and cultural diversity. FOCUS: client’s capacity, needs, opportunities and resolving conflicts. 4. IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN REATIONSHIPS Human relationships are vehicle for social change. FOCUS: promote, restore, Enhance the well-being of individual, families, social groups and communities. 5. COMPETENCE Practice within their areas of competence and enhance professional expertise. FOCUS: increase professional knowledge and apply in practice.

7. . INTEGRITY Practice of ethical principles in a trustworthy, honest, responsible and consistent manner. FOCUS: awareness to profession’s mission, ethical principle and standards. 7. COMPASSION Become a voice to the voiceless and a friend to the people who need it most FOCUS: awareness to profession’s services

8. GOALS OF SOCIAL WORK Caring It refers to the heart of social work. It focuses on the well-being or the welfare of an individual and the community. Curing It refers to the aspect of treating people with problems in social functioning. Changing It refers to the active participation of the social workers in social reforms. This goal comes from the perspective that there is a persistence of poverty, environmental destruction and social disintegration.

9. SCOPE OF SOCIAL WORK Social Work as Primary Discipline Social Work as Equal Partner C. Social Work as Secondary Discipline

10. A. Social Work as Primary Discipline 1. Adoption and services to unmarried parents 2. Foster Care- removing children from homes and placing them to foster homes temporarily. 3. Residential Care- these are for children exhibiting anti-social behaviors that require intensive treatment. 4. Support in own home- counselling, family consultations

11. 5. Protective Services - protecting the child from abuse, maltreatment, and exploitation by parents. 6. Family Services a) Family counselling - involves family case work, family group work and family therapy. b) Family Life education- strengthens family relationships through educational activities to prevent family breakdown. c) Family Planning - involves planning the number, spacing, and timing of child births to fit with their needs.

12. 7. Income Maintenance Social insurance - social provisions that are funded by employers and employees through contribution to a specific program. b) Public Assistance- financial aid to the poor. Includes cash grants (4Ps), food stamps genera assistance such as medical care and supplemental security income

13. Social Work as Equal Partner 1. Support for people in their own homes program 2. Support for people in the long-term care facilities 3. Community Services

14. Social Work as Secondary Discipline 1. Correctional Facilities - provide counseling and link them to the outside world, provide support upon release. 2. Industry- support to both employer and employees 3. Medical and Health Care Services- attend to social and psychological actors contributing to the medical condition of the patients. 4. Schools- consult with teachers for creating a free and motivating environment for children by interpreting social and cultural influences.

15. AREAS OF SOCIAL WORK Child, Family and School Community Hospice and Palliative Care Medical and Health Social Work Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Work 6. Military and Veterans social work 7. Psychiatric social work