1. What is social work?

2015 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally Holland ◽  
Jonathan Scourfield
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Phenomenon ◽  
Social Suffering ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Broad Definition ◽  
Cultural Variations ◽  
The Poor

What is social work, what makes it distinctive, and where do its boundaries lie? ‘What is social work’ provides a short definition: it is a community-based response to social need. Social workers spend their time trying to ease social suffering. They encounter the extreme casualties of social inequality—the victims of poverty, illness, addiction, and abuse—and they operate in the space between the state and the poor or marginalized. A broad definition is necessary when looking at any social phenomenon internationally, because of political and cultural variations. Important themes in social work’s history are also considered along with the boundaries with other professions such as public health, counselling, psychotherapy, and community development.

Social Work: A Very Short Introduction

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally Holland ◽  
Jonathan Scourfield
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Historical Development ◽  
Work Relationships ◽  
Social Suffering ◽  
Short Introduction ◽  
What Works ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The World ◽  
International Human

Social workers spend their time trying to ease social suffering. They encounter the extreme casualties of social inequality: the victims of poverty, illness, addiction, and abuse; they work with abusers and offenders; and operate in the space between the state and the poor or marginalized. Social Work: A Very Short Introduction explains what social work is and looks at its rich historical development. Reflecting international human stories of social problems and social work relationships, as well as the philosophies behind the practice and the evidence about what works throughout the world, it looks at the various definitions, history, and debates about purpose and effectiveness, theory, and methods.

The English settlements, the Poor Man’s Lawyer and social work, circa 1890–1939

2020 ◽  
pp. 145-160
Author(s):  
Kate Bradley
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Legal Advice ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Social ◽  
Settlement Movement

The settlement movement in England brought about and worked in tandem with other reformist movements: such as the spread of ‘poor man’s lawyer’ services. The provision of these free legal advice clinics was a means of usefully applying the legal skills of residents at male-led settlements, as well as creating a form of social work that was acceptable for upper- and middle-class men to do.  Settlement provision of legal advice also closely intersected with the social work they undertook, from direct interventions in helping needy families, to training social workers in aspects of law, as well as to seeing legal advice as a key element in community development.

scholarly journals Incorporating community development into social work practice within the neoliberal environment

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 38-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Aimers ◽  
Peter Walker
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Community Work ◽  
Core Subject ◽  
Work Education

Community development is a core subject in social work education, yet social work discourse often places community development at its margins (Mendes, 2009). This article considers the location of community development and community work within the current neoliberal environment in New Zealand and how such practice can be sustained by social workers in the community and voluntary sector. Community development is a way of working with communities that has a ‘bottom up’ approach as an alternative to State (top down) development. Over recent years, however, successive New Zealand governments have embraced neoliberal social policies that have marginalised community development. In addition the term ‘community work’ has been used to describe activities that have little to do with a bottom up approach thereby making it difficult to define both community development and community work. By applying a ‘knowledge intersections’ schema to two New Zealand community and voluntary organi- sations we identify where community development and social work intersect. From this basis we challenge social workers to consider ways in which community development can be embedded within their practice. 

Shame and Social Work

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Young People ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Full Participation ◽  
Painful Experience

This book aims to approach the phenomenon of shame, especially in the context of social work. It explores the profoundly damaging experience of shame on the identities and potential of many service users, who, through, for example, the stigmatised experiences of poverty or abuse, are silenced within and disconnected from full participation in societies and communities. The book considers shame as a social, moral, and politically generated phenomenon, but equally focuses on the powerful, painful experience of each individual subjected to shaming. Having set out key contextual issues and theoretical approaches to understand shame, the book turns its attention to service users, more specifically young people and the poor. Finally, it offers examples of shame in relation to how social workers experience this in organisations and through, for example, human mistakes and limitations. In relation to shamed social workers and shamed service users, attention is given to how it might be possible to begin to address this painful state.

de Joya, Petra

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yolanda Ealdama
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University ◽  
Welfare Agencies

Petra de Joya (1913–1987) was an eminent educator and social administrator. She spearheaded the professionalization of social work in the Philippines by advocating for the passage of laws that were instrumental for the development of social work in the country. The following laws were enacted as a result of her advocacy: (a) Republic Act regulating the social work profession in the Philippines and requiring social welfare agencies to hire professional social workers; (b) a Republic Act elevating the Department of Social Work to the Institute of Social Work and Community Development at the University of the Philippines; and (c) a Republic Act transforming the Social Welfare Administration (SWA) into the Department of Social Welfare (DSW). She was appointed as one of the first board of examiners for social work.

Community Development with Older Adults in Their Neighborhoods: The Elder Friendly Communities Program

2005 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 401-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol D. Austin ◽  
Elizabeth Des Camp ◽  
David Flux ◽  
Robert W. McClelland ◽  
Jackie Sieppert
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Community Practice ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Gerontological Social Work ◽  
Multicultural Practice ◽  
Development Practice

In this article, the authors report on lessons drawn from more than 3 years of experience with seniors-led community development at the neighborhood level, the Elder Friendly Communities Program (EFCP). Although community practice has a long history in social work, it has been largely neglected with older adults. Based on analysis of qualitative data, the authors discuss key themes that inform community development practice with seniors including (a) challenging the dominant paradigm of community-based service delivery, (b) efficiency and sustainability, (c) expectations and perceptions of expertise, (d) involvement and leadership, and (e) multicultural practice. With a growing and increasingly healthy elder population, it is time to expand the scope of gerontological social work practice beyond a focus on disability and dependency.

Still the Poor Relations?: Perspectives on Valuing and Listening to Foster Carers

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 6-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek Kirton ◽  
Jennifer Beecham ◽  
Kate Ogilvie
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Quantitative Survey ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Status ◽  
Service Managers ◽  
Research Studies

There has long been debate regarding the treatment and status of foster carers, but this has gained added significance in the context of moves towards professionalisation and recognition of carers as part of the children's workforce. While research studies have often touched upon the extent to which foster carers feel valued, appreciated or members of a team, less attention has been given to the perspectives of social workers and managers. Drawing on quantitative survey data and qualitative material from focus groups and interviews, Derek Kirton, Jennifer Beecham and Kate Ogilvie explore from the different perspectives of supervising social workers, service managers and foster carers, the extent to which the latter are valued, listened to or regarded as ‘colleagues' by social work professionals and agencies. Key findings include that carers’ sense of being valued may be linked to factors such as age, experience, health and number of placements provided. Discussion of the status of foster carers revealed not only wide variation in practice but also a complex set of sentiments and significant divisions among social work professionals on the question of whether carers should be regarded as ‘colleagues’.

scholarly journals MODEL PENGEMBANGAN MASYARAKAT BERBASIS LAYANAN KESEHATAN CUMA-CUMA UNTUK KAUM DHU’AFA Kasus di Pos Sehat Al Ikhwan Parung-Bogor

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 197
Author(s):  
Wati Nilamsari
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Development Model ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Poor

<p>This paper is a research result examining the development model of community-based free health services to the poor (dhuafa) at Pos Sehat Al Ikhwan, Parung-Bogor. The writer used the Rothman and Glen’s theory to analize the case. This study used the local community development model. It is aimed to build the economic autonomy of community, in which they could determine and meet their own needs by using creative and operative processes. Having completed the mentoring process conducted by Da'wah and Communication Faculty, “Pos Sehat Al Ikhwan” attempts to maintain the continuity of health services for the dhu'afa in Bojong Indah, Parung, Bogor by strengthening network of the similar healthcare services being performed by advanced institutions to support the operational of “Pos Sehat”. Some of those are the health service of At Taqwa Mosque, and free health services of Dompet Dhu'afa which is until now still help advocating the “Pos Sehat Al Ikhwan” through connecting the Dompet Dhuafa donors with the “Pos Sehat Al-Ikhwan”.</p><p align="center"><strong>***</strong></p><p>Paper ini merupakan hasil penelitian yang mengkaji tentang Model Pengembangan Masyarakat berbasis layanan kesehatan Cuma-Cuma untuk kaum Dhuafa, dengan mengangkat kasus yang terjadi di Pos Sehat Al Ikhwan, Parung-Bogor. Analisis mengenai model pengembangan masyarakat pada  layanan Kesehatan Pos Sehat Al Ikhwan menggunakan teori dari Rothman dan kawan-kawan maupun Glen. Penelitian ini merupakan model pengembangan masyarakat lokal. Model ini bertujuan untuk membangun kemandirian masyarakat, dimana masyarakat sendiri yang mendefinisikan dan memenuhi kebutuhan mereka sendiri dengan menggunakan proses-proses yang kratif dan operatif. Upaya yang dilakukan oleh Pos Sehat Al Ikhwan untuk menjaga keberlangsungan layanan kesehatan untuk kaum dhu’afa di Desa Bojong Indah, Parung, Bogor setelah selesainya proses pendampingan yang dilakukan oleh Fakultas Dakwah dan Komunikasi yaitu dengan memperkuat jaringan pada layanan kesehatan mandiri yang dilakukan oleh lembaga yang sudah maju untuk mendukung operasional Pos sehat, antara lain dengan Layanan Kesehatan Masjid At Taqwa Bintaro, dan juga Layanan Kesehatan Cuma-Cuma Dompet Dhua’afa yang hingga sekarang melakukan pendampingan pada pos sehat Al Ikhwan melaui mekanisme menghubungkan donatur Dompet Dhuafa dengan pos sehat Al Ikhwan.</p>

Applying Social Epidemiology to Child Abuse

1984 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 212-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert W. McClelland ◽  
Stanley F. Battle
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Epidemiology ◽  
Epidemiological Model

By the time clients are treated by social workers, their problems are often well-advanced. Prevention can be as crucial in social work as it is in public health. An epidemiological model—using child abuse as its example—demonstrates how intervention might shift from amelioration to prevention.

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