Course # 101 Introduction to Social Work: Syllabus 1.Concepts Relevant and Applied to Social Work:...

Course # 101 Introduction to Social Work: Syllabus

1. Concepts Relevant and Applied to Social Work: Social Work, Social Welfare, Social Service, Social Problem, Social Security, Social Change, Social Reform, Social Control and Social Development.

2. Emergence of Social Work as a Profession: COS, NASW, CSWE.

3. Purpose and Functions of Social Work, Social Work Practice with Special Populations, Social Work with other Disciplines and Professions.

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Course # 101 : Syllabus ( Cont…)

4. Knowledge, Skill and Value Base of Social Work: (a) Knowledge Base: Generalist Social Work Knowledge, Specific Field-Oriented Knowledge; (b) Value Base: Code of Ethics.

5. Evolution of Theories in Social Work: Use of Theories and Approaches in Social Work Practice.

6. Social Work Practice Methods: Working with Individuals, Groups and Communities.

7. Social Work through the World; Both in Developed and Developing Countries. Challenges and Opportunities of Social Work Practice in Asia-Pacific Region and Bangladesh, in Particular.

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Social work is the professional activity of helping individuals, groups, or communities enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning and creating societal conditions favorable to that goal (NASW)

…….Principles of human rights & social justice are fundamentals of SW (IFSW)

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Social WelfareA nation's system of programs, benefits, and services

that help people meet those social, economic, educational, and health needs that are fundamental to the maintenance of society.

Social ServicesThe activities of social workers & others in promoting

the health & wellbeing of people & in helping people become more self-sufficient; preventing dependency; strengthening family relationships; &restoring individuals, families, groups, or communities to successful social functioning.

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Social Problem

Conditions among people leading to behaviors that violate some people’s values and norms and cause emotional and economic suffering. (e.i., crime, social inequality, poverty, racism, drug abuse, family problems, maldistribution of limited resources) SWD

(i)Social condition; (ii)negative to the majority population; (iii)citizens become disturbed, agitated, troubled frustrated and want to get rid of it; (iv) possibility of encountering this condition through organized effort.

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Social SecurityThe provisions a society makes to provide

income support for citizens whose incomes are lost because of encountering statutorily defined hazards, such as being old, sick, young, or unemployed. SWD

Social ChangeVariations over time in a society’s laws, norms,

values, and institutional arrangements. SWD

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Social ReformActivity designed to rearrange social institutions

or the way they are managed to achieve greater social justice or other desire change. The term is most often applied to efforts to eliminate corruption in government or structural inequity such as institutional racism.

Social ControlThe organized effort of a society or some of its

members to maintain a stable social order and to manage the process of social change

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Social development refers to the alteration of social order within a society. It may also refer to the notion of socio-cultural evolution, or ‘social progress’.

Society always moves forward by dialectical means, or evolutionary means. Wikipedia

Positive social changes.Socially expected and accepted changes.

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Social Work Knowledge

•History of social welfare & social work philosophy •Human growth, behavior & social environment•Family, group & Community •Organization & management theories

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Social Work Knowledge (cont…)

• Diversity: gender, class, minority groups, age, culture, population etc.

• Globalization of social welfare

• international conventions

• Liberal arts foundation

• Values & professional code of ethics

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Social Work Knowledge (cont…)

• Human rights,& social & economic justice

• Social legislations & social policies

• Fields of practice/ target population

• Service delivery system

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Social Work Knowledge (cont…)

• Theoretical constructs & practice models

• Research & Statistics

• Appropriate technology

• Professional organizations & events

• Self-knowledge

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Social Work Practice SkillsThe ability to put social work knowledge into

effective intervention activities with individuals, families, groups, & communities.

Inner: Perception & cognition, Interactional: Stage setting, dealing with

feelings & informationStrategic skills: Dealing with behavior & coping

with conflict* Example: Speaking understandably, writing

clearly, managing time & finances adequately, empathizing with & influencing people.

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Social Work practice Skills (cont…)

• Critical thinking, policy analysis, program planning & project management

• Interviewing, listening & case analysis

• Building professional relationships

• Research, assessment & Statistics• Needs, problems & resource identification

• Computer & IT competence 14

Social Work Practice Skills (Cont…)

• Bio-geo-socio-cultural diversity consideration

• Diagnosis & self empowering strategies• Building, facilitating & working with groups

• Practice methods application

• Fund raising & finance management

• Conflict resolution, crisis intervention, negotiation & reconciliation

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Social Work Practice Skills (Cont…)

• Maximizing people’s participation

• Social services management

• Training, supervision, monitoring & evaluation

• Intervention at all system levels

• Management Information system (MIS)

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Social Work Practice Skills (Cont…)

• Disaster risk reduction, emergency support & rehabilitation

• Liaison, lobbing , advocacy & interagency coordination

• Reporting, documentation & public relation

• Understanding of political culture & government systems

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Social Work Values & Code of Ethics

Values:…customs, beliefs, standards of conduct, & principles considered desirable by a culture, a group of people, or an individual. (SWD)

Values express what ought to be & guide decisions but do not dictate choices.

Code of ethics: An explicit statement of the values, principles, & rules of a profession, regulating the conduct of its members. (SWD)

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Social Work Values & Code of Ethics (cont…)

• Respect for diversity• Confidentiality• Nonjudgmentalism• Professional comportment• Ethical conduct• Access to resources• Dignity & worth• Social justice• Self-determination

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Social Work Values & Code of Ethics (cont…)

Common ethical principles for social work :Acceptance IndividualizationPurposeful expression of feelingsNonjudgmental attitudesObjectivityControlled emotional involvementSelf-determinationAccess to resourcesConfidentialityAccountability

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Social Work Values & Code of Ethics (cont…)

Social workers ethical responsibilities:

• to clients• to colleagues• in practice settings• as a professional• to the social work profession• to the broader society

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Goals, Purposes & Functions of Social Work

Person (social member)Family system; Social service system; Political system; Employment system; Religio-cultural system; Goods & services system; Educational system & Global system.

Social work is the professional activity of helping individuals, groups, or communities enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning and creating societal conditions favorable to that goal (NASW)

…….Principles of human rights & social justice are fundamentals of SW (IFSW)

(Hard to define : a set of skills a job title volunteers activity!)22

Goals, Purposes & Functions of Social Work cont…

The good must be extended to all of society before it can be held by any one or class - Jane Addams

Social workers are:• Social change agents• Agents of social control• Reformer of society• Intermediary between individuals & society

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Goals, Purposes & Functions of Social Work cont… ….Social work’s purpose is to promote or restore a

mutually beneficial interaction between individuals & society to improve the quality of life for everyone (NASW)

Mission of Social Work: Caring; Counseling & Changing the society.1. Caring for those who must live with an unchangeable social

problem2. Counseling people addressing their social problems by helping

them change the condition that causes the problem 3. Changing conditions in the society that make some people

more vulnerable to social problems

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Goals, Purposes & Functions of Social Work cont…

Goals of social work:1.Enhance the problem-solving, coping, &

developmental capacity of people2.Link people with systems that provide them with

resources, services, & opportunities3.Promote the effectiveness of human operation of

systems that provide people with resources & services

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Goals, Purposes & Functions of Social Work cont…

Goals of social work cont…:

5. Enhance human well-being & alleviate poverty, oppression, & other form of social injustice

6. Pursue policies, services, & resources through advocacy & social or political actions that promote social & economic justice

7. Develop & use research, knowledge, & skills that advance social work practice

8. Develop & apply practice in the context of diverse culture

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Fields of social work practice 1. Women & family services2. Child protection services3. Health, rehabilitation & mental health4. Occupational / industrial social work5. Gerontological social work6. School social work7. Crime, juvenile delinquency & criminal justice8. Information & Referral 9. Stress, trauma & crisis intervention

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Fields of social work practice cont…10.Community organizing & com. Development11.Unemployment, income maintenance & poverty12.Housing & homeless shelter13.Alcohol & substance abuse14.People with disabilities15.Youth services16.Excluded population17.Population control & family planning18.Extremism & terrorism

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Role of social workers• Helper/Enabler• Mediator/Negotiator• Educator• Facilitator/Initiator• Integrator• Moderator• Communicator• Program planner• Futurist/innovator

• Budget maker• Team builder• Coordinator• Supervisor• Advocate/Broker• Researcher/Evaluator• Organizer• Lobbyist/Analyst• Public speaker

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SW with other disciplines & professions

• Social sciences : Sociology, Political Science, Anthropology, Economics, Demography, Public Administration etc.

• Behavioral sciences: Psychology General, Child, Educational, Industrial, Social, Developmental, Abnormal etc.

• Philosophy, History, Biology, Statistics, Computer • Professions: Medicine, Nursing, Psychiatry, Law,

Journalism, Education etc.

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Social workers helps a person as

• A unique individual• Member of a family• Member of a group • Member of an organization • Member of a community • Member of the global village

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Social Work Practice MethodsA. Traditional Practice Methods

• Working with Individuals: Social Case Work,1917 • Working with Groups: Social Group Work, 1930s• Working with Communities: Community

Organization, 1940s• Social Welfare Administration (late 1940s)/Social

Organization Management• Social Work Research ( late 1940s)

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Social Work Practice Methods cont…

B. Multimethod Practice Approach (Hollis- Taylor Report- 1951)

C. Generalist Practice Approach: Initial and Advanced Generalists

D. Specialist Practice Approach

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