Lecture 4 Social Welfare in the Trinidad

8/2/2019 Lecture 4 Social Welfare in the Trinidad

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WELFARE SERVICES WITHIN TRINIDAD

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THE PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES ADDRESSED


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WELFARE SERVICES

From the inception of social welfare in Trinidad, the aim has alwaysbeen to address the social ills persons within the countryexperience. Such services were categorized based on the needsof various populations. Eg.

Social workers helped: Children and youth

The elderly People with disabilities Prisoners

Gang members Pregnant teens, etc.

For every population discussed on the remaining slides identify atleast two local agencies within T&T that provides neededservices to them.


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THE ELDERLY

Social workers

Provide service to the elderly directly andthrough their families

Link the elderly to community resources

Counsel clients with terminal illness

Refer clients to hospice

Enhance quality of life of nursing home residents


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ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Social workers aid the individual with thedisease as well as others impacted

Factors contributing to the problem

Physiological

Sociological

Psychological


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CHILD WELFARE

Protective services

Foster care

Residential care Adoption and services to unmarried parents


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PROTECTIVE SERVICES

Social workers

Seek to protect the child while respecting therights of the parent

Determine if the child is in immediate danger

Assess ability of parents to resolve problem

Make judgment about the risks of working with

the family while keeping the child home


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FOSTER CARE

Social workers

Develop a pool of good quality foster homes

Recruit, select, train, and monitor foster homes

Use a considerable amount of skill to managethe stress of foster care on

The child, the natural parents, and the foster parents


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RESIDENTIAL CARE

Social workers

Select appropriate residential placements

Are staff members at residential facilities

Providing care and treatment for children

Maintaining positive contact between child and familyand making plans for possible return home

Evaluate licensing of residential facilities


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ADOPTION AND SERVICES TO UNMARRIED

PARENTS

Social workers

Provide counseling to unmarried parents re:placement decisions

Screen and select adoptive parents

Collect information on adoptive parents, birthparents, and child


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COMMUNITY WORK

Community organization

Community planning

Community or neighborhood development


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CORRECTIONS

Social workers serve as/in

Juvenile officers in diversionary programs

Preparers of social histories and psychosocial

assessments for the offenders

Probation officers providing counseling

Prisons counseling and serving as a link to the

outside world


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DISABILITIES

Social workers

Serve clients with mild and severe disabilities

Help people find suitable living arrangements

Assist in the alleviation of problems associatedwith the disability

Contribute to public education efforts

Help individuals gain access to services


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FAMILY SERVICES

Social workers

Provide various forms of counseling or therapy tofamilies

Work proactively to strengthen families throughfamily life education

Help families plan the number, spacing, and

timing of births of children


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INCOME MAINTENANCE

Social workers

Historically worked in this area frequently

Few work there now

Need to be aware of these resources

Local short term emergency services

Temporary Assistance to Needy Families

Social Security Income, etc.


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MEDICAL AND HEALTH CARE

Social Workers work in hospitals and otherhealth related organizations

Addressing social and psychological factors

Linking patients to various services

Providing counseling

Having an active role in maintenance and

disease prevention programs


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MENTAL HEALTH AND ILLNESS

Social workers help people with emotionalillness by:

Helping them cope with their illness

Working to change factors in their environment topromote better mental health

Working to eliminate social conditions that have

a negative effect on their functioning


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OCCUPATIONAL SOCIAL WORK

Social workers practice in business andindustrial settings

Three models of social work practice inbusiness

Employee service model

Consumer service model

Corporate social responsibility model


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SCHOOLS

Social workers

Traditionally counsel the child and confer withthe family

Depend on the cooperation of teachers to makereferrals

Serve as a link between school, family, and

community


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YOUTH SERVICES

Social workers in youth serving agencies

Direct and administer the programs and/oragency

Facilitate groups

Provide individual counseling


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Lecture 4 Social Welfare in the Trinidad