DIASS: Q4L3

• Social Work


  Its nature of work goes beyond care and rehabilitation for and of the needy, the neglected, and the marginalized such as the abused children and youth, the elderly, the sick, and the physically and mentally challenged, also the poor in general
• Interventive roles


  Combination of tasks that are expected to be performed by the social worker to accomplish the goals agreed upon with the client
• Functions of social work


  To assist individuals and groups to identify and resolve or minimize problems arising out of disequilibrium between themselves and the environment
• Competencies


  The ability to do something successfully or efficiently
• Ethical Standards


  Usually define the rights, responsibilities, and accountabilities of the members
• NASW Code of Ethics


  Intended to serve as a guide to the everyday professional conduct of social
• Qualities of a Good Social Worker


  • Empathetic
  • Patient
  • Dependable
  • Organized
  • Perceptive
  • Objective
  • Persistent
  • Flexible
  • Resilient
  • Driven
• Roles of Social Worker


  • Advocate
  • Case manager
  • Mediator
  • Researcher
  • Educator
  • Broker
  • Psychiatric Social Worker
  • Facilitator
• Broad Functions of Social Work


  • Curative
  • Correctional
  • Preventive
  • Developmental
  • Consultancy
  • Resource Management
  • Education
• Social Worker Competencies

  • Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior
  • Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice
  • Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, Environmental, Justice
  • Engage in practice-Informed Research and research-Informed Practice
  • Engage in Policy Practice
  • Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
  • Assess with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
  • Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
  • Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
• Different Specialization in Social Work


  • Substance Misuse and Addiction
  • Social Work in Aging and Gerontology
  • Child and Family Social Work
  • Justice and Correctional Social Work
  • Development Disabilities
  • Employment and Occupational Social Work
  • Healthcare Social Work
  • Mental Health and Clinical Social Work
  • International Social Work
  • Management and Administration
  • Policy and Planning
• National Association of Social Workers


  Intended to serve as a guide to the everyday professional conduct of social, preamble
• NASW Preamble


  • Enhance human well-being
  • Help meet their basic needs
  • Empower oppressed, vulnerable, and living in poverty
  • Create, contribute to, address in problem-solving
• Social Worker Values


  • Service
  • Social Justice
  • Integrity
  • Importance of Human relationships
  • Dignity and worth of the person
  • Competence
• Social Work


  Its nature of work goes beyond care and rehabilitation for and of the needy, the neglected, and the marginalized such as the abused children and youth, the elderly, the sick, and the physically and mentally challenged, also the poor in general
• Interventive roles


  Combination of tasks that are expected to be performed by the social worker to accomplish the goals agreed upon with the client
• Functions of social work


  To assist individuals and groups to identify and resolve or minimize problems arising out of disequilibrium between themselves and the environment
• Competencies


  The ability to do something successfully or efficiently
• Ethical Standards


  Usually define the rights, responsibilities, and accountabilities of the members
• NASW Code of Ethics


  Intended to serve as a guide to the everyday professional conduct of social
• Qualities of a Good Social Worker


  • Empathetic
  • Patient
  • Dependable
  • Organized
  • Perceptive
  • Objective
  • Persistent
  • Flexible
  • Resilient
  • Driven
• Roles of Social Worker


  • Advocate
  • Case manager
  • Mediator
  • Researcher
  • Educator
  • Broker
  • Psychiatric Social Worker
  • Facilitator
• Broad Functions of Social Work


  • Curative
  • Correctional
  • Preventive
  • Developmental
  • Consultancy
  • Resource Management
  • Education
• Social Worker Competencies

  • Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior
  • Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice
  • Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, Environmental, Justice
  • Engage in practice-Informed Research and research-Informed Practice
  • Engage in Policy Practice
  • Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
  • Assess with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
  • Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
  • Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
• Different Specialization in Social Work


  • Substance Misuse and Addiction
  • Social Work in Aging and Gerontology
  • Child and Family Social Work
  • Justice and Correctional Social Work
  • Development Disabilities
  • Employment and Occupational Social Work
  • Healthcare Social Work
  • Mental Health and Clinical Social Work
  • International Social Work
  • Management and Administration
  • Policy and Planning
• National Association of Social Workers


  Intended to serve as a guide to the everyday professional conduct of social, preamble
• NASW Preamble


  • Enhance human well-being
  • Help meet their basic needs
  • Empower oppressed, vulnerable, and living in poverty
  • Create, contribute to, address in problem-solving
• Social Worker Values


  • Service
  • Social Justice
  • Integrity
  • Importance of Human relationships
  • Dignity and worth of the person
  • Competence
• Advocate social worker


  Fights for the rights of clients
• Case manager social worker


  Focuses on locating the accessible services and assists their clients in providing their needs and necessities
• Mediator social worker


  Fixes the arguments and reaches mutually satisfying agreements from both parties
• Researcher social worker


  Functions as a researcher to know if their programs are effective, that is why they must conduct research to determine results and analyze and interpret it to their findings
• Educator social worker


  Focuses on guiding them on how to discipline their children, prevent violence and more
• Broker social worker


  Functions on behalf of the client, to get the services of another part of society
• Psychiatric Social Worker


  To empower their clients to deal with their different problems in society
• Facilitator social worker


  Requires skills, because their function is to facilitate and gather a group of people in the community to conduct awareness or advocacy
• Broad Functions of Social Work


  • Curative - assist individuals and groups about disequilibrium, seek to remove factors that can cause breakdown
  • Correctional - a prison social worker, responsible for psychological assessments
  • Preventive - identify areas of disequilibrium to prevent the occurrence of it
  • Developmental - focuses on the social development of an individual, expected to assist in restoring, maintaining, and enhancing the social functioning of individuals
  • Consultancy - frontliner of the clients, pioneering programs, social workers are being consultants or mentors to new social workers
  • Resource Management - social workers are part of human resources development and administration, the most strategic function
  • Education - social workers provide services to students to enhance their emotional well-being and academic performance