EXADJU BOARD REVIEW CENTER

QUEZON CITY

SOCIAL WORK BOARD REVIEW 2019

SOCIAL WORK AND THE LAW

PREPARED BY: RALFH LAURENCE P. BOLANTE, RSW

RATIONALE:

1. BUILDING THE KNOWLEDGE BASE OF SOCIAL WORKERS;

2. USE OF LAW AS A TOOL TO PROTECT AND CLAIM RIGHTS;

3. THE KEY HERE IS HAVING BASIC KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF RELEVANT WELFARE
LAWS AND POLICIES AS THEY APPLY TO SECTORS, COMMUNITY CONTEXTS, AND DEVELOPMENT
NEEDS OF SOCITIES; AND

4. SOCIAL WORKERS, AS ADVOCATES, CAN PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN CHANGING THE LAWS
AND POLICIES OF THE COUNTRY TO UPHOLD HUMAN RIGHTS, ESPECIALLY, TO PROTECT THE
RIGHTS OF THE POOR, MARGINALISED EXCLUDED AND DISAVANTAGED.

ASSUMPTIONS IN LAW

EVERY PERSON IS PRESUMED TO KNOW / BE AWARE OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE LAW

(IGNORANCE OF THE LAW EXCUSES NO ONE.)

UPHOLDS SELF – WORTH AND DIGNITY

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN RIGHTS, GENDER JUSTICE, ECONOMIC

JUSTICE, CLIMATE JUSTICE, ETC.
SOCIAL WELFARE LAWS AND POLICIES

SOCIAL WORKERS CONSTANTLY RESPOND TO THE ISSUES AND PROBLEMS FACED BY THE PUBLIC
IN GENERAL AND SPECIFIC SECTORS OF SOCIETY:

WOMEN
YOUTH
LGBT
FARMERS
CHILDREN
MIGRANTS
IPs
ELDERLY
URBAN POOR/INFORMAL SETTLERS