SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT

AND SOCIAL WORK

FIRSTLY KRISTINE (3-7WK) THIRDLY ATE PEARL (11-12WK)

A. THEORIES AND PERSPECTIVES III. GROUPS
● General systems theories ● DEFINITIONS
● Ecological systems theory ● TYPES
● Strengths / Empowerment Perspectives ● CHARACTERISTICS
● Structural/ Functional Perspectives ● STRUCTURES
● Rights-based Perspectives ● GROUP DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE
● Gender and Development Perspectives PROCESS
B. Societal forces influencing family, group ● PURPOSE OF GROUPS
and community behavior ● EXAMPLES OF GROUPS IN SOCIAL
● Social WORK
● Political ● GROUP ASSESSMENT TOOLS
○ Power relations, participation
responsibility and accountability FOURTHLY CARMELA (13-15)
● Economic IV. COMMUNITIES
● Cultural ● DEFINITIONS
● Spiritual ● TYPES:SECTORAL, GEOGRAPHICAL,
● Technology GLOBAL MOBILE, E COMMUNITIES
● Physical/ Environment/Intersectionality of ● ELEMENTS AND PATTERNS
gender/gender analysis ● STRUCTURES AND COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS/ PEOPLE’S
C. The use of the concept of social functioning ORGANIZATIONS:
in understanding families, groups, EXAMPLES: SECTORAL: WOMEN’S
communities ORGS, LGBT
● ROLE OF COMMUNITIES IN
SECONDLY NESLY (8-10WK) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND
II. FAMILIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND
● Evolving definitions (constitutional SOCIAL CHANGE I.E. GENDER
provision, revised family code, Household SOCIALIZATION IN THE COMMUNITY
arrangements) ● COMMUNITY NETWORK AND
● Functions of the family I.E gender RESOURCE SYSTEM I.E.
socialization in the family ● EXAMPLES OF TOOLS IN COMMUNITY
● Types and structures (traditional and ASSESSMENT
emerging - e.g Solo parent household
women/girl headed household? OFW, (LASTLY ALTHEA 16-17 WK)
same sex couple family/ lGBT blended VI. ORGANIZATIONS
families) ● DEFINITIONS
● Family dynamics and boundaries ● TYPES/CLASSIFICATION
● Family patients (i.e) Gender role attributes ● STRUCTURES
and attitudes) ● THEORIES ON ORGANIZATIONS AND
● 4 R’s in the family: roles rituals MANAGEMENT
relationships, rules i.e Gender roles ● DISSECTING AND DEMYSTIFYING
● Developmental life cycles and growth ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE AND
processes of families CULTURE TOWARDS EMPOWERMENT
● Issues I. E family based (gender) violence AND SOCIAL/ GENDER EQUALITY AND
concept of power JUSTICE I.E. GENDER ISSUES IN THE
● Tools on Family Assessment WORKPLACE
● EXAMPLES OF TOOLS IN
ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENT
 SOCIAL DEVIATION AND SOCIAL WORK

FIRSTLY ATE PEARL (1-3 WK)

● Introduction to social deviance ○ Cyber Deviation
● Types of deviance ○ HIV
1. Good and admired behavior
2. Odd behavior LASTLY NESLY (16WK)
3. Bad behavior ○ Poverty
● Objectivism (Norm Based) and ○ Homelessness
subjectivist approaches (labeled ○ Other Related Issues
based) in social deviance
● Implications to social work practice
SECONDLY ALTHEA (4-11WK) ○ Ethical considerations (no
● Strain Theory diagnostic labels)
● Differential association theory ○ Policies
● Deterrence perspective ○ Programs
● Interactionist/Labeling Perspective ○ Services

THIRDLY KRISTINE (12-14 WK) ● Tips in maintaining Mental Health and

● Overview on different types of its impilcation to social workers
Emotional/Behavioral Disorders ○ Concept of Resiliency
1. Anxiety Disorders ○ Protective Factors
2. Bipolar disorders
3. Conduct disorders
4. Eating disorders
5. Obsessive compulsive disorders
6. Psychotic disorders
● Social work responses in dealing and
managing cases with emotional and
behavioral disorders

FOURTHLY CARMELA (15WK)

Basic issues/problems in categorizing acts
Modes of management including related laws
● Roles and skills of Social Worker in
handling with selected issues
○ Violence against women
(Prsotitution, sexual abuse,
etc.)
○ Pornography Addiction
○ Rape by Minors
○ Incest
○ Sex related bahavior/condition
i.e necrophillia, exhibitionism
etc.
○ Criminal Justice (CICL and
adult offender)
○ Substance abuse
○ Mental Health issues, suicide,
suicidal ideation, depression
etc.
○ LGBT groups
 SOCIAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT
PERSPECTIVES

MAAM PARCIA (1-3WK)

FIRST REPORTER NESLY (4-9WK) LAST REPORTER ALTHEA (16-18WK)

III. Social Change and Development Theories
a. Structural-Functionalist Theory
b. Rostow’s Modernization Theory
c. Dependency Theory
d. Dialectical and Historical Materialism
e. Neoliberalism
SECOND REPORTER CARMELA (10WK)
IV. Perspective on Social Development
I. perspectives
a. Diversity perspectives
a. 1 Strength Perspectives
a. 2 Empowerment Perspectives
a.3 Spirituality and Faith Sensitive
Perspectives
A. 4 Ethnocultural Perspectives
V. Social movements and its impacts
-social movement defined
-sectoral movements; children, labor, urban
poor, overseas Filipinos, indegenous people
-feminist and LGBT movement
-ecological movement
-liberation movement
-working with men - (e.g. MOVE (Men
opposed to violence everywhere), ERPAT,
(Enhancing and reaffirming Paternal Abilities
and Talents), KATROPA (Popcom)

THIRD REPORTER KRISTINE (11WK)

b. Feminist Perspectives
B. 1 WID
B. 2 WAD
B. 3 GAD
c. People Centered Development
d. Participatory Development
e. Anti-oppressive
f. Vulnerable Life Situation perspectives

FOURTH REPORTER ATE PEARL

(12-15WK)

Approaches to development
a. Human Development
a. 1 Transition form SDG to MDG
(highlight on social protection on
women and targets pertaining to GBV
- SDG 5, Target 5.2 and target 16.2)
b. Basic needs approach
c. Inclusive growth Women in
Development
d. Rights-based approach
e. Strengths-based approach