THE SETTINGS, PROCESSES, METHODS, AND TOOLS IN SOCIAL WORK

Have you ever volunteered in community programs? Programs that can give services to
the people within the society such as; Lingap Barangay, Medical missions, Job Fairs and
etc. And have you ever seen or know someone who do works for the society? Those
deeds falls into the category of Applied Social Sciences; the Social Work. These
questions was raised to deepen our knowledge this topic; How does social work defined
by different institutions and practitioners in the global setting? Whether social work is for
everyone or special population? And lastly, how does social work helps our society ?

1 Government setting
In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of
legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government setting by which organizational
policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. Each government
has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy.
Typically the philosophy chosen is some balance .between the principle of individual
freedom and the idea. While all types of organizations have governance, the word
government is often used more specifically to refer to the approximately 200 independent
national governments on Earth, as well as subsidiary organizations. Historically prevalent
forms of government include monarchy, aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy,
theocracy and tyranny. The main aspect of any philosophy of government is how political
power is obtained, with the two main forms being electoral contest and hereditary
succession.

2 Private Sector Setting

Part of the economy, sometimes referred to as the citizen sector, which is run by
private individuals or groups, usually as a means of enterprise for profit, and is not
controlled by the State. the private sector is wider, and places fewer constraints on firms.
In countries with more government authority, such as China, the public sector makes up
most of the economy.

3 Civil Society Setting

The term Civil Society is used to collectively refer to the voluntary
organizations corporate bodies, socially active groups, and firms working in each society.
Civil Society works for discharging several economic, social, cultural, moral and other
responsibilities which fall in the domain of private activities. It, however, serves the
public purpose of securing general welfare and development. Civil Society even opposes
the wrong politics, decisions and projects of the government. In doing so the civil society
depends upon constitutional, peaceful and legal method of action. In other words, Civil
Society refers to the effective presence of autonomous groups and associations, business
groups, interest groups, trade unions, voluntary social service organizations and clubs, in
fact, all non-governmental organizations, clubs and groups working for securing their
interests by their own efforts.

4. School Setting
School social workers play a critical role in schools and educational settings.
Social workers working within school systems provide services to students to enhance
their emotional well-being and improve their academic performance. School social
workers are usually employed by the school district or an agency that is contracted with
the school district to provide services. School social workers are often called on to help
students, families, and teachers address problems such as truancy, social withdrawal,
overaggressive behaviors, rebelliousness, and the effects of special physical, emotional,
or economic problems. School social workers often also address issues such as substance
abuse and sexuality issues in the higher grade levels. School social workers have a wide
range of job functions. Their title is typically “school social worker.” Qualifications for
this position are often decided by the school district or employing agency and
requirements can range from a bachelors degree to a clinical license from the state in
which they practice. However, like many social workers, the caseloads of school social
workers are often high. School social workers can be assigned to more than one school,
requiring time to travel between locations. Often the school social worker performs in
isolation and may not have access to consistent supervision. There also may be limited
resources to support service delivery such as a lack of confidential and private space,
supplies, and training.

5 Community Setting
Our community have all feature appropriate furniture and, in some cases, have
restricted space, ensuring that you are used to working in varied and realistic home and
environments. A home or a community organization located in the neighborhood in
which a participant in the program under this section. A community is a familiar thread
used to bring people together to advocate and support each other in the fight to overcome
those threats. As human beings, we need a sense of belonging, and that sense of
belonging is what connects us to the many relationships we develop. Communities are
also rich in resources, that is where their collective aspect comes into play. We are all
members of many communities family, work, neighborhood, etc. We constantly move in
and out of them, depending on the situation. Community setting consist of micro-practice
and macro-practice when we say micro - practice it means the most common kind of
social work, and is how most people imagine social workers providing services. In micro
social work, the social worker engages with individuals or families to solve problems.
The practice of macro social work is the effort to help clients by intervening in large
systems. Examples include lobbying to change a health care law, organizing a state-wide
activist group or advocating for large-scale social policy change.
I. Insert/put those words below inside the box where it is corresponding.

Government Private Sector Civil Society setting Community setting

School setting
Setting setting

monarchy oligarchy social service organizations

non-governmental organizations political heriditary succession
democracy aristocracy trade unions
citizen sector enterprise micro-pratice
Cultural teachers school social worker
Neighborhoond Students moral
students' academic performance maro-practice

II. True or False. Write T if it is true and F if it is False

__1. Government setting by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a
mechanism for determining policy.
__2. The main aspect of any philosophy of thought is how political power is obtained,
with the two main forms being electoral contest and hereditary succession.
__3. Private sector setting referred to as the citizen sector, which is run by private individuals
or groups, usually as a means of enterprise for gving voluntary services, and is controlled
by the State.
__4. Forms of government include monarchy, aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy,
democracy, theocracy and tyranny.
__5. The term Civil community is used to collectively refer to the voluntary organizations
corporate bodies, socially active groups, and firms working in each society.
__6. Civil Society refers to the effective presence of autonomous groups and associations,
business groups, interest groups, trade unions, voluntary social service organizations and
clubs, in fact, all non-governmental organizations, clubs and groups working for securing
their interests by their own efforts.
__7. School social workers play a critical role in schools and educational settings. Social
workers working within school systems provide services to students to enhance their
emotional well-being and improve their academic performance.

__8. School social workers often also address issues such as substance abuse and sexuality
issues in the higher grade levels. School social workers have a wide range of job
functions.
__9. Community setting consist of micro-practice and macro-practice when we say micro
- practice it means the most unusual or uncommon kind of social work, and is how most
people imagine social workers providing services.
__10. The practice of micro social work is the effort to help clients by intervening in
large systems.