Social Work:

As A Profession

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Social Work Focus

■Promoting social change

■Facilitating problem solving

■Enhancing well-being through

empowerment and liberation (International

Federation of Social Work – 2000)
Social Work Goals

■Enhance social functioning

■Link to resources

■Improve social service delivery

■Promote social justice (National Association of

Social Workers)
Scope of Social Work as
Generalist Practice
■Individuals
■Families

■Groups

■Organizations

■Communities
Generalist Social Work As a
Way of Thinking
■Views human situations in context
■Sees potential for change at all system

levels
Generalist Social Work As a
Way of Doing
■Draws on a common core of practice
processes
■Integrates
■Direct practice
■Policy

■Research