VULNERABLE

POPULATIONS
MEGAN MORROW
 • The economically disadvantaged
• The elderly
• Racial and ethnical minorities
Who are • The uninsured
vulnerable • Homeless
• Low income persons/families
populations?
• Immigrants
• Refugees
 • Social workers help give people changes to
better understand and change their lives
SOCIAL • Helps clients make better decisions and
WORKERS control their own lives
• Reduces social and personal barriers
EMPOWER
• Increases ability to use their own power
• Maximize quality of life overall
 • On a micro level, social workers empower
people by being a person to turn to and
having them as a person who can help solve
EMPOWERMENT problems in their life.
ON LEVELS
• The empowerment that is felt on the micro
level provides new and positive outlook for
the whole society on the macro level.
 • Income support
• Self assessments
• Material aid
• Institutional placements
SOCIAL
• Mental health services
WORKERS
• In home health services
INTERVENTIONS • Education
• Transportation
• Housing
• Medical services
 • Based on the micro level of social worker’s
interventions, individuals can self assess and
receive the correct aid and betterment that
INTERVENTIONS they need.
ON LEVELS
• On a macro level, this would provide a better
education including more opportunities and
improved health in all aspects.
 • Health/health care problems are interlaced with
factors such as poverty, poor education, and
inadequate housing.
• People living in poverty are more likely to be
in poor health with disabling conditions.
• Vulnerable populations have a greater chance
CRITICAL of developing a severe medical problem and
CONTEMPORARY this is due to insufficient healthcare and a
higher risk for disease.
ISSUES • Those who are part of a vulnerable population
have a difficult time staying independent, do
not have reliable transportation, and lack good
communication skills.