Is Social Service in life an option

or a must?

By
Dr. Rishardh Hussain
P.hD (USA), MBA, BBA (Hons), FCMI (UK), MCIM (UK), Member – AMA (USA), MSLIM, MIM (SL)
Managing Director
Blue Ocean Business Consulting (Pvt) Ltd
Sri Lanka
To bring a paradigm shift in social service
and social work among members of the
CFD
1. The case for social service &
social work

2. The nature & characteristic of

social service

3. The challenges in social

service and social work

4. The way forward

Food for thought….
Do you have big enough reason?
The case for
social service &
social work –
Why do we want
to Involve?
Social Service or social work is
Mandatory
If one looks closer at the teaching of Islam, he/she will
Why ??????????????........ find that Islam demands two kinds of deeds:
1. Worship of Allah Almighty alone and obey his all
commands
It is a command from
Almighty Allah 2. The second one is to serve His creatures,
especially mankind.
The case for social
service & social work –
Why do we want to
Involve?

“Worship Allah, and do not associate with Him

anything, and be good to parents, to relatives, to
orphans, to the needy, to the close neighbour and
the distant neighbour, and to the companion at your
side and the traveller and to those (slaves who are)
owned by you. Surely, Allah does not like those who
are arrogant, proud.”

(An-Nysa, Ayah no. 4:36).

The case for
social service &
social work – Why
do we want to
Involve?
The nature of social service
Social service or work is a professional
service based on scientific knowledge and
skill in human relations, which assists
individuals or in groups to obtain the social
and personal satisfaction
Friedlander - 1951

It is a professional service based on the

knowledge of human relations and skills in
relationships and concerned with intrapersonal
and inter-personal adjustments resulting from
unmet individual, group, or community needs
Mirza R.Ahmad (1969)
The nature of 1. A commitment for social betterment
social service
2. The nature of social service

A goal to enhance
the social function
The nature of
social service 3. Action Oriented
The nature of
social service

Application to human
diversity
The nature of
social service 4. A versatile practice perspective
1. Professional Service 5. Helping Activity

2. Based on Scientific Knowledge 6. Social Activity

3. Humanitarian Philosophy 7. Liaison Activity

3. Humanitarian Philosophy

4. Solution to the psycho-social

problem

Characteristics of Social work

The challenges in
social service and
social work
1. Teamwork

2. Communication
Teamwork is a major challenge in social
service and social work

1. Why do we need to collaborate in Social work?

Teamwork - Teamwork is a major challenge
in social service and social work

1. Why do we need to collaborate in Social work?

Team Roles
Communication is a major challenge
in social service and social work
The challenges in social service and social
work

1. Teamwork
Thought to ponder
• https://www.islamicstudies.info/literature/Concept_of_Social_Service
_in_Islam.htm
• https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/387848/Significance-
of-social-service-in-Islam
• https://www.ucalgary.ca/sw/ramsay/papers2/Armstrong-94-professio
nal-model-social-work-practice-1.html