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providRoleing social support services
- Role of professionals providing social support in
Europe
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Revision
- Answer the following questions related to the
definition of social work - What does the social work profession promote?
- Which theories does social work utilise?
- Which principles are fundamental to social work?
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Answers
- Social change, problem solving in human
relationships and empowerment of people to
enhance well-being - Theories of human behaviour and social systems
- Principles of human rights and social justice
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Types of work
- Complete the following text
- The work of social workers may include,
i__________ practice, groupwork, c__________
work, social d__________, social a________,
policy development, research, social work
e________ and s___________ functions in these
fields.
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- The work of social workers may include,
interpersonal practice, groupwork, community
work, social development, social action, policy
development, research, social work education and
supervisory functions in these fields.
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Basic values
- Social work is committed to five basic values
- Human d_________ and worth
- Social j_________
- Service to h____________
- I____________
- C____________
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Answers
- Human dignity and worth
- Social justice
- Service to humanity
- Integrity
- Competence
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Tasks group work
- Talk to your colleagues and make the following
lists containing at least five items - Specializations available to social workers
- Duties of social workers
- The most important skills that social workers need
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Specialization of social workers
- Clinical social workers
- Child welfare or family services social workers
- Protective services
- Mental health
- Health care
- School
- Criminal justice
- Occupational
- Gerontology
- Social work administrators
- Social work planners and policy-makers
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Duties of social workers
- Interview clients
- Provide counsel and therapy
- Plan programs of assistance for clients
- Investigate cases of child abuse or neglect
- Act as advocates for client groups
- Develop or advise on social policy legislation
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- Provide mediation services and psychosocial
assessments - Evaluate the effectiveness of counselling and
social programs - May provide public education and consultation
- May supervise other social workers
- Keeping accurate records and preparing reports
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Skills and knowledge that are needed
- Listening carefully
- Helping people with their personal problems
- Taking responsibility for someones welfare
- Ethical behavior
- Keeping detailed and accurate records
- Patience and persistence
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- Inspiring trust and confidence
- Working with minimal supervision
- Working well in a team
- No emotional involvement
- Communication skills
- Handling pressure
- Being interested in peoples care and well-being
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Five questions a quiz
- http//www.youtube.com/watch?v-mJ6L7312Uk
http//www.youtube.com/watch?v-mJ6L7312Uk
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Homework
- Write a short essay describing why you want to
become a social workers (300 words)!
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Statistics
- The number of jobs for social workers will grow
faster until 2014, especially in the field of
gerontology, juvenile delinquency, the mentally
ill, AIDS, immigrants as well as in private
practice - 15 of social workers abandon the profession
within the first year of work
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Shortage of social workers
- There are over 100,000 registered social workers
in the UK however, there is still a shortage of
them - How about situation in Croatia?
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Conclusion
- Despite the many frustrations of this job, most
social workers find their jobs profoundly
rewarding - Helping struggling clients improve their lives to
become happy and productive members of society
can provide a sense of satisfaction and
connection that few other jobs offer
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Role of professionals in Europe
- Read the text on p. 48 and answer the
following - What has British social work become focused on in
practice? - Why is the title social worker being
increasingly replaced by other titles? - Which title would you suggest and why?
- What is the role of social pedagogues in the
community?
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Social work job titles
- http//jobsearch.about.com/od/job-title-samples/a/
social-work-job-titles.htm
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Vocabulary
- Statutory propisan zakonom
- Funding financiranje
- Spasmodic neredovito, nejednolicno
- Intermediary posredan
- Charge šticenik
- All facets of community life svi aspekti života
u zajednici - Translate the text on p.48!
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Discuss the following
- An intermediary and well-organized profession has
developed which takes up much of the slack
between statutory, protective social work and
more radical community work. - What is statutory social work?
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Statutory social work
- Social work that involves situations where an
individual is part of a court or administrative
process (placement in care by the court, young
offenders, victims of crime, adoption, custody of
children, etc.)
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The Social Worker
- Read the text on p. 51
- Briefly describe the After-Care Scheme in terms
of their aims and services they provide - What are the biggest problems of young people
leaving care?
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- Thank you for your attention!
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