- "Social work is an academic discipline and practice-based profession concerned with meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society as a whole to enhance their individual and collective well-being." - "The ultimate goals of social work include the improvement of people's lives, alleviation of biopsychosocial concerns, empowerment of individuals and communities, and the achievement of social justice."
The fundamental principles of social justice and human rights and how they relate to social work practice.
Intersectionality: The interconnectedness of social categories, such as race, gender, class, and sexuality, and how they intersect to create unique experiences of oppression and privilege.
Oppression: The use of power and privilege to marginalize and discriminate against individuals or groups based on their social identities.
Privilege: The unearned advantages and opportunities afforded to individuals or groups based on their social identities, such as race, gender, and class.
Discrimination: The differential treatment of individuals or groups based on their social identities, often resulting in unequal opportunities and negative outcomes.
Social Justice: The pursuit of equal rights, opportunities, and resources for all individuals and groups, regardless of their social identities.
Human Rights: The basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled, such as the right to life, liberty, and security of person.
Marginalization: The social, economic, and political exclusion of individuals or groups based on their social identities, often resulting in unequal opportunities and outcomes.
Systemic inequality: The pervasive and systematic barriers and discrimination faced by individuals or groups based on their social identities, perpetuated by societal institutions and structures.
Cultural Competence: The ability to understand and interact effectively with individuals and groups from different cultural backgrounds, and to recognize and address cultural biases and stereotypes.
Social Policy: The laws, regulations, and institutional practices that shape the distribution of power and resources in society, and often have significant social and economic implications.
- "Social work practice draws from areas, such as psychology, sociology, health, political science, community development, law, and economics."
- "Micro-work involves working directly with individuals and families." - "Mezzo-work involves working with groups and communities." - "Macro-work involves fostering change on a larger scale through advocacy, social policy, research development, non-profit and public service administration, or working with government agencies."
- "Starting in the 1960s, a few universities began social work management programmes."
- "The social work profession developed in the 19th century, with some of its roots in voluntary philanthropy and in grassroots organizing."
- "Responses to social needs had existed long before then, primarily from public almshouses, private charities, and religious organizations."
- "The effects of the Industrial Revolution and of the Great Depression of the 1930s placed pressure on social work to become a more defined discipline as social workers responded to the child welfare concerns related to widespread poverty and reliance on child labor in industrial settings."
- "To engage with systems and policies, [social work] conducts assessments, develops interventions, and enhances social functioning and responsibility."
- "Micro-work involves working directly with individuals and families, such as providing individual counseling/therapy or assisting a family in accessing services."
- "Mezzo-work involves working with groups and communities, such as conducting group therapy or providing services for community agencies."
- "Macro-work involves fostering change on a larger scale through advocacy, social policy, research development, non-profit and public service administration, or working with government agencies."
- "The effects of the Industrial Revolution [...] placed pressure on social work to become a more defined discipline as social workers responded to the child welfare concerns related to widespread poverty and reliance on child labor in industrial settings."
- "To prepare students for the management of social and human service organizations, in addition to classical social work education."
- "Social work draws from areas such as psychology, sociology, health, political science, community development, law, and economics."
- "The ultimate goals of social work include the improvement of people's lives, alleviation of biopsychosocial concerns, empowerment of individuals and communities, and the achievement of social justice."
- "The social work profession developed in the 19th century, with some of its roots in voluntary philanthropy and in grassroots organizing."
- "Social work practice draws from areas, such as psychology, sociology, health, political science, community development, law, and economics to engage with systems and policies, conduct assessments, develop interventions, and enhance social functioning and responsibility."
- "Social workers responded to the child welfare concerns related to widespread poverty and reliance on child labor in industrial settings."
- "Social work [aims] to enhance the basic needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society as a whole to enhance their individual and collective well-being."
- "Macro-work involves fostering change on a larger scale through advocacy, social policy, research development, non-profit and public service administration, or working with government agencies."