SW21 Casework, Components of Social Work, Personality, and Core Values of Social Work (Capitol University) PDF

lOMoARcPSD|45559581 SW21- Casework, Components OF SW, Personality OF A Person, AND CORE Values OF SW Social Work Practice in Individuals and Families (Capitol University) Scan to open on Studocu...

lOMoARcPSD|45559581 SW21- Casework, Components OF SW, Personality OF A Person, AND CORE Values OF SW Social Work Practice in Individuals and Families (Capitol University) Scan to open on Studocu Studocu is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university Downloaded by Clowie Navarrosa ([email protected])  lOMoARcPSD|45559581 SW211: SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES Definition of Casework -Enhancing of human well-being. It aims to find individual solutions to individual's problems. - Aims at reducing social problems and improve social functioning. Helen Harris Perlman's Definition of Casework - process used by human welfare agencies to help individuals to cope more effectively with their problems of social functioning. Components of Social Work Practice : (4Ps) 1. The person (client) 2. The problem (unmet needs, refer to the hierarchy of needs) 3. The place (agency) 4. Process (the casework, helping process, consists series of actions intended to reach the goal) Question: What is the same in every individual? Answer: Every person have their own uniqueness Three (3) Personality of a Person (Structures) 1. Id- seek pleasures 2. Ego - mature one, reality, and their responses on reality context 3. Superego- conscience, mature personality Capacity of Clients: 1. Social intelligence capacity 2. Physical Capacity Downloaded by Clowie Navarrosa ([email protected])  lOMoARcPSD|45559581 3. Emotional Capacity Problems Physiological Security (unmet needs), Belongingness, Self-Esteem, and Self-Actualization. May arise to the social (situations/environment) or personal (emotional discrepancies) factors. Can be both. Stressors (physical, psychological) Combination of Stress and Unmet Needs Causes disequilibrium of their social functioning. Place - Social Welfare Agency set up by government, or non-government or any concerned citizens. -agency is the one that will help in executing their services. Agency has a lot of types: Private and Public that deals with social/personal problems The Agency Has Sources of Authority: 1. Primary Setting/Agency - headed by a Social Worker, the authority and responsibility. Should come from a Social Worker. Example: DSWD Not only composed with social workers, there are others like Doctors, Police, Lawyers, etc. 2. Secondary Agency - The SW is not fully the head of agencies. The social worker has no authority and responsibility (example: In school, they're not the source of authority, they're just a part of the complimentary decision makers). - Pwede na may Social Worker pero hindi sila ang may higher position at authority. Social Workers supports only in this setting and are bound to follow the rules and regulation of the agency. Social Functioning - the ability for an individual to functioning capably and to fulfill his or her social roles adequately, which is influenced by the social environment and is the central focus of social work practice at all levels. Downloaded by Clowie Navarrosa ([email protected])  lOMoARcPSD|45559581 - The mission of the SW has something to do with the social functioning Professional Use of Self - the use of self in SW practice is the combining of knowledge, values, and skills gained in SW education with aspects of one's personal self, including personality traits, belief systems, life experiences, and cultural heritage. - the moment you engage with your client, you have to be professional, the professional self of the worker, not a friend or enemy. Core Values of Social Work: 1. Service - because we are service providers 2. Social Justice - we advocate to the rights of the person and educate them. 3. Dignity and Worth of the Individual - it's our philosophy, to treat them equally and be respectful. Treat them with dignity, respect and help them to reach their full potential. 4. Importance of Human Relationship - social workers will have positive and meaningful relationship. Is on the core of Social Work, to restore the functionality of the client and their loved ones. 5. Integrity - to facilitate and strong then life of others. The SW has to be trustworthy. By setting a good example for the client so the client can work effectively with the Social Worker. If ethical values and principles is present. 6. Competence there are people who have more knowledge on the real world context. They have substantial knowledge and that can make them competent. Social workers has to be good in both knowing academic skills and knowledge and real-world performance. Three Components in Social Work: 1. Reality - may be considered as consisting of the accepted social tenets of a community, involving thereby relatively stable laws and social representation. 2. Transference - describes a situation where the feelings, desires, and expectations of one person are redirected and applied to another person. Example: The client develops an intimate emotion towards the social worker. Downloaded by Clowie Navarrosa ([email protected])  lOMoARcPSD|45559581 3. Counter-transference - emotional reactions by a professional toward a client that originate in the professional's personal experience and which may be projected onto a client. Downloaded by Clowie Navarrosa ([email protected])