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Canadian Association of Social Workers (2008).
Social work scope of practice. Ottawa, ON:
Canadian Association of Social Workers.
Social Work Goals
Enhance social functioning
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Psychology
neuroscience
developmental
cognitive
social
clinical
BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL
biological •Psychiatrist
psychological •Psychologist
social factors •Social Worker
SOCIAL WORK IS MORE ABOUT
RELATIONSHIP
INTERDISCIPLINARY PRACTICE
JANE MATHESON
Clinical
Social
Worker
Counsellor
at Red Deer
College
MARY VALENTICH
Works as an advocate in
pursuit of gender equity
and freedom from racial
and other forms of
discrimination
JOE CECI
https://www.facebook.com/joe.ceci.ndp
WHAT DO WE DO AS SOCIAL WORKERS?
Consult, facilitate, plan, empower, monitor,
advocate, broker, convene, mediate, coach,
activate, teach, train, research, counsel, link…
SOCIAL WORK BUILDS ON GENERALIST
PRACTICE
encompasses
the ecological perspective,
the problem-solving process,
knowledge regarding the
client-worker relationship.
(Compton & Galaway)
PHASES OF PRACTICE
1. Pre-meeting
2. Engagement-tuning in and
connecting
3. Intervention-work
4. Termination
Kirst-Ashman, K. & Hull, G. (2012)
Phases of
•Engagement Practice
•Assessment cont'd
•Planning
•Implementation
•Evaluation
•Termination
•Follow-up
•Kirst-Ashman, K. & Hull, G. (2012)
SOCIAL WORKERS MORE OFTEN INTERVENE
AT THE MICRO LEVEL
Micro
Individual, Family
Mezzo
Groups, Organizations
Macro
Symbols
for the
diversity
in social
Jane work Mary
Addams practice Richmond
Macro Focus
Co-ordination of a case
is essential where a
client is accessing more
than a single service
CASE MANAGEMENT
Social Worker
Your Other
Agency Professionals
Client
Community Institutions –
Resources Schools, etc
HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT (HPA)
SCHEDULE 27:
(a) enhance or restore the social functioning of
individuals, families, groups, organizations and
communities by improving developmental, problem-
solving and coping capacities of people and systems,
(b) promote effective and humane systems that provide
resources, opportunities and services to people and
link people to those systems,
(c) contribute to the development and improvement of
social policy, and
(d) provide restricted activities authorized by the
regulations.
WHAT DO SOCIAL
WORKERS MAKE?
WHAT ARE SOME INITIAL QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT WANT
TO ASK ABOUT SOCIAL WORK?
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
How?
Why?
ON ANY GIVEN DAY,
SOCIAL WORKERS HELP
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