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THE COUNSELING SERVICES, PROCESSES, AND METHODS - A wide variety of people in the community, from

friends to parents, relatives, volunteers to all


In all the services, several processes are involved from people of goodwill participate in providing social
needs assessment to intervention or program designing care.
and a selection of an array of methods available to the - This includes providing personal care, supporting
profession in dispensing the services appropriately. individuals with daily living, and supporting people
to engage with their communities and involve
CONDUCTING NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS, more direct contact with people.
GROUPA, ORGANIZATION, AND COMMUNITIES - To move from social care giving to social work
- Since counseling is essentially an intervention, it is professional practice, one has to go through
important that counselors accurately understand special training to join the social work profession.
the needs of their clients. - In the Philippines and the United Kingdom, social
- This also helps to align their competencies to the work is qualified, registered profession with a
needs of individuals, groups, organizations, and protected title.
communities that they intend to serve. - Unlike social care, social work is generally more
- May range from a systematic observation of detached in dealing with its clients.
symptoms to conducting formal surveys using a - However, a relationship-based social work does
questionnaire to determine the felt needs of the exist in which emphasis is put on the importance
potentials clients. of the relationship social workers have with the
- Is generally a diagnostic procedure. people they at working with.
MONITORING AND EVALUATING FOR COUNSELING - Context and Basic Concepts of Social work
EFFECTIVITY - They aim to discover the causes of poverty among
- When interventions are designed, the individuals, eliminate the causes, and eliminate
implementation stage follows. poverty in the society.
- In monitoring, both the planned and unplanned - Poverty was then seen as a character defect of an
occurrences in the process are documented. individual.
- Evaluation- at the end of the period of - This perspective is half true, as evidence of social
implementation or at certain marked reasonable sciences show that there are multiple external
period, assessments are needed to determine forces and structures that account for poverty of
initial results and finds out if the intended results individuals.
are being met or not. - The context of social work is a place that requires
- Results are the basis to continue or to phase out a professionals to direct their service on the needs
program. and empowerment of people who experience
- Monitoring documents the process, evaluation some forms of vulnerability, oppression, and living
concentrates on the results. in poverty.
THE DISCIPLINE OF SOCIAL WORK
- is closely associated with government welfare and PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL WORK
social programs aimed at achieving social justice, 1. Principles relative to human rights
fairness, and attainment of social equilibrium. a. Upholding and promoting human dignity and well-
“The social work profession promotes social change, being
problem solving in human relationships and - Social workers should respect, uphold, and defend each
empowerment and liberation of people to enhance well- person’s physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual
being. Utilizing theories of human behavior and social integrity and well- being.
systems, social work intervenes at the points where - They should work toward promoting the best interests of
people interact with their environments. Principles of individuals and groups in society and the avoidance of
human rights and social justice are fundamental to social harm.
work.” b. Respecting the right to self-determination
Social workers… - Social workers should respect, promote, and support
- Aim to protect vulnerable people from abuse, or people’s dignity and right to make their own choices and
self-harm and to help enhance their well being decisions, irrespective of their values and life choices,
and quality of life. provided that this does not threaten the rights, safety, and
- Aim to promote positive individual and social legitimate interests of others.
change. c. Promoting the right to participation
- Operate within legal frameworks for protecting - Social workers should promote the full involvement and
and supporting vulnerable people participation of people using their services in ways that
For example: enable them to be empowered in all aspects of decisions
- Local authority social workers working with and actions affecting their lives.
children and families use child protection policies D. Creating each person as a whole
and procedures to intervene in families to protect - Social workers should be concerned with the whole
vulnerable children and provide support, while person, within the family, community, societal, and natural
those working with adults aim to ensure that their environments, and should seek to recognize all aspects of
needs for care and protection are met. a person’s life.
They are also responsible for implementing policies, E. Identifying and developing strengths
which aim to safeguard vulnerable children or adults - Social workers should focus on the strengths of all
and ensure that people have as much choice and individuals, groups, and communities, and thus promote
control over services they use as possible. their empowerment.
From social care to social work 2. Principle relative to social justice
a. Challenging discrimination - Examples of services include counseling, family
- Social workers have a responsibility to challenge therapy and family life education.
discrimination on the basis of characteristics such as 3. CHILDREN SERVICES
ability, age, culture, gender or sex, marital status, socio- - Child welfare workers practice family-based
economic status, political opinions, skin color, racial or services that address children, youth and families.
other physical characteristics, sexual orientation, or - They may counsel children and youth who have
spiritual beliefs. problems or have difficulty adjusting socially.
b. Recognizing diversity - They may work to protect or intervene on their
- Social workers should recognize and respect the diversity behalf when they are abused or neglected.
of the societies in which they practice, taking into account - Child welfare may advise foster care in cases
individual, family, group, and community differences. where parents cannot or will not protect and/or
c. Distributing resources provide for their children. Social workers will then
- Social workers should ensure that resources at their work with the courts to find adoptive homes for
disposal are distributed fairly, according to need. children.
D. Challenging unjust policies and practices 4. EMPLOYMENT/ OCCUPATIONAL SOCIAL WORK
Social workers have a duty to bring to attention of their - They help employees deal with a large range of
employers, policy makers, politicians, and the general problems including work stress, substance abuse,
public the situations where resources are inadequate or domestic violence, single parenting, depression,
where distribution of resources, policies, and practices are eating disorders, vocational rehabilitation,
oppressive, unfair, harmful, or illegal. takeovers, layouts, etc.
E. Working in solidarity 5. GERONTOLOGY
- Social workers, individually, collectively, and with others - Social workers help older adults maintain
have a duty to challenge social conditions that contribute independence. The social workers arranges
to social exclusion, stigmatization or subjugation, and work income assistance, organizes recreational groups
toward an inclusive society. and support groups.
3. Principles relative to professional integrity - They would improve the quality of life for the
a. Upholding the values and reputation of the profession elders.
- Social workers should act at all times in accordance with 6. HEALTH CARE
the values and principles of the profession and ensure that - Social workers are important members of the
all behavior does not bring the profession into disrepute. healthcare teams and provide medical and
b. Being trustworthy emotional treatment in hospitals, clinics and
- Social workers should work in a way that is honest, others.
reliable, and open, clearly explaining their roles, 7. MENTAL HEALTH/ CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK
interventions, and decisions, and not seeking to deceive or - Clinical social workers are the largest group of the
manipulate people who use their services, their professionally trained mental health providers in
colleagues, or employees. the nation. They supply more than half of
c. Maintaining professional boundaries counseling and therapy services.
- Social workers should establish appropriate boundaries in 8. PUBLIC WELFARE
their relationships with service users and colleagues, and - They entails administration, implementation,
not abuse their positions for personal benefit, financial monitoring and program evaluation of the public
gain, or sexual exploitation. welfare system. They provide information on how
d. Making considered professional judgments to apply for public assistance and other benefits,
- Social workers should make judgments based on review eligibility requirements, and arrange for
balanced and considered reasoning, maintaining services.
awareness of the impact of their own values, prejudices, 9. CORRECTIONS AND JUSTICE
and conflicts of interest on their practice and on the other - A social worker’s activity in corrections and justice
people. are diverse, providing the chance to use a range of
e. Being professionally accountable skills. Social workers in criminal justice make
- Social workers should be prepared to account for and recommendations to courts, serve as expert
justify their judgments and actions to people who use witnesses, do pre-assessments, and provide
services, to employers and general public. services for prison inmates and their families.
10. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DIFFERENT FIELDS OF SOCIAL WORK - An area of employment that is expanding as
greater responsibility for human services
1. SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK programs that are assumed by cities, towns,
- School social workers work closely with teachers, communities, neighborhood, and local
administrators, and other professionals to help organizations.
children with physical or learning disabilities as 11. INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK
well as emotional problems. They provide - Involves direct services in child welfare, family
counseling and referral services for a range of planning, health and mental health, international
concerns including family problems, domestic adoptions, human rights advocacy, and refugee
violence, child abuse, neglect, and poverty. They programs through relief and international
serve as a liaison between family and school and organizations.
between school and community. - They assist governments in developing delivery
2. FAMILY SERVICES systems and training programs.
- Social workers provide support services for
families to enhance family functioning.

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