Social work Functions.

-

 

Functions of social work

the enhancement of psychosocial functioning falls into three types the

·         Restorative

·         Preventive and

·         Developmental

The restorative function aimed at rehabilitation clients whose functioning has been impaired by physical mental or social difficulties it implies a temporary breakdown of normal functioning restoration may be curative or rehabilitative it is curative when it identifies control and or eliminates the factors in the interactional process that have caused the breakdown or impairment of social relationship it is rehabilitative when it attempts to reconstruct and or organize the patterns of interaction that has broken down then change or build new ones restoration implies the presence of psychosocial pathology such as those found among substance abusers the emotionally disturbed those under stress because of some traumatic experience and other similar situation social work is prevented when it goes to the early discovery control and elimination of those condition which may interfere with mental functioning as a means of preventing social work from performing prevention programs and services social dysfunctionIng among these are recreational and character building activities for children and youth supplemental feeding nurseries in preschool for the very young counseling and other social services for young adults as well as self-awareness the session for the youth women and men developmental social work is indigenous to the Philippines not only are the country's natural resources underdeveloped even the majority of its citizens are in the sense that they lack access to opportunities for self-advancement and the realization of their potentials developmental social work then refer to the provision of social assistance and services which will lead to the optimum development and fulfillment of the client's potentials it is concern with the building of strength for self-realization self-fulfillment and self-actualization and with ways of effectively coping with situation in life that may be the problematic challenging or stressful it is applied to the person whose social functioning is more or less normal or if the disabled have been restored to the problems that cause people so much suffering is not the only cause environmental or structural deficiencies in our country there are other factors that may impair the ability of some person to utilize available inaccessible resources this factor may be in the individual's own personality or character is when he is withdrawn reserved or shy and has difficulty in establishing social relationship or it may be in a certain values belief or tradition which hinder the person from taking advantage of certain opportunities which may be open to him and that's it.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Components of Social Case Work

-
Image
  Social Case Work Social case work is one of the most important methods and techniques of professional social work. It aims to find individual solutions to individual problems. Focus on individual case work. People often experience hardships because of their own personal or natural resources, which leads to their own inefficiency and the result of social ills. The probation officer clearly understands the person and the problems and helps him or her to balance in order to intensify his or her difficulties. The work of a civil case is the art of helping one to create better social relations and redress, it is a way to help individuals, to deal effectively with the various problems they face and it is a way to help each person to use their own. both physical and psychological resources for the treatment and prevention of personal and social problems.                                    Objective...
Read more

Social Work Methods.

-
Image
  the social work practice covers a wide range of direct social work interventions with individuals, families, small groups, communities, policies, institutions and other humanitarian agencies. Farley, Smith and Boyle (2006: 7), describe social work as art, science, work that helps people solve personal, group (especially family), and social problems and to the personal, group and social satisfaction. relationships through social work ”. Social work is about helping people in need develop skills to help themselves. Social work is a scientific work that takes knowledge from other disciplines to direct its practice. Social workers do not pick and choose which problems and problems they would like to fix. They see the problem even more difficult, and they try to help people solve it. They must be prepared to help people with individual problems on the one hand and the broader issues that affect all organizations and communities on the other (Sinokki, 2011). As a profession, social wor...
Read more

Effect of Violent Movies

-
Image
The Effects of Violent Movies on Children and Teens: Many parents are concerned about the findings just published in Pediatrics the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics linking violence in movies to higher levels of aggression and violent behavior recognizing that many children love violent movies parents are wondering how to gauge which movies their kids should be watching or if their children should be seeing violence at all state of development be aware that adolescent brains when compared to adult brains are especially vulnerable to what they see here at experience they are still building their beliefs about the world about other people and about themselves always remember that your teenagers brain will continue to unfold and develop until their mid-20s external influences some neuroscientists warn us that but the time the brain reaches adolescence brain development is heavily governed by external influences what the adolescent brain sees it encodes it internalize...
Read more