WHAT IS SOCIAL WORK
Social work ranges through a wide spectrum of boundaries capturing problems in the society involving children, adults, families and social vices like violence in the community , and extending to a well-structured programme to better the lives of the less privileged. Sally and Jonathan, 2015 opined that it is the variety in social work territory that makes it fascinating and at the same time introduces challenges in terms of its uniqueness and defining the boundaries. Social work is a profession that centres around and on people lifespan development- from cradle to grave (British Association of Social Workers). According to International Federation of Social Workers, 2014 "Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. Principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility and respect for diversities are central to social work. Underpinned by theories of social work, social sciences, humanities and indigenous knowledges, social work engages people and structures to address life challenges and enhance wellbeing” (IFSW 2014, and Sally and Jonathan, 2015). …show more content…
Whereas in the eastern Europe, the growth of social work was characterised by a period of silence and because there were universal basic services under the state socialism, individuals having social problems were denied of additional support (Sally and Jonathan, 2015). This was really evident in the state of the orphanages in that period. There was also a shameful period in the history of social work between the late 19th century and the 1970s when Aboriginal children were taken away from their family and put in an
Social work ranges through a wide spectrum of boundaries capturing problems in the society involving children, adults, families and social vices like violence in the community , and extending to a well-structured programme to better the lives of the less privileged. Sally and Jonathan, 2015 opined that it is the variety in social work territory that makes it fascinating and at the same time introduces challenges in terms of its uniqueness and defining the boundaries. Social work is a profession that centres around and on people lifespan development- from cradle to grave (British Association of Social Workers). According to International Federation of Social Workers, 2014 "Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. Principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility and respect for diversities are central to social work. Underpinned by theories of social work, social sciences, humanities and indigenous knowledges, social work engages people and structures to address life challenges and enhance wellbeing” (IFSW 2014, and Sally and Jonathan, 2015). …show more content…
Whereas in the eastern Europe, the growth of social work was characterised by a period of silence and because there were universal basic services under the state socialism, individuals having social problems were denied of additional support (Sally and Jonathan, 2015). This was really evident in the state of the orphanages in that period. There was also a shameful period in the history of social work between the late 19th century and the 1970s when Aboriginal children were taken away from their family and put in an