Language In Social Work

A social worker works with individuals, families, groups and communities who are most vulnerable in society to help enhance their well-beings. They goals are to promote social functioning, social justice and to help individuals access the resources they need to achieve their basic human needs. Over the years, social workers have accomplished many great achievements in helping individuals to overcome some of the most difficult challenges in life. However, social worker focuses more on larger factors that can affect individuals in society. Rather than the smaller factors, such as language, which can play a major role in influencing the profession and individuals in society. Social workers should focus on how language can influence an individual’s culture, their use of power and its contribution to barriers within the profession. First, social workers should focus on how language influences an individual’s culture. In social work, we focus on how culture can influence individuals. However, we don’t focus on factors that may be influencing culture. …show more content…
Social workers are professional that helps individuals to enhance their well-being. Their goals are to promote social functioning, social justice and to help individuals access the resources. However, they tend to focus on larger factors and not on the smaller factors that influence the larger factors that is affecting individuals. Language can influence how a culture perceives the world around them. The language we use can also influence how we use power. We can use language to oppress or empower others. With the social work profession, language can cause many barriers between social workers and clients. Although the social worker may speak the same language, they may not be seen as part of the culture and will not be