Introduction
Societal complications have manifested throughout all of history and it can be said that the response to them has been socially determined (Chenoweth & McAuliffe, 2015, p. 32). Social justice is one of the central concepts within community work as it is concerned with the service delivery and the ways in which it is delivered. Furthermore, advocacy, empowerment, inclusiveness, and social, ecological and economic sustainability are part of how community organisations are created, evaluated, and sustained. This paper will be evaluating the delivery of services by the Wesley Mission, a community organisation as part of the Uniting Church of Australia. In addition, the ways in which the Wesley Mission succeeds in service delivery as well as the shortcomings, exclusion, and prejudices involved in their principles, values, and overall work will be discussed.
Discussion
The Wesley Mission first began in 1812 with three men, Edward Eagar, John Hosking and Thomas Bowden who started philanthropic work based on the principles of Methodism; a denomination of Protestant Christianity (Wesley Mission, 2017). The first chapel was opened in 1817 by Reverend Samuel Leigh which was the beginning of 200 years’ worth of human services with the first being a foster care home for …show more content…
There is an emphasis on person-centred work and building positive relationships with clients rather than attending to their needs in a “robotic manner to check off a box and get rid of them as soon as possible,” (Service team leader Wesley Mission interview, August 2017). The client-centred approach by the carers of Wesley Mission is built around the principle of social justice, and giving disempowered people a fair treatment. This is built on the foundation of social justice. The core of community work is the ethos of social
Societal complications have manifested throughout all of history and it can be said that the response to them has been socially determined (Chenoweth & McAuliffe, 2015, p. 32). Social justice is one of the central concepts within community work as it is concerned with the service delivery and the ways in which it is delivered. Furthermore, advocacy, empowerment, inclusiveness, and social, ecological and economic sustainability are part of how community organisations are created, evaluated, and sustained. This paper will be evaluating the delivery of services by the Wesley Mission, a community organisation as part of the Uniting Church of Australia. In addition, the ways in which the Wesley Mission succeeds in service delivery as well as the shortcomings, exclusion, and prejudices involved in their principles, values, and overall work will be discussed.
Discussion
The Wesley Mission first began in 1812 with three men, Edward Eagar, John Hosking and Thomas Bowden who started philanthropic work based on the principles of Methodism; a denomination of Protestant Christianity (Wesley Mission, 2017). The first chapel was opened in 1817 by Reverend Samuel Leigh which was the beginning of 200 years’ worth of human services with the first being a foster care home for …show more content…
There is an emphasis on person-centred work and building positive relationships with clients rather than attending to their needs in a “robotic manner to check off a box and get rid of them as soon as possible,” (Service team leader Wesley Mission interview, August 2017). The client-centred approach by the carers of Wesley Mission is built around the principle of social justice, and giving disempowered people a fair treatment. This is built on the foundation of social justice. The core of community work is the ethos of social