International Federation of Social Workers

Social work has evolved over time, and it has paved the way for the new generation of social workers. I believe that I have benefit from the evolution; I can accentuate that social work has more priorities in day to day practices. Combining field work and classroom work has made a significant change in the way I work. I have seen changes in my approach with clients. I am more aware of my transference and countertransference. I take time out to practice active listening and mindfulness. The…

part of the school’s boarding school program. All the students in the program were international students who lived in third world countries, except for one student who lived in the United States. Many of the international students came to the United States from Africa. However, there were a few students from Asia as well. From what I gathered, Building Bridges is a mentorship program that aims to help international high school students learn about…

The more and more I learn about the society around us, the more and more I begin to reflect and analyze my life and relationships with the people in my life. Relationships play a major in all of our lives. There are definite expectations that I require and hope to meet in my relationship with some. Currently, I am in a serious relationship. I am a very strong-headed person and require certain qualities and expect certain qualities out of someone. I have been in one serious relationship before…

SNEHA Foundation was started in Chennai on 14th April 1986 with their primary concern being prevention of suicide. It is a voluntary organization that values human life and feelings. SNEHA was started with the mission of extending unconditional support, warmth and understanding to people who are in crisis. In the stress- filled life, people have the need to talk to someone. Some problems are such that they are better off being told to a third person rather than to any of their own friends and…

Social Care Practice includes all professions whose goal is to help individuals conquer adversity related to physical, mental, environmental or lifestyle problems at any point in their lives. It involves a team of staff - both professional and non-professional - who support individuals in need of assistance, living in the community and in residential care. Social care is divided into child and adult services. Adult social care is the most rapidly growing portion of the sector and it is most…

PERFORMANCE AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION By R.BHAKTHER SOLOMON Development Consultant Introduction: In 1970 Paulo Freire in his book “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” used “Conscientization” as a Consciousness raising process to organise the poor. It is a popular social and education concept. Development professionals took a cue from this and thus came the principles of Education, Organisation, and Mobilisation as a strategy to empower the poor. Based on the local conditions, they developed different…

are dependent on each other. Interdependence is a phenomenon that many scholars of humanities and the social sciences explore when mapping out social relationships and hierarchies. Taking a critical disability studies perspective, the livelihood of all persons is paramount and social interdependence will be a focus point. Social interdependence theorists have created three processes by which social interdependence amongst individuals can be described (Johnson, 2003). Substitutability, the degree…

access to resources or opportunities to those kids who have homes and supportive families. This includes basic needs like clothing, food, water, sleep, good self-esteem, and parents who can truly help their kids out. (No Child Left Behind, 2004)This social welfare policy, the issues, and possible solutions are discussed in the three…

profession, concerns the practicalities of social work as a profession with emphasis on trust. Additionally it's intention is to illustrate how trust is a functioning pillar of social work as a profession and when broken can undermined it's intentions. An example given is the royal commission into abuse in institutions to demonstrate how a breach of trust can destroy reputations and trustworthiness of professions. Healey then goes onto elaborate as to how social workers must view themselves and…

Educational Health Care Plan (EHC) has been introduced, replacing Statements of Special Educational Needs (SEN) or learning difficulty assessment. The primary goals are to give families a greater involvement in decisions about their support and to encourage social care, education and health services to work together when supporting those with special needs or disabilities (The Children and Families Act, 2014). The young person, their parents, carers or teachers can request the council to…