SW 2000 : Exam1 StudyGuide
Document Summary
Difference in responses regarding social work definition: profession is diverse and this diversity means roles are varied and poorly defined, members of the general public are confused about the profession. Many do not understand how many different things a social worker can do. Social workers themselves define what they do in the scope of their practice using specific job descriptions. Social work working actively to change the social, cultural, psychological and larger societal conditions that most individuals, groups and communities face. Helping process emphasizes the use of advocacy to create societal conditions that lead to a stronger sense of person-in-situation or person-in-environment; this promotes the community good which benefits all of us. Sociology interested in how, why, and when people behave and interact, particularly the why. Social workinterested in understanding people and how they behave in association with others, And helping these people solve the problems they have and improve their social functioning.
