SOWK 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Social Work, Charity Organization Society, Settlement Movement
12 Apr 2016
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Sowk 1000 introduction to clinical social work: becoming a faithful angel . Csw identify & solve problems to strengthen functioning & quality of everyday life among clients. Scope of practice: individual, family, & group work. Csw work in variety of settings: child & family (e. g. , cas, children"s mental health, school, trauma & interpersonal violence (e. g. , vaw sector, health & mental health (e. g. , hospital, counseling agency, gerontology (e. g. , nursing home, hospice) Vast majority of social workers are csw. Non-clinical/ macro social workers seek reform & change within larger systems, services. & policies that impact ppl: often work as community organizers, policy analysts, & legislative advocates. Dichotomous history of social work: jane adam"s settlement house movement. Focused on anti-poverty organizing work (i. e. , social reform: mary richmond"s charity organization societies. Focused on working w/ individuals (i. e. , casework) Focused on professionalizing & legitimizing social work.
