SWRK 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Change, Self-Care
24 Feb 2016
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History and philosophy of social work nicole ives. In social work we look at environment and individuals being Ppl have many negative views on sw because of the legal rights we are able to do with children. There is much more diversity to sw we dont only remove children. You are not giving them your best if you are burnt out. Social workers have high case loads which is challenging and affects time you have with clients (getting to know clients) a solution to this is self care. Self carenot only an individual responsibility, you wont be doing a good job for your clients of you don"t take care of yourself. Ifsw-international federation of social work: service, social justice - social change on vulnerable and needed communities. Defined as:- looking at ones quality of life. Lack of opportunities- less life expectancy. - financial, emotional psychological stressors. Government- income up to a certain amount.
