Social Work 1022A/B Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Canada, Social Work, Aboriginal Peoples In Canada
12 Oct 2018
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The social work profession promotes social change, problem solving in human relationships and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance well-being. Utilizing theories of human behaviour and social systems, social work intervenes at the points where people interact with their environments. Principles of human rights and social justice are fundamental to social work. Definition of social work emphasizes four key concepts: Inclusion of client at each stage: person-in-the-environment: examines relationship between individuals and their environments, environments include interactions with friends, neighborhoods, schools, religious groups, laws and legislation, agencies/organizations, places of employment, and economic system (person in environment approach) Kinds of practice: micro = working with individuals, macro = working with organizations or communities: improving or changing laws or policies. Era of moral reform: formation of canada until 1890. Era of social reform: 1891 to 1940. Era of applied social science: 1940 to the present.
