Social Work PRINCIPLES

- Is a practice based profession and an

Principles relative to human rights
academic discipline that promotes
social change and development, 1. Upholding and promoting
social cohesion, and the human dignity and well being
empowerment and liberation of 2. Respecting the right to self
people. determination
3. Promoting the right to
participation
GOALS
4. Creating each person as a
- Dubois and Miley (2008) highlights whole
the following goals and scope of 5. Identifying and developing
social work calling them tenants. strengths
1. Empower people individual and
collectively Principles relative to social justice
2. Support a positive position with
1. Encouraging discrimination
regard to social and economic policy
2. Encouraging diversity
development to prevent problems
3. Distributing resources
3. Uphold the integrity of the profession
4. Challenging unjust policies
in all aspects of social work practice
and practices
4. Establish linkages between people
5. Working in solidarity
and societal resources to farter social
functioning. Principles relative to professional integrity
5. Develop cooperative networks with
the institutional resource system 1. Upholding the values and
6. Facilitate the responsiveness of the reputation of the profession
institutional resource system 2. Being trustworthy
7. Promote social justice and equality of 3. Maintaining professional
all people with regard to full boundaries
participation in society. 4. Making undecided
8. Contribute to the development of professional judgment
knowledge for social work profession 5. Being professionally
9. Encourage exchange of information accountable
10. Enhance communication through an
appreciation of diversity (equally) CORE VALUES
11. Employ educational strategies for the 1. Compassion
prevention and resolution of problem 2. Service
12. Embrace a world view of human 3. Social Justice
issues and solutions problems 4. Dignity
5. Human Relationship
6. Integrity
7. Competence
 - speak on behalf of their
PROFESSIONALS AND clients To promote fair and
PRACTITIONERS IN SOCIAL WORK equitable treatment or to gain
access to resources.
Roles of Social Workers
a. Case manager/ coordinator
- Assume the following FUNCTION OF SOCIAL WORKERS
responsibilities, assess the
1. Consultancy for problem solving.
needs of client and arrange
and coordinate the delivery
Enabler- empowers client to resolve the
of essential goods
problem.
b. Broker
Facilitator- fosters organizational
- Develop ample and effective
development
referral mechanism and ways
Planner - coordinates program and policy
of monitoring whether clients
development
actually follow through on
Monitor - act as mentor and guide for
referval
support and professional acculturation..
c. Counselor
- Social workers provide 2. Resource Management
guidance to clients assist Broker- intermediary between individuals
them in solving problem & in Mediator-assembles groups and
making life- changing organizations for resources development
decisions. Activist - stimulates and energizes social
d. Educators change
- educate clients to help them Catalyst- stimulates interdisciplinary
gain Knowledge & skills to cooperation for resource development
address their problems.
e. Facilitator 3. Education
- Facilitate group discussions Teacher- identifies vunerable Populations &
and activities . provides educ
f. Mediator Trainer - instructs /educater
- social workers help resolve Outreach Worker- convey public
movements & disagreements information about social services
among client system in Researcher- engages in discovery for
conflict. knowledge development
g. Mobilizer
- identify and organize numan, COMPETENCIES OF SOCIAL WORKERS
material, technical and
Knowledge
financial recources to help
- Knowledge of human behavior and
address the needs of their
the social environment, w/ particular
clients..
emphasis on the person in
h. Advocate
environment transaction, life span
development and the interaction.
Skills and Abilities
- skills in social work research,
including ethical use of research,
traditional local positivism and
alternative research paradigms and
critical appreciation of the use of
research

ATTITUDES
- Respect for people inherent worth,
dignity and rights
- Holism/ Nondiscrimination
- Equality/ Justice
- Critical Thinking
- Self reflexivity and reflexivity
- Respect for and celebration of
human diversity
- Democracy in social relations,
structures and processes
- Mutual support and benefit
- Cooperation not competition
- Solidarity with struggles of the poor
and marginalized sectors of society