ROLES
Social workers play a vital role in the community, it
helps alleviates suffering, advocates for social
justice, and improving the lives of individuals,
within or outside the community. Social workers
are also found in hospitals, assisting patients with
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chronic illnesses, providing therapy, and helping
students stay in school. They support prisoners
reentering society, offer rehabilitation in drug and
alcohol centers, and provide long-term care in
nursing homes and homeless shelters, they also
serve as clinical therapists for military personnel
and veterans, and often act as the first responders
during natural disasters.
SOCIAL WORK IS AN IMPORTANT
PROFESSION THAT HELPS
INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND
COMMUNITIES ADDRESS SOCIAL
PROBLEMS AND IMPROVE THEIR
WELL-BEING. IT IS A FIELD THAT
IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND HUMAN
RIGHTS.
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Batul, Jin David
IMPORTANCE Flor, Louise Marithe
Challenges
A. Working with vulnerable
people
Working with vulnerable
individuals is a key aspect of
social work, requiring
patience, empathy, and strong
communication and
interpersonal skills.
FUTURE OF SOCIAL WORK
B. High Workload
High workloads are common,
The future of social work in the as social workers strive to
Philippines is bright, since there is a improve society, making
growing need for qualified social workplace well-being
SUCCESSFUL STORIES workers to address the country's essential.
Jeremy Pagdanganan
social challenges. The profession is
C. The enviroment is evolves
- A social worker for 8 years and 10 months, expected to continue to grow and
serving at the City and County of San Francisco. In very rapidly
the youtube video: "Day in the Life: Social Worker" evolve in the coming years, this Social work is also fast-paced,
by San Francisco Human Services Agency, Jeremy
states that he enjoys social work and finds it
includes expertise in areas such as with evolving policies and
rewarding by being able to assist people, and technology, research, and policy emerging trends, such as the
being able to go out in the community, providing
help, resources, and being able to grow by giving analysis. rise in children's mental
back. health issues and challenges
like the COVID-19 pandemic.
