Social casework is an ongoing process of exploration (study), assessment (
diagnosis
), formulation of goals and treatment planning, intervention (treatment), evaluation and termination (disengagement).
Social Diagnosis is the classic in social work literature. In it
Miss Richmond
first established a technique of social casework.
Social diagnosis (assessment) is
the attempt to arrive at an exact definition as far as possible of the social
.
situation and personality of a given client
. It is a search for the cause of the problem which brings the client to the worker for help.
Social diagnosis or Assessment is
the understanding of the psychosocial problem brought to the worker by the client
. Assessment means to ‘know through’ or recognizing or understanding thoroughly; it attempts to answer the question ‘what is the matter”.
What was unique about Social Diagnosis, the first social work textbook? …
The Rank and File Movement of social work disbanded, in part, due to negative public perceptions of their communist ideals
.
Social work pioneer
Jane Addams
was one of the first women to receive a Nobel Peace Prize, which was awarded in 1931. Known best for establishing settlement houses in Chicago for immigrants in the early 1900s, Addams was a dedicated community organizer and peace activist.
Social diagnosis (assessment) is
the attempt to arrive at an exact definition as far as possible of the social
.
situation and personality of a given client
. It is a search for the cause of the problem which brings the client to the worker for help.
The tools used in casework are:
listening, observation, interview, relationship and home visit
.
DISCUSSION: For many years, Perlman’s (1957) 4 Ps (
person, problem, place, and process
) have proven useful to social workers as a way of organizing their thoughts about a client, his or her situation, and the agency context of social work intervention.
Social work has six methods of working with people (
casework, group work, community organisation, social action, social welfare administration and social work research
). These methods are the techniques of enabling the people for better social functioning.
The social casework profession is focused on one primary goal: “to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic human needs of all people, with particular attention to the needs and empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty.” growth.
responsibility for the society’s development
.
Social worker’s focus is
upon helping people to improve their social functioning
, i.e., their ability to interact and relate to others. While helping individuals to solve their personal problems, and meet their needs, the social worker works with them on conscious level.
The seven casework principles namely
individualization, acceptance, self-determination, controlled emotional involvement, confidentiality, non-judgmental attitude and purposeful expression of feelings
proposed by Felix Biestek is taken up to indigenize with Thirukural.
With her book Social Diagnosis (1917),
Mary Richmond
constructed the foundations for the scientific methodology development of professional social work.
Social work emerged as a professional activity during the late nineteenth century. Its roots lie in early social welfare activities,
the charity organization movement, and the settlement house movement
.
- Community Social Work. …
- Child, Family, and School Social Work. …
- Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Work. …
- Social Work with Military Members and Veterans. …
- Social Work Administration.
