Who's a social worker?
According to Miss Eid, a social
worker is concerned with helping individuals, families, groups and communities
to face all their psycho-social issues such as poverty, violence, learning
difficulties, trisomy and much more…
In addition
to helping them to develop their skills and their ability to use their own
resources “don’t give me a fish but teach me how to fish”.
What does a social worker do?
Firstly, he should identify people who need help, then prepare an assessment about their needs, situations and strengths to work on developing them. He must also know their goals, in addition to their beliefs and principles.
Secondly, he
prepares plans with the clients to improve their well-being, so they can adjust
to changes and challenges in their lives such as illness, divorce, physical
issues… After that, he refers the clients to the appropriate communities and
schools.
Finally,
after working according to the plan, the social worker must follow up with
clients to ensure that their situations have improved. And the most important
step is the evaluation of the services provided to ensure that they are affective,
so they can modify, adjust or change the conditions of the plan.
Social work with individuals
Social work
with individuals is one of the main parts of a generalist approach to social
work practice. This part of social work focuses on working on the individual
skills so they can help themselves and face all the changes on their lives.
Now what about a family social worker?
Family
social workers provide services to families that need help in fixing problems
that interfere with family harmony. Typically, families that need this kind of
help have severe problems that they can’t solve by themselves such as financial
problems, unhealthy relationships, medical problems, stress, etc... A family
social worker focuses on the one who’s most facing these problems and their
impact on the family, so the social worker can help all the family members
through this member and ensure good relations in the family.
By making
plans and helping families utilize services available to them, family social
workers will often have the satisfaction of witnessing these families get back
on the right track.
Social work with groups
Social work
groups are therapeutic groups with two or more patients. They create a
protective environment in which individuals have space to confront and share
some of the issues they face such as cancer, visual impairment , aging, etc. After
finding common issues, patients are addressed in a group setting. These groups will
teach patients how to connect with each other and to learn techniques to
establish a group mood that is supportive and understanding.
In Addition,
groups are educational as well; they might teach patients about a certain condition
or a situation like addiction, diabetes, drugs… through awareness sessions.
Furthermore,
a group social worker must encourage patients to ask questions and establish a
supportive, nonjudgmental environment that is mutually beneficial to all
participants.
Social work with environment
The environmental
social work assists humanity to create and maintain a biodiversity planetary
ecosystem. Social work values, skills and knowledge can be adapted to promote
social change, helping people to respond to the environmental degradation.
Conclusion
In a world
filled with injustice, incredibly complex, and pressing challenges, we need
people who are committed to making a difference in the lives of others. For
these reasons, social workers step in.
Today’s
social workers are concerned with the complex relationship between private
personal troubles, and public issues. At the end, social workers try to
discover the main cause behind the case to solve it while progressing.
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