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LeeHighSchool

SocialWorkintheSociety

MariaMartinez
SeniorCapstone
Mr.Cahoon
April17,2015

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MariaMartinez
Mr.Cahoon
SeniorCapstone
Spring2015
SocialWorkintheSociety

Fromthebeginningsocialworkistheonehelpingprofessionwhosereveredcodeof
ethicsisclearaboutitsmoralmissiontoempowerclientsandaddressbothprivatetroubles
andpublicissues,particularlyforthosewhoaretheleastadvantaged
.Socialwork,asa
profession,originatedinthe19thcentury,Whereinthistimepeoplestarttolookthatmany
peopleneededhelp.Theprincipalreasonsofstartasocialworkwasthatontheworldmany
peopleliveinpovertyandthoseareignored,thisjobbeganasaphilanthropicactivitycentered
caretothepoor,inamixtureofattendance,controlandrepression.Thisishowthehistoryof
socialworkfoundapartinphilanthropicconceptionsadvocatedloveforothersandhelpthe
needyandalsoinmoralstandardsthatmarkeditasanaidtothepoorandthehelpless.
Thefieldofsocialworkhasmanykindsofjob,allthesehaveabenefitinthesocietyevenwhen
somearemostfocusesonfamilyproblems,othersarefocusesonmentalhealth.Inalltypesof
socialworktheprincipalpurposeiscoulddevelopmentcommunitythatdemandsaresponseto
theproblemsoflackthataffectlargesectorsofthepopulationandpreventingthemfrommeeting
theirbasicneeds.
Asocialworkerisafacilitatorandguidepeopleinsocialproblemssothattheycanfind
anduseresourcesandmeanstoovercomedifficultiesandachievetheirgoals.Alsoindelivery
solutionsaccordingtothepossibilitiesofthecaseandoftheenvironmentoraffectedandopens

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avenuesforgettinghelp,butalwaysthepeoplearetheonestodecidewhattodoanddoit.They
arethosesupportpeoplethroughdifficulttimesandensurethatvulnerablepeople,including
childrenandadultsaresafeguardedfromharm.TheyDeveloppreventiveactionsthatmaybe
affectedpersonsasaresultoftheirrelationshipswiththeenvironment.
Whenapoorpersonorahomelesswashelpedbyasocialworkerthoselookingforthebasic
needsforthisperson,suchashouse,foodandclothes.Beginwheretheclientisbyworkingto
meettheneedstheindividualidentifieswhileestablishingatrustingrelationshipandgradually
engagingtheclientintocomprehensiveservices.Socialworkersplayacriticalroleinthis
process.Homelesslookforaplacetobesafeandsleepalittle,nomatterwhereitcouldbe.The
poorinAmericaistobedegradedanddismissed,scornedandshamed.Tobepooristobe
loathedandtreatedwithsuchdisdainbytheprivilegedclassesthatatsomepointthepoorcome
toloathedthemselves(McGoldrickandHardy4949).Socialworkerstrytofixthesethingstry
toreintegratehomelesstothesocietygivetothemthebasicneedstosurviveandthenecessary
help.Socialworkersworkwhereverpeopleneedhelpforexample,hospitals,schools,streets,
eveninlibraries,peoplealwaysneedhelp.)"LibrarySocialWorkerHelpsHomelessSeeking
QuietRefuge")Someofthecommonproblemsonthesocietyareinsideofthefamilies,people
couldsufferdifferenttypeofabuse,suchaspsychological,mental,sexual,andphysicalabuse.
Whenthesehappeninafamily,rarelythepersonabusedtalkaboutit.Asocialworkerhelpthe
personaffectedtoovercometheproblem.withdifferentsmethods.helpthatsocialworkercould
offerisdependthecasethatistreated,havedifferentsactivitiesortherapiestounderstandthe
problemandtriedtofixit,Socialworkerscannotonlyimprovelivingconditions,butinthecase
ofworkingchildrenprotectiveservicesormisuseofsocialworkerssubstancesmayevenbeable

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tosavelivesthatcouldbelost.Whentheproblemiswithakid,thetherapyItfocusesmoreon
play,sothechildfeelsconfidentandcantalkabouthisfeelings.Anotherhelpthatsocialworkers
give,iswhentheydealwithapersonthatwassexualabused,thiskindofjobisveryhard,the
typesoftherapytotreatedwithinterventionrelaxationandtraumahistory.
Notonlydosocialworkershelptheindividualbuttheyhaveworkedforsocialjusticeinthe
largercommunities,workingtowardtheeliminationofracism,discriminationandothersocial
ills.Thejobsthatsocialworkersrealizeisabighelpforeveryonenotjustforthecommunity,
peoplecouldobtainhelpwhentheyloseacloserpersonorwhenapersonisseriouslyill,social
workershelptoovercomethistragedyonbothways(theillpersonandthefamily).The
magazinenaswnewshaveainterviewwiththeclinicalsocialworkerBetsyBalerinthisarticle
thesocialworkertalkabouthowherjobonahospitalassocialworkershewasabletoattend
peoplewhoreallyneeded,Thelossofalovedoneisreallyhardandhowsocialworkershelp
them.Baiersayseveryonehasdifficultywhenfacedwiththerealityoflosingsomeone,and
hospicecareisawayforfamiliestohavesupport.
Itcanbeanisolatingexperience,butitdoesnthavetobe,shesays.Wedowhatwecan,and
referpeopleiftheyneedmoresupport("NASW").
Theprincipalreasonforwhatpeopleandsocietyneedsocialworkers,isbecausesocialworkers
alwaysarelookingforthebestforeachpersonaseconomicallyandsocially,nomatterwhoare
they,women,menandchild,allofthemreceivehelp,theyarehelptothemostvulnerableonthe
society.

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