THE SETTINGS ,PROCESSES

,METHOD AND TOOLS OF

SOCIAL WORK
PREPARED BY ; SERDENIA MARIELLE
CAGUIOA CRIS JUN
 OBJECTIVES
• DESCRIBE SOCIAL WORK IN A GOVERNMENT SETTINGS
• DESCRIBE SOCIAL WORK IN A PRIVATE SETTINGS
• DESCRIBE SOCIAL WORK IN A CIVIL SOCIETY SETTINGS
• DESCRIBE SOCIAL WORK IN A SCHOOL SETTINGS; AND
• DESCRIBE SOCIAL WORK IN A COMMUNITY SETTINGS
 GOVERNMENT SETTING
• THE GOVERNMENT SETTING OFFERS THE WIDEST SPACE FOR A VARIETY
OF SOCIAL WORK SERVICES.
• SOCIAL WORK IS PRESENT ALMOST EVERYWHERE, FROM SOCIAL POLICY
FORMULATION AND ANALYSIS , ADVOCACY , AND IMPLEMENTATION TO
ENHANCE THE WELL BEING OF SOCIETAL MEMBERS , TO PROVIDING
SOCIAL SERVICES THROUGH APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
AND AGENCIES.
• THE GOVERNMENT AS AN EMPLOYER NEEDS OCCUPATIONAL
SOCIAL WORK , AS MANAGER OF SEVERAL AGENCIES AS
WELL OF AS MENTAL AND HEALTH INSTITUTIONS AND
SYSTEM , IMPLEMENTER OF SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAM ,AS
PROVIDERS OF PENSIONS AND IN ITS CAPACITY AS ENFORCER
AND MANAGER OF JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM AND
INSTITUTIONS , THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS SOCIAL WORKERS.
 PRIVATE SECTORS SETTING

• THE
PRIVATE SECTOR , PARTICULARLY CORPORATE SETTINGS ,
OCCUPATIONAL SOCIAL WORK IS PRACTICED.

• THE TYPES OF SOCIAL WORK TYPICALLY HAS FIVE

STRUCTURES WITHIN WHICH IT GENERATES INTERVENTIONS.
• LABORS UNIONS SOCIAL SERVICES.
• HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OFFERS
• COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFERS
• ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES
• EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
 CIVIL SOCIETY SETTING

• THE CIVIL SOCIETY SEES ITSELF AS A CHAMPION OF THE PEOPLE WITH

REGARD TO ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT SERVICES ;
HENCE , SOCIAL WORKERS IN CIVIL SOCIETY TEND TO WORK FOR
ADVOCACIES OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.
• THEIR WORK ENSURES THE DELIVERY TO CONCERNED SECTORS OF
UNIVERSAL BASIC NEEDS THAT MAY RANGE FROM .
• PHYSICAL NEEDS
• INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT
• EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• SOCIAL GROWTH
• SPIRITUAL GROWTH
• IN SOME CASE , CIVIL SOCIETY WORK FOSTER DELIVERY OF
MOTIVATIONAL NEEDS SUCH AS PHYSIOLOGICAL NECESSITIES ,
SECURITY ,BELONGINGNESS, ESTEEM NEEDS AND SELF
ACTUALIZATION.
 SCHOOL SETTINGS
• THE SCHOOL IS A SOCIAL SERVICE AND WITHIN IT LIES SIMILAR SITUATION THAT ARISE
ELSEWHERE ; VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ,INJUSTICE VIOLENCE , SEXUAL HARASSMENT
DISCRIMINATION , AND SO ON .

• THE SCHOOL DOES ALSO WORK WITH COMMUNITIES IN ITS EXTENSION SERVICES AND
COMMUNITY SERVICE WHERE STUDENT AND TEACHER WORK WITH COMMUNITIES TO
DELIVER VOLUNTARY SERVICES.

• THE SOCIAL WORKERS CAN FACILITATE SCHOOL ENTRY INTO COMMUNITY , UNDERSTANDING
THE COMMUNITY , ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY SELECTING AND IMPLEMENTING
CORRECTLY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTION , AND EXIT STRATEGICALLY.
 COMMUNITY SETTINGS

• A COMMUNITY CONSISTS AND REPRESENTS ALL KINDS OF

SOCIAL WORK SERVICES . IT IS THE LOCUS OF SOCIAL WORK
CHALLENGES .
• THEREFORE COMMUNITY SETTINGS PRIMARILY CALLS FOR
GENERALIST SOCIAL WORK PRACTITIONERS WHO PROCESS A
BROAD RANGE OF TRAINING AND EMPLOY THEIR SKILLS TO
GUIDE AND COORDINATE SERVICES FOR THE CLIENT.