UNDSW-US 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Medical Social Work, Group Psychotherapy, Family Therapy
26 Apr 2016
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Based on intellectual action along with personal responsibility. Practice is based on knowledge and not routine activity. There is practical application rather than just theorizing. Motivated by altruism, with members working in some sense for the good of o o. Gives certain credibility and power but also responsibility. Has to have a structured code of ethics. A historic and defining feature is the focus on individual well-being in a social context. Fundamental to social work is attention to the environmental forces that create, contribute to, and address problems in living. o o. Promote social justice and social change with and on behalf of clients. clients is used to refer to individuals, families, groups, organizations, and. Social workers are sensitive to cultural and ethnic diversity and strive to end discrimination, oppression, poverty, and etc. May be in the form of direct practice, community organizing, advocacy, social and political action, policy development, and implementation education, research and evaluation o.
