The Knowledge

Assumptions of social casework The following are the assumptions in all the accepted definitions. The individual and society are inter-dependent.  Social forces influence behavior and attitudes;  Problems are psycho-social; they have inner and outer aspects;  Problems are interpersonal that is more than one person is likely to be involved in the treatment of the individual; The client is a responsible participant at every step in the solution. of his problems;  The worker-client relationship is also used to achieve the ends of treatment,  It is also assumed that the worker will have to enable the client to release his capacities for change and growth  Only when the worker is well-grounded psychologically, he can help the client to mobilize his feelings in the direction of growth and adaptation to reality. According to Hamilton the basic assumptions of so...

Functions of Social work Function of social work refers to the natural activity of social work or the statements of how social work operates. The basic functions of social work are Restoration, Provision of resources, and Prevention Restoration  This function is the oldest and most commonly known function of social work profession. Restoration of impaired social functioning may be subdivided into curative and rehabilitative aspects. The curative aspects are to eliminate environmental factors that have caused break down of social functioning of individuals, groups or communities and the role of the rehabilitative aspects is to recognize and rebuild interaction patterns in the society. The environmental factors hindering the functioning of a person may be social, economic, political or cultural. Therefore, if a person becomes dysfunctional due to any of the above mentioned environmental factors, the first task at hand will be to restore the person’s normal funct...

Objectives of Social Case work §   Enable the client to enjoy with some degree of permanency, more satisfying, effective and acceptable experiences in the social situations in which he find himself. To achieve this goal efforts are made to bring effective changes in the client’s environment or social living situations. §   Helping people to mobilize their capacities for the solution of the problems that brought them to the attention of social agencies.   §   To bring about an adjustment between the individual client and his situation or environment. §   Better adjustment in the social relationships of the individual and the development of individual personality. §   To help him to achieve his previous level of functioning of which he is capable of this time. §   To help an individual client to solve his psycho social problems in such a way so that he find himself capable of dealings with these problems at present and also may solve i...

Definitions of Social Case work Richmond (1915), Social case work may be defined as the art of doing different things for and with different people by cooperating with them to achieve at one and the same time their own and society’s betterment. Richmond (1917), who gave a scientific status to case work, defines social case work as one consisting of "those processes which develop personality through adjustments consciously effected, individual by individual, between men and their social environment".  Taft (1920) Social case work means Social treatment of a maladjusted individual involving an attempt to understand his personality, behavior and social relationships and to assist him in working out a better social and personal adjustment. Richmond (1922), Social case work means those processes which develop personality through adjustment consciously affected, individual by individual, between men and their social environment. Taylor...