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COURSE TEXTBOOK
Hick, S. (2010)
Social Work in Canada: An Introduction 3rd
Edition. Toronto: Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 978-1-55077-173-2
FINAL GRADE
E-Learn Reflections – 20%
Mid Term – 15%
Special Populations Group
Presentation– 50%
Final Test – 15%
INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES
GROUPS/COMMUNITIES
POLICY/RESEARCH
Individual/Family
Group/
Community
Policy/
Research
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CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF
SOCIAL WORKERS (MARCH
2000)
HTTP://WWW.CASW-ACTS.CA/EN/WHAT-SOCIAL-WORK
“Social work is a profession concerned with helping individuals, families, groups and communities to enhance their individual and collective well-being. It aims to help people develop their skills and their ability to use their own resources and those of the community to resolve problems. Social work is concerned with individual and personal problems but also with broader social issues such as poverty, unemployment and domestic violence.
Human rights and social justice are the philosophical underpinnings of social work practice. The uniqueness of social work practice is in the blend of some particular values, knowledge and skills, including the use of relationship as the basis of all interventions and respect for the client’s choice and involvement.
In a socio-political-economic context which increasingly generates insecurity and social tensions, social workers play an important and essential role.”
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INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF
SOCIAL WORKERS (JULY 2000)
(ALSO IN HICK, 2010, P.11)
HTTP://IFSW.ORG/
“The social work profession promotes social
change, problem solving in human relationships
and the empowerment and liberation of people to
enhance well-being. Utilizing theories of human
behaviour and social systems, social work
intervenes at the points where people interact with
their environments. Principles of human rights and
social justice are fundamental to social work.”
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4 KEY CONCEPTS TO
INCLUDE IN DEFINITIONS OF
SOCIAL WORK
Hick, S. (2010). Social Work in Canada:
An Introduction, Toronto: Thompson Pub., Inc.
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1. SOCIAL CHANGE
“working in solidarity with those who
are disadvantaged or excluded
from society so as to eliminate the
barriers, inequalities and injustices
that exist (Hick, 2010, p.11)”
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“be at the forefront of promoting
policies and legislation that
redistribute wealth in favor of
those who are less well-off (Hick,
2010, p.11)”
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2. PROBLEM SOLVING
“social workers use problem-solving
techniques to identify the problem
and formulate possible plans of
action (Hick, 2010, p.11)”
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“a key characteristic of the
problem- solving process is the
inclusion of the client at each
stage (Hick, 2010, p.11)”
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“teach clients problem-solving skills so
that they can better deal with future
problems on their own(Hick, 2010,
p.11)”
3. PERSON-IN-ENVIRONMENT
“go beyond the internal
(psychological) factors and
examine the relationship between
individuals and their environment
(Hick, 2010, p.12)”
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“extend beyond the immediate family
and groups, laws and legislation,
other agencies or organizations,
places of employment and the
economic system (Hick, 2010, p.12)”
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“intervention may focus on the
individual, interactions between
people and any given system or
structure, or on the system or
structure itself (Hick, 2010, p.12)”
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4. EMPOWERMENT
“feeling that you have power and
control over the course of your life
(Hick, 2010, p.12)”
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“the process of increasing personal,
interpersonal or political power so
that one can improve one’s particular
situation (Hick, 2010, p.12)”
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THREE ASPECTS OF
EMPOWERMENT:
1. Making power explicit in the client-worker relationship
2. Giving clients experiences in which they themselves are in control
3. Always supporting the client’s own efforts to gain greater control over their lives as a way promoting change.
(Hick, 2010, p.12)”
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OTHER KEY
DEFINITIONS
HICK, S. (2010). SOCIAL WORK IN
CANADA: AN INTRODUCTION, TORONTO:
THOMPSON EDUCATIONAL PUB.
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SOCIAL WELFARE
• Refers to how people, communities and institutions in a society take action to provide certain minimum standards and certain opportunities
• Comprises a range of institutions and involves the provision of programs of income security and social services
(Hick, 2010, p. 4)
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WELFARE STATE
• “A system whereby the state
ostensibly undertakes to protect
the health and well-being of its
citizens, especially those in
financial need (Hick, 2010, p. 4)”
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SOCIAL POLICIES &
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
• Rules and regulations, the laws and
other administrative directives, that
set the framework for state social
welfare activity (Hick, 2010, p. 5)
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PUBLIC WELFARE
• The provision of welfare services at
the three levels of government:
federal or national government, the
provincial and territorial
governments and the regional and
municipal governments (Hick, 2010,
p. 6).
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PRIVATE WELFARE
• “Programs funded by voluntary charitable contributions of individuals and private organizations, by fees people pay for the services they receive, or which are provided by funds spent by corporations to provide social welfare services for their employees (Hick, 2010, p. 6)”.
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