Disciplines and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences

5. Introduction to
Social Work
Discipline and Ideas in the
Applied Social Sciences
Mr. Joemar T. Magante
HUMSS
“That in all things, God may be glorified.”

6. FOCUS QUESTION:
“That in all things, God may be glorified.”
Why is social work considered as a
relevant and valuable profession
despite of the challenges brought
by our society?

7. Social Work
“That in all things, God may be glorified.”
Environment
changing rapidly
Coping capacities
of social
organizations and
institutions

8. Social Work
“That in all things, God may be glorified.”
Global and
societal
challenges
New
practices and
services
Humane and
sustained
development
interventions

9. Social Work
“That in all things, God may be glorified.”
Social services should seek to
enhance individual and
community life.
In the context of social
turmoil and human battle,
social work emerges as a
relevant and valuable
profession.

10. Social Work
“That in all things, God may be glorified.”
 Social work aims to improve
individual and community’s
quality of life.
 Nature of work goes beyond
care and rehabilitation for
and of the needy, the
neglected and the
marginalized.

11. Social Work
“That in all things, God may be glorified.”
 Abused children and youth
 Juvenile Deliquent
 Elderly
 Sick
 Physically and Mentally
Challenged
 Poor people
 Indigenous groups

12. Social Work
“That in all things, God may be glorified.”
Practitioners work:
 Child caring and Child
placing agencies
 Family service agencies
 Home care
 Rehabilitation Facilities
 Medical and Psychiatric
Centers

13. Soc Sci Paper #1
Life Inside the Institution
“That in all things, God may be glorified.”
 Research a social work
institution and interview a
social worker about the life
and work inside their
respective institution.
 Format:
1) The Institution/Agency
2) Social Worker
3) Reflection as an Outsider