社会工作专业英语 课件 chapter 4 Social Casework.pptx

Chapter4

Social

Casework

1.Everyindividualisuniqueandhis/herneedsaredifferentfromothersinthesociety.Consequently,thetreatmentgivenorapproachtooneindividualcannotbeusedexactlythesameforanotherindividual.

2.Problemofsocialfunctioningcausesdistresstotheindividuals.Theseindividualsarenottobeconsideredasaunitofcategorybutauniqueperson.Caseworkmethodtriestoresolveindividualproblemsthroughscientificapproach.

3.Themainworkofsocialcaseworkistoenableanindividualinsolvingaproblemthroughself-efforts.Thesocialworkersjobistoprovideadequatehelpandguidance.

4.Study,assessment,intervention,terminationandevaluationarethemaindivisionsofthesocialcaseworkprocess.

KeyPoints

TheNatureofIndividual

Allhumanbeingsarepartofsocietyandeveryoneinthesocietyhasdifferentsocialrolesandduties.Whileperforminghisrolesandduties,individualfacesmanyproblemsinoneorotherform,whichhinderhisperformanceasasocialbeing.Caseworkistheoldestandthemostdevelopedmethodofsolvingindividualsproblemsandimprovinghissocialrelations.

I.TheNatureofIndividual

√Everyindividualisuniqueandhis/herneedsaredifferentfromothersinsociety.Consequently,thetreatmentgivenorapproachtooneindividualcannotbeusedfortheotherindividual.Tounderstandhumanbehaviorandtheindividualdifference.GraceMathewhasgivenfollowingpropositions.

(1)Anindividualsbehaviorisconditionedbyhis/herenvironmentandhis/herliveexperiences.Behaviorreferstoreacting,feeling,thinking,etc.Attributesofhumanbeingarenotvisibletoothers.

(2)Theconditionsandinfluencessurroundingthepersonsconstitutetheenvironment.

(3)Forhumangrowthan