A day in the life of a
social worker
Presented By:
JENNY ROSE G. SINDON HUMMS - COOLEY
What is Social Work?
What is Social Work?
Social work is a practice-based profession that
promotes social change, development, cohesion
and the empowerment of people and communities.
Social work practice involves the understanding of
human development, behavior and the social,
economic and cultural institutions and
interactions.
What is Social Work?
Social workers are professionals who aim to
enhance overall well-being and help meet basic
and complex needs of communities and people.
Social workers work with many different
populations and types of people, particularly
focusing on those who are vulnerable, oppressed,
and living in poverty.
What is Social Work?
Social workers are educated and trained to
address social injustices and barriers to their
client’s overall wellbeing. Some of these include
poverty, unemployment, discrimination and lack of
housing. They also support clients and communities
who are living with disabilities, substance abuse
problems, or experience domestic conflicts.
What is Social Work?
Social workers often fine-tune their practice
with a focus on a level of interventions and types
of communities they wish to serve. A clinical social
worker, for example, focuses on diagnoses,
treatments and prevention of mental, emotional
and behavioral issues. On the other hand, a social
worker may focus on research and development for
small or large scale programs to help the
community, like medicaid.
What is the Role of the Social Worker?
What Do Social Workers Do?
What is Social Worker Responsibility?
• Social workers have an immense impact on communities and
the people that occupy them. However, the social worker
role has shifted over the last few years and continues to
evolve to match the rapid changes of the 21st century.
• Social workers’ roles have grown to include crisis
management as well as roles of empowerment and advocacy.
Social workers can empower communities by encouraging
individuals to take an active role in shaping social services,
providing education programs and enabling economic
independence long-term.
What Do Social Workers Do?
What is Social Worker Responsibility?
• Social workers assist people to cope with life's
challenges by acting as an advocate to raise
awareness for client needs and connecting them to
solution-based programs and services.
• The social worker’s responsibility involves a
combination of research, personal interaction,
solution development and maintenance of programs
and services for vulnerable populations.
SOCIAL WORKER
What are the skills needs in Social Worker?
Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are
saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking
questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate
times.
Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others’ reactions and
understanding why they react as they do.
Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the
strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or
approaches to problems.
Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
What are the skills needs in Social Worker?
Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and
paragraphs in work related documents.
Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people.
Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for
the needs of the audience.
Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and
reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and
implement solutions.
Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and
benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
SOCIAL WORKER
