Professional Role of Social Workers
Throughout this chapter, different issues that affect women solely because of their gender have been discussed, but the impact of poverty and lack of education has been clear. The research findings of multiple international organizations support the fact that for global social and economic development to occur, women must become empowered. Due to our ethical grounding in empowerment, social workers are an ideal group to help empower disenfranchised groups. We are able to work both with international NGOs and local movements to help women achieve a culturally relevant model of equality.
Due to varied means by which women experience discrimination, there are a variety of methods that social workers can use to help alleviate the situation. Social workers can work on the macro level to help change laws to allow women equal rights under the law; they can also work on the mezzo and micro levels to increase acceptance of the new laws and open up opportunities for women. The vision of equality for women should not be based on a Western model but should evolve from within the society and should take into account what those citizens want to achieve. Recognizing the client as the expert is another method in which social workers can help achieve a culturally relevant, more equitable world.
The Professional Role of Social Workers
Social workers can wear many of their hats in responding to conditions of human trafficking in the world. We are able to work nationally and internationally, on the micro level and on the macro level. Within the United States, social workers can push for effective legislation to assist survivors of trafficking...
(Human rights and social justice in a global perspective : an introduction to international social work)
When social workers in the Global North are employed in child welfare, they are almost always working with issues of child abuse and neglect. However, the brief sections in this chapter are designed to give an overview of the additional issues that may affect a child's well-being. As has been demonstrated,...
Social workers can work with refugees and asylum seekers in countries in the Global North, as well as in countries from which people are fleeing and their neighboring countries. The issues will vary depending upon where one engages them. In countries of refuge in the Global North, the immediate fears...
While many challenges remain in the global battle against HIV/AIDS, there are also signs of hope. Many more people await diagnosis or treatment, but effective, affordable medications can be made available. The rapid increase in funds dedicated to the fight after 2001 led to a slowing in the epidemic,...
The Controversy over the Examination for Professional Social Workers
Several defects of the examination at this time were pointed out: it was not effective, lacked validity, and disqualified those without a social work educational background. Also, there were other issues such as controversies over candidature, low admission rates, non-flexible test questions, and the...
(Social Work in East Asia)
Roles and Image of Social Workers
The classic literature on the roles of a social worker, contains a wide range of roles, from activist, advocate, counselor, enabler, and facilitator, to mediator, organizer, and trainer. However, from the more critical social work literature, there can be seen a dichotomous role differentiation between...
The Emergency Room Psychiatric Social Worker's Role in Substance Use Assessment
Substance use is always a hot topic in the ER setting. As a clinician, the assessment of substance use issues in the patient is paramount, especially when there is a previous family history of substance use. We evaluate the age of onset when they began experimenting with drug use. It is crucial in understanding...
(Big Book of Emergency Department Psychiatry)
The role of social media in the rise of right-wing populism in Finland
Karina Horsti and Tuija Saresma Populism, although in itself an empty ideology, often attaches itself to other ideologies (Laclau 2005; Palonen & Saresma 2017; Yla-Anttila 2017). Right-wing populism is typically entangled with xenophobic nationalism and neo-conservatism, which often usher in...
(The Routledge Companion to Media Disinformation and Populism)
Period of the Forming of a Social Worker Employment System
Although the Executive Yuan had once mentioned the establishment of a social worker system in the 'Republic of China Social Construction Project Phase I',3 it was not until 1972, when the Taiwan Provincial Government promulgated the 'Experimental Project of Social Workers' Placement in Taiwan Provincial...
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