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Structure of social work
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Social Work
Social Societas
Socius
Society
Other Comrade
Solidarity Charity
Work Not logy
Nor - agogy,
How to work?
Praxis, Techne
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Social work is not
Counselling
Education
Cure
Correction
Judging
Deciding (administrative)
Explaining (- logy)
Charity
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Questions?
How did social work arise?
How is social work working?
Where is social work working and in what way?
What are the basic operations?
What social worker needs to be able to do?
What is guiding social work?
What are the needs of the people who use socialwork?
In what way social work responds to these needs?
What are different plateaux of existence andfunctioning of social work?
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100 items we have to know about
social work
3 predecessors of social work
5 classic group needing a guardian
4 landmarks in development of social work
4 operations of social work
4 spaces and modes of functioning of social work
8 basic skills of social work
11 principles of social work
9 categories of needs
4 levels of response to needs 5 intensities of personal services
11 plateaux of functioning
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3 predecessors of social work
Direct charity
Indirect charity
Philanthropy
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5 classic group needing a guardian
Group Carer Legal code Confinement place Ideology
Workers Capitalist trade
union
Labour legislation,
social
security
Factories
Workers
settlements
Production
Criminals Judge
Police
Guard
Criminal Law Prisons Correction
Children Parents
Teachers
Compulsory
schooling
Schools Education
The mad Psychiatrist Mental Health
Legislation
Madhouses Cure
Beggars ? (Matrons and
masters)
Social legislation
(New Poor Law)
Workhouses ?Charity
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4 landmarks in development of social work
End of 19thcentury Working class
struggle for social justice
World War Two Welfare state
Seventies Social work as dissent
Eighties Social work as science
Now Social work as re-appropriation?
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4 operations of social work
Working relationship
Empowerment
Mapping and access to the resources
Risk analysis
d d f f f
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4 spaces and modes of functioning of
social work
Space Mode
Life world Outreach
Communication Talking and
negotiating
Social security Recording andreporting
Inter-institutional Teamwork
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8 basic skills of social work
Talking (Interviewing)
Enabling Access to Resources
Recording & Reporting
Organization
Professional Discipline
Social work discipline
Avoiding the pitfalls of professionalism
Humour
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11 principles of social work
Work as production of change
Transversality
Pragmatics
Dance of advocacy and guardianship
Dialogue Partisan and bias
Probability
Experimental
Reflective and reflexive Ethico-aesthetic
Comic
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Needs
(long-term care)
Stress, certainty and purpose (replacinginstitutions)
Housing
Work and money Everyday life and leisure
Interaction and discontent
Contacts
Institutional career
Autonomy and affiliation
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4 levels of response to needs
Macro Abstract principles (4) Strategies, principles, system, legislation
Mezzo (deterritorialised) operative schemes (2) (Re)Organisation, Method (innovative)
Mezzo (territorialised) organisations (13) Types (9)
Residence, occupation, support, outreach, associations, groups (e.g. self-help), teams, supportservices.
Projects and programmes
Education, training and cultural events and activities (2)
Social capital informal networks communities
Micro services, means and resources, rights, procedures (23) Personal services (19)
Arc of support (5) and help (4) including coordination (2)
Modalities of support and help (8)
Means and aids
Procedures
Formal orders and rights
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5 intensities of personal service
Action Level
Talk Representation
Support Deeds
Arc of help Power
Coordination (care
management)
Organisation
Residence Dislocation
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11 plateaux of functioning
Life-world
Personal power
Method
Costs
Procedure Dealing
Organisation
System
Legislation Social policy
Politics and economy
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Basic concepts of social work
Needs
Power
Services
User
Relationship
Risk
Resources
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