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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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