Social work Nepal

  Basic Assumption of social work According to Hamilton(), the assumptions of social case work are: §   Individual and society are interdependent and complementary to each other. §   Various factors operative in the society influence human behavior and attitude. §   Some problems are physiological and some are interpersonal in nature §   In the process of social case work conscious and controlled relations are established for achieving its aims. §   Social case work enables an individual to solve his/her problems by channelizing his/her energy and capacity positively. §   Social case work provides everyone equal right to progress. It also provides help to every needy and disabled person. (Cited from Hema Mehta, Introduction to Social Casework: Historical Development) Rani M J highlighted following assumptions of social case work §   Individual and society are interdependent and complementary §   Various operative factors influence human behavior and attitude. §

The social case worker is oriented towards the principle of social justice. Social justice provides everyone equal right to prowess. Therefore, social case work does not believe on the survival of the fittest. In other words, social case work is based on the assumption of human welfare. It provides help to every needy and disabled person. Its ultimate aim is to establish harmonious relationship between the client and the society to which he belongs. Thus in the social case work individual client is treated as a total unit. Internal and external forces are motivated in such a manner so that he may solve his problems. Social case work covers the individual aspect of assistance as such; the method adopted in it is purely psychological. But side by, social worker has also to understand the various aspects of human behavior. He must establish workable combination between the available social services and the psychological understanding. Therefore, as a method, social case work gives much

 Social workers are an untapped resource to address the psychosocial effects of Covid-19 In President Cyril Ramaphosa’s first speech about the Covid-19 pandemic, he neglected mentioning social workers as part of the response team. In his most recent address to the nation, he considered the socioeconomic issues and some relief for businesses and households, but still no mention of social workers and their role in addressing food insecurity and the psychosocial implications of Covid-19. This is indicative of the broader lack of understanding of the role of social workers in providing essential services in disaster management.   As a nation, we need a psychosocial strategy for the coordination and support of psychosocial services. We have already seen reports on the heightened levels of gender-based violence during the lockdown. Fortunately, given the knowledge of high levels of gender-based violence and child abuse in South Africa, these services are still in operation.

COVID-19: An Open Letter to Social Workers Dear social workers I hope you have been staying well and taking care of your loved ones during the pandemic COVID-19. Image is coped from Google Images However, just taking care of ourselves and our loved ones is not enough given the unprecedented crisis that we are collectively facing today due to the COVID-19. The notion of ‘professional’ and moreover the value of ‘humanity or humanism’ that we have voluntarily attached to our work demand more than protecting ourselves and our loved ones. It is our professional, moral responsibility to think beyond ourselves and our loved ones and take initiatives to help those hundreds and thousands of people who have been directly affected because of the COVID-19. Our responsibility also includes to think about those millions of peoples who are at the potential risk – physically, economically, mentally, and socially – due to the COVID-19. Therefore, I write this open letter to you –

Concept “Helping the Helpless Feeling of helping others Need a good mind to help person who is in need Definition 1.It is the help given by the society for the immediate relief of certain problem faced by the members. 2.Social Service is the temporary service given to an individual or group in cash or in kind. 3.Thus, the term social service is used to denote help given by a volunteer to an individual or group at the time of need or to enhance the welfare of individual or the community through personal effort or collective action. 4.It does not require Professional training, methods and/or techniques. Characteristics of Social service a.It is a temporary assistance b.It is a voluntary service c.It is a charity work d.No need of specialized training e.No salary/remuneration f.Can be practice by any individual

-------------- Opportunities and Challenges of Social Work Trainees in Nepal Amit Kumar Yadav MSW II year School of Social Work Roshni Nilaya Mangalore (2015) Introduction The International Federation of Social Workers states, "Social work bases its methodology on a systematic body of evidence based knowledge derived from research and practice evaluation, including local and indigenous knowledge specific to its context. It recognizes the complexity of interactions between human beings and their environment, and the capacity of people both to be affected by and to alter the multiple influences upon them including bio-psychosocial factors. Social work profession draws on theories of human development, social theory and social systems to analyze complex situations and to facilitate individual, organizational, social and cultural changes." The present study was undertaken by the researcher to explore the learning opportunities and challenges faced by the social work learners of N

 Social Welfare Ø   Well-being of the individual and community Ø   Everything that men do for the good of society Ø   An organized concern of all people for all people Ø   Help those individuals, who could not fulfill their needs Ø   An organized provision of resources and services for the society to deal with social problems Definition of Social Welfare Ø   According to National Association of Social Work (NASW) “Social Welfare is a nation’s system of programs, benefits and services that help people to meet these social, economic, educational and health needs.”  Images Taken from Google.com Ø   Encyclopedia of Social Work defines “Social Welfare is an organized effort to ensure a basic standard of decency (Politeness) in relation to the physical and mental wellbeing of the citizens. Ø   Social welfare is a system of Laws, programs, benefits and services which strengthen or assure provision for meeting social needs, recognized as basic for the welf