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Conflict Theory and Social Work Practice Subesh Raj Panta Numerous social theories are applied in social work practice at both micro, mezzo and macro level focussing mainly on human growth and development, psychological and social functioning, social and economic justice. Social work practitioners, in general conceptualize framework according to social theories developed from historical perspective to crack a problem for enhancing and creating a change. Social theories are just set of ideas developed consequently in philosophy, psychology, sociology discipline according to human responses towards different situations. Let us take conflict theory as a social work practice model.Since the early 1990s, bulk of civil conflicts have occurred. The nature of armed conflict has changed since the conclusion of the Cold War. Mark Duffield argues that new wars can also be called ‘network wars’ or ‘complex political emergencies’ by those in the humanitarian sector, as these con...

Social capital Generally social capital can be understand as a bounding a social relationship on the basis of culture, finance, norms, values…which have productive benefits. Like sociology, social capital has numerous definitions.  Social capital is about the value of social networks, bonding similar peoples and bridging between diverse people, with norms of reciprocity (Dekker and Uslaner 2011) ‘the process by which social actors create and mobilize their networks connection within and between organizations to gain access to other social actors’(Knoke 1999) ‘A culture of trust and tolerance, in which extensive networks of voluntary associations emerge’ (Inglehart 1997) Types of social capital on the basis of network perspective Bonding (exclusive)                                   ...

Introduction By Subesh Pant The main argument of this article is that, when practicing social work with local communities in developing countries, it is often necessary to facilitate political engagement in the process of addressing community needs and issues, and it is important to alter the common ideological position that social work is non-political and non-religious in practice, while focusing instead on the fundamental principles of human rights and social justice. To substantiate this argument, the article clarifies basic concepts relevant to the article; discusses some features of social work education and practice and the neglect of local communities; drawing on secondary data and the author’s observations, analyzes trends in community practice in developing countries; and shows that professional social work has largely neglected local communities. Furthermore, it presents five imperatives why social workers should engage politically in local communities in seek...

Relationship between Sociology & Social Work Aashish Dahal, Nava Kshitiz College, Bardibas Sociology & Social Work are the two disciplines concerned with social problems, social structure and how individuals respond to and live within cultural and structural limitations. If we look closer to both the terms, both of them deal with the relationship between Theory & Practice. Theory and practice are often mutually exclusive. If one deals with theory, it might be interpreted as one cannot at the same time work practically. On the other hand, when we act in practical work, the theoretical background is often overlooked. Hence; how do Theory & Practice interplay within the disciplines of Social Work and sociology? Let’s See!!! Photo source: www.google.com Social work is a profession concerned with the aim to solve personal, family, community problems to attain satisfying personal, group and common relationships through social work practice. Sociology is ...