Pretendemos dar a conocer nuestra laboral profesional
y orientar a los nuevos diplomados de la profesión
de cara a la búsqueda activa de empleo,
siendo este blog un lugar de encuentro
y enriquecimiento profesional.
La profesión de Trabajador Social tiene una doble vertiente: un aspecto asistencial y un aspecto de promoción social de las personas a quienes presta su colaboración. Estos profesionales acompañan a personas y familias en el proceso de solucionar sus problemas personales y sociales, proponiendo medidas para encaminar la solución de los mismos (carencia de recursos, conflictos de adaptación, de esparcimiento y relación, de vivienda,...).
Los Diplomados en Trabajo Socialdesempeñan su actividad profesional en diversos ámbitos de actuación:
a) Servicios sociales de primer nivel de atención
b) Servicios educativos
c) Servicios de salud
d) Servicios de ámbito laboral
e) Servicios de actuación de Justicia
f) Ejercicio libre de la profesión
g) Docencia e investigación social
h) Solidaridad, Cooperación y Ayuda al Desarrollo
i) Servicios de vivienda
j) Migraciones, minorías y demografía
k) Organizaciones sociales: Asociaciones, Fundaciones,...
l) Servicios y Organizaciones Internacionales
The social work profession promotes social change, problem solving in human relationships and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance well-being. Utilising theories of human behaviour and social systems, social work intervenes at the points where people interact with their environments. Principles of human rights and social justice are fundamental to social work.
COMMENTARY
Social work in its various forms addresses the multiple, complex transactions between people and their environments. Its mission is to enable all people to develop their full potential, enrich their lives, and prevent dysfunction. Professional social work is focused on problem solving and change. As such, social workers are change agents in society and in the lives of the individuals, families and communities they serve. Social work is an interrelated system of values, theory and practice.
Values
Social work grew out of humanitarian and democratic ideals, and its values are based on respect for the equality, worth, and dignity of all people. Since its beginnings over a century ago, social work practice has focused on meeting human needs and developing human potential. Human rights and social justice serve as the motivation and justification for social work action. In solidarity with those who are dis-advantaged, the profession strives to alleviate poverty and to liberate vulnerable and oppressed people in order to promote social inclusion. Social work values are embodied in the profession’s national and international codes of ethics.
Theory
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 recognises 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. The social work profession draws on theories of human development and behaviour and social systems to analyse complex situations and to facilitate individual, organisational, social and cultural changes.
Practice
Social work addresses the barriers, inequities and injustices that exist in society. It responds to crises and emergencies as well as to everyday personal and social problems. Social work utilises a variety of skills, techniques, and activities consistent with its holistic focus on persons and their environments. Social work interventions range from primarily person-focused psychosocial processes to involvement in social policy, planning and development. These include counselling, clinical social work, group work, social pedagogical work, and family treatment and therapy as well as efforts to help people obtain services and resources in the community. Interventions also include agency administration, community organisation and engaging in social and political action to impact social policy and economic development. The holistic focus of social work is universal, but the priorities of social work practice will vary from country to country and from time to time depending on cultural, historical, and socio-economic conditions.
* This international definition of the social work profession replaces the IFSW definition adopted in 1982. It is understood that social work in the 21st century is dynamic and evolving, and therefore no definition should be regarded as exhaustive.
Adopted by the IFSW General Meeting in Montréal, Canada, July 2000.
Review of the International Definition of Social Work: Take part in the digital survey at http://www.eassw.org/definition.asp
