Social Work Profession

Professional social workers assist individuals, groups, or communities to restore or enhance their capacity for social functioning, while creating societal conditions favorable to their goals. The practice of social work requires knowledge of human development and behavior, of social, economic and cultural institutions, and of the interaction of all these factors.

Social workers are highly trained and experienced professionals. Only those who have earned social work degrees at the bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral levels, and completed a minimum number of hours in supervised fieldwork, are «professional social workers».

Social workers help people overcome some of life’s most difficult challenges: poverty, discrimination, abuse, addiction, physical illness, divorce, loss, unemployment, educational problems, disability and mental illness. They help prevent crises and counsel individuals, families and communities to cope more effectively with the stresses of everyday life.

Professional social workers are found in every facet of community life – in schools, hospitals, mental health clinics, senior centers, elected office, private practices, prisons, military, corporations, and in numerous public and private agencies that serve individuals and families in need. They often specialize in one or more of the following practice areas: Military Social Work, Rural Social Work, Child Welfare Services, Homeless Family Assistance, Hospital Social Work, School Violence, Depression, Chronic Pain, Development Disabilities, International Social Work, Community Mental Health, Employee Assistance, Veterans Services, Domestic Violence, Family Planning, Difficulties in School, Gerontology Services, Housing Assistance, Public Welfare.

Today, special interest social work organizations contribute to the vitality and credibility of the social work profession.

1. restore – восстанавливать, реставрировать.
2. capacity – возможность.
3. favorable – благоприятный.
4. require – требовать.
5. experience – опыт.
6. supervised fieldwork – выбранная сфера деятельности/обучения.
7. overcome – преодолевать.
8. challenge – вызов.
9. abuse – злоупотребление.
10. addiction – пагубная привычка, пристрастие, зависимость (наркотическая, алкогольная и т.д.).
11. prevent – предотвращать.
12. cope more effectively with – справляться наиболее эффективно с чем-либо.
13. facet – грань.
14. specialize in – специализироваться в чем-либо.
15. contribute to – способствовать чему-либо.

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