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   What does a social worker do?

   • Social workers protect children and adults with support needs from harm. From helping keep a family under pressure together to supporting someone with mental health problems, social work is a varied, demanding, often emotional and very rewarding career. Read the International Federation of Social Work’s global definition of social work.

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   What is social work?

   • The following definition was approved by the IFSW General Meeting and the IASSW General Assembly in July 2014: “Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people.

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   What is a social work organization?

   • Social work is a broad profession that intersects with several disciplines. Social work organizations offer the following definitions: Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people.

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   Why is social work important?

   • Therefore a major focus of social work is to advocate for the rights of people at all levels, and to facilitate outcomes where people take responsibility for each other’s wellbeing, realize and respect the inter-dependence among people and between people and the environment. Social work embraces first, second and third generation rights.

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   What degree do you need to become a social worker?

   • Some countries offer postgraduate degrees in social work, such as a master's degree (MSW, MSSW, MSS, MSSA, MA, MSc, MRes, MPhil.) or doctoral studies (Ph.D. and DSW (Doctor of Social Work)).

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   What skills do social workers need?

   • Social workers work with individuals from diverse socioeconomic, cultural and religious backgrounds. Clients are often dealing with complex issues and circumstances. Social workers must demonstrate compassion, sensitivity and understanding when working with their clients. Essential social worker skills include:

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   Social workers aim to improve people’s lives by helping with social and interpersonal difficulties, promoting human rights and wellbeing. Social workers protect children and adults with support needs from harm.

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   Social work is a practice profession and an academic discipline that recognizes that interconnected historical, socio-economic, cultural, spatial, political and personal factors serve as opportunities and/or barriers to human wellbeing and development.

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   Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. Principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility and respect for diversities are central to social work.

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   Jan 2, 2024 · Social work is a practice-based profession devoted to public service. These professionals help individuals, families, organizations and communities meet their needs, overcome...

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   The job of a social work professional is varied but always aims to improve people’s lives. People with lived experience. BASW connects with many people with lived and living experience of social work services who continue to enrich our work. Careers.

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   Aug 6, 2014 · Global Definition of the Social Work Profession. “Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people.

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   Social work is a game changer. Social workers work in communities with people finding positive ways forward in the challenges they face in their lives. They help people build the kind of environments in which they want to live, through co-determination, co-production and social responsibility.