Social Care and
Community Work
Social Care and
Community Work
Code of Ethics for Social
Workers
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Adopted by the British Association of
Social Workers
The British Association of Social Workers
is the professional association for social
workers in the UK
The Association
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Its duty is to ensure as far as possible that
its members discharge their ethical
obligations and are afforded the
professional rights that are necessary for
the promotion of the rights of service users
Code of Ethics
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The primary objective of the Association’s
Code of Ethics is to express the values
and principles which are integral to social
work and to give guidance on ethical
practice
The Code is binding on all members
The Association has adopted the definition
of social work issued by the International
Federation of Social Workers
Definition of social work
Translate the definition below:
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.
Definicija - prijevod
Socijalni rad kao profesija promiče
socijalne promjene, rješavanje problema u
međuljudskim odnosima te osnaživanje i
oslobađanje ljudi kako bi se povećalo
blagostanje. Koristeći teorije ljudskog
ponašanja i društvenih sustava, socijalni
rad djeluje na mjestima gdje dolazi do
interakcije ljudi i njihovog okruženja.
Načela ljudskih prava i socijalne pravde su
temeljna za socijalni rad.
Objectives of social work
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Social workers attempt to relieve and
prevent hardship and suffering
They have a responsibility to help
individuals, families, groups and
communities through the provision of
appropriate services and by contributing to
social planning
Mission
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Its mission is to enable all people to
develop their full potential, enrich their
lives and prevent dysfunction
Scope of social work
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Their work may include, but is not limited
to, interpersonal practice, groupwork,
community work, social development,
social action, policy development,
research, social work education and
supervisory functions in these fields
Values
Social work is committed to five basic
values:
 Human dignity and worth
 Social justice
 Service to humanity
 Integrity
 Competence
Human dignity and worth
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All persons have a right to well-being, selffulfilment and to as much control over their
lives as is consistent with the rights of
others
Social workers have a duty to respect
basic human rights and show respect for
all persons
Social justice
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Social justice includes equal treatment and
protection under the law and fair
distribution of resources to meet basic
human needs
The pursuit of social justice involves
identifying, seeking to aleviate and
advocating strategies for overcoming
structural disadvantage
Service to humanity
Fundamental goals are:
- to meet personal and social needs
- to enable people to develop their full
potential
- to contribute to the creation of a fairer
society
Integrity
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Integrity comprises honesty, reliability,
openness and impartiality and is an
essential value in the practice of social
work
Competence
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Proficiency in social work practice is an
essential value
Social workers have a duty to identify,
develop, use and disseminate knowledge,
theory and skill for social work practice
Focus
Professional social work is focused on
problem solving and change
 The profession strives to alleviate
poverty and to liberate vulnerable and
oppressed people in order to promote
social inclusion
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Discussion points
Which qualities are needed in order to
become a good social worker?
 What are social workers concerned
with?
 Why do you want to become a social
worker?
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Concerns
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Social workers are concerned with
social problems; they consider the
whole individual (including their
biological, psychological, sociological,
familial, cultural, and spirital
subsystems) within the context of their
situation
Levels of intervention
Micro (individual & family)
Mezzo (agency & small
groups)
Macro (societies,
organizations &
communities)
Social work is…
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