Social Work
DISCUSS THE ROLE AND FUNCTION OF SOCIAL WORK IN MODERN BRITAIN; This essay will seek to define social work, look at the functions and role of the work, some of the changes successive government have made over the years in relation to polices and regulations. ... Many school of thoughts have come out with different definitions of social work. According to Martin James and John Pierson (1995), Social work is a professional activity that aims to assist people in overcoming serious difficulties in their lives by offering care, protection or counselling. The British association of Social workers (B. ... W) defines social work as the purposeful and ethical application of personal skills in interpersonal relationship directed towards enhancing the personal and social function of an individual, family, group or neighbourhood, which necessarily involves evidence obtained from practice to help create a Social environment conducive to the well being of all. According to the international Federation of Social workers (I. ... W), social work is a profession that promotes social change, problem solving in human relationship and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance their well being. ... Social work intervenes at the point where people interact with their environment. Principles of human rights and social justice are fundamental to social work. Although none of the definitions can be said to be exhaustive one can understand that social work is the professional practice of identifying the problems and difficulties of the vulnerable and the disadvantaged and assisting them to overcome them by way of counselling, empowering, care support and other professional methods for the enhancement of quality life and the provision of a conductive social environment.