SCOPES AND CHALLENGES
BEFORE PROFESSIONAL
SOCIAL WORK
SOCIAL WORK
• SOCIAL WORK IS A PROFESSIOAL
SERVICE WHICH COMPOSITE OF
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS.IT IS ALL
ABOUT DETERMINING PEOPLE’S
SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND EMOTIONAL
PROBLEMS.THE SOCIAL WORK
PROFESSION PROMOTES SOCIAL
CHANGE, PROBLEM SOLVING HUMAN
RELATIONSHIPS AND THE
EMPOWERMENT AND LIBERATION OF
PEOPLE TO ENHANCE THEIR
INDEPENDENCE AND HAPPINESS
SCOPES OF SOCIAL
WORK
2.SOCIAL WORK IN HOSPITALS
1.SOCIAL WORK IN SCHOOLS
4.CHILD PROTECTION
SERVICES-
3.MENTAL HYGIENE SERVICES
A. CHILD
ABUSE
B. CHILD
LABOUR
5. HUMAN RIGHTS
EXPLOITATION
-AGED CARE
-REFUGEES AND ASYLUM
SEEKERS
-IN PRISONS
-WOMEN WELFARE SERVICES
SOME OTHER FIELDS OF
SOCIAL WORK ARE AS
FOLLOWS-
Challenges before
professional social work
-CONCEPT OF DOING MORE
WITH LESS- The range of
responsibilities for social workers
continues to grow exponentially, but
the number of employees does not grow.
-ECONOMIC DECLINE- Less pay to the
social workers is a major drawback in
the field of social work. They don’t
even fulfill their basic needs with less
payment.
-CHALLENGING CLIENTS- Social
workers deal with more clients with
multiple problems and more severe
problems.
-PERSONAL SAFETY- At times,
you may feel uncomfortable
intervening in certain situations.
-ETHNICAL DILEMMAS- Sometimes
it may happen to disobey the code of
ethics of social work like
confidentiality.
SOME OTHERS CHALLENGES ARE
AS FOLLOWS-
1.Difference of morals and values.
2.Adapting to changes.
3.Eradicate social isolation.
4.Compassion fatigue.
5.Create social responses to a changing
environment.
THANK YOU

SCOPES AND CHALLENGES BEFORE PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORK