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1. SETTINGS OF
SOCIAL CASE
WORK
ABISH.J
I.St M.S.W
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK

2. INTRODUCTION
Social case work service may be offered for
prevention, promotion, remedy, rehabilitation, placement,
reformation, palliative care or for modification of social
environment. Fields of social case work practice or broad areas or
settings in which case work method is utilized to help individuals
and families.

3. DEFINITIONS
‘‘ Social case work is the art of assisting the
individual in developing and making use of his personal
capacity to deal of his problems which he faces in his
social environment. ’’
- SWIFT (1939)

4. PRACTICES / SETTINGS / FIELDS
OF SOCIAL CASE WORK
Social case work applied in various settings. They
are,
1. The Family and Child Welfare
2. Old Age or Geriatric Care
3. Schools or Educational Settings
4. Industrial Settings
5. Correctional Settings
6. Medical Settings

5. The Family and Child Welfare :
A family is a group where members are
related with eachother through blood relations or
marriage. Families go through a life cycle which takes
place through marriage and the children are born.
Families are able to cope with the role transition and
stresses. Situations cause inadequacy and they seek
professional.

6. Problems of Family :
– Refusal of family members to work.
– Parents refusal to support children.
– Antagonistic adolescents.
– Lack of resources for maintenance of family.
– Disruptions through the behaviours of its
members, spouses and parents.

7. Welfare Programmes For Family
:
o Maternal care centres
o Marriage counselling centres
o Family planning programmes
o Family life education
o Old age care
o Mental and child health care

8. Role Of Case Worker In Family :
 Family counselling
 Behaviour modification
 Protective services
 Child guidance
 Pre-marital counselling

9. Child Welfare :
Children are the treasures of nation. So
their physical, mental, social, emotional and
development is essential task of the country.

10. Problems Of Children :
Abuse and violence
Children living with AIDS
Children with disabilities
Child labour
Children in poverty
Child marriage

11. Welfare For Children :
Institution for protection, education and
rehabilitation of handicapped children.
Recreation and cultural centres.
Schools for mentally retard, deaf and dumb
children.
Child health centres.
Foster care.

12. Role Of Case Worker In Child
Development :
To strengthen the personality of children.
To development functional abilities of children.
To develop interpersonal skills.
To give proper guidance for their growth and
development.
To motivate and encourage children for their abilities.

13. Old Age Or Geriatric Care :
Old age homes are constantly
increasing in cities. The pressure and constriction
of urban living leads to send the aging parents or
relatives to inhabited homes.

14. Problems Of The Aged :
¤ Loneliness
¤ Health and medical care
¤ Familial and emotional problems
¤ Feeling of desertion by family members
¤ Psychological problems

15. Welfare For Old Age Care :
₪ National old age pension scheme
₪ Medical insurance
₪ Old age homes
₪ Ameliorative help
₪ Opportunity for creative work

16. Role Of Case Worker In
Geriatric Care :
₼ Care management
₼ Advocacy services
₼ Individual and family counselling
₼ Crisis intervention service
₼ Adult day care service

17. Schools Or Educational Setting
:
School social workers work as a part of a
team of teachers, family and community to develop and
implement programs and plans for students who are
struggling academically.
School social workers also works like doctors,
behaviourists and psychiatrists to coordinate the needs of
their student.

18. Problems Of Children At
Schools :
Language difficulty
Over stress-ness of teacher
Criticism
Lack of concentration
Unfavourable comparison with other classmates
Mischievousness
Truancy

19. Role Of School Case Worker :
He provides referral services in case of severe
chronic problem.
He provides counselling to students and
parents.
He promotes the ego capacity of students.
He renders motivation and guidance.
He provides sex education to students.

20. CONCLUSION
‘ Focusing on individuals ’, reminds you that
social work is about working with people, as service users
and as colleagues, and that you are also one of the people
in the process. We hope that working through it has
prompted you to reflect on your own practices, feelings,
thoughts and reactions.