Principles and Practices of Social Work

Dubois Norman

• Publisher: EDTECH
• Year: 2019
• eBook ISBN: 9781839474279
• Edition: 0

Social work is a service comprising a composite of knowledge and skills, which attempts to help the individual to satisfy his needs in the social milieu and remove, as far as possible, the impediments that obstruct people from achieving the best by making good use of their abilities and capacities. From the work of charity, almsgiving and acts of benevolence, it has grown into a definite domain of knowledge making it a professional service. The profession of social work is based on definite set of knowledge, skills, techniques and attitude that must be inculcated in would be social worker. In order to be successful in the social work, the worker must become well-versed with all these aspects, needs of people and practical experience in different social settings. He has to deal with needs and problems of people whether the work may be a social work, case work, group work or community work. The book endeavours to present all requirements of students, teachers, social workers, social work institutions to enable them to achieve success in social work and related activities.