BASIC CONCEPTS RELATED TO SOCIAL WORK SOCIAL WELFARE
BASIC CONCEPTS RELATED TO SOCIAL WORK SOCIAL WELFARE
General Definition - an organized system of social services and institutions that helps individuals, groups, and communities attain satisfying standards of life and health.
One. Gertrude Wilson - Social Welfare is an "organized concern of all people for all people."
Two. Walter Friedlander - Social Welfare is an organized system of social services and institutions designed to help individuals and groups achieve satisfying standards of life and health.
Three. Elizabeth Wickenden - Social Welfare includes laws, programs, benefits, and services that meet social needs recognized as important to the well-being of the population and the better functioning of society.
Social Welfare equals organized efforts plus services plus institutions plus meeting people's needs plus well-being.
HOW SOCIETY RESPONDS TO UNMET NEEDS?
HOW SOCIETY RESPONDS TO UNMET NEEDS?
Society responds to people's needs and problems through three ways:
One. Individual and Group Efforts
Systematic and voluntary efforts of individuals or groups.
Example: people voluntarily organizing assistance for families affected by a disaster.
Two. Major Societal Institutions
Institutions with responsibilities for meeting human needs:
Family
Church
Government
Cooperatives
Labor unions
Three. Social Agencies
Public or private organizations with an institutionalized network of services.
They employ Social Workers.