TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2
CHAPTER 1 Basic Concepts related to Social Work 5
SOCIAL WELFARE 5
SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS 5
SOCIAL WELFARE PERSPECTIVES 5
Categories of Social Welfare Program 5
SOCIAL SERVICE 6
GOALS OF SOCIAL WELFARE 6
SOCIAL WORK 6
Social Functioning Problem Causes 6
CHAPTER 2 Development of Social Welfare in the Philippines 7
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE OF SOCIAL WORK 7
BEGINNING CONCEPTS OF 7
SOCIAL WELFARE 7
EMERGING CONCEPTS OF 8
SOCIAL WELFARE 8
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN SOCIAL WELFARE 9
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE IN THE PHILIPPINES 10
SPANISH PERIOD 10
AMERICAN PERIOD 11
COMMONWEALTH PERIOD 11
JAPANESE OCCUPATION 12
POST-WAR YEARS 12
SEVENTIES 13
EIGHTIES 13
THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADMINISTRATION 13
NINETIES/EARLY 2008 13
SELECTED SOCIAL LEGISLATION 14
DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION IN THE PHILIPPINES 17
PASWI 18
NASWEI 18
1965 RA 4373 18
CHAPTER 3 The Social Work Profession 19
SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION 19
SOCIAL FUNCTIONING 19
SOCIAL WORK INTERVENTION 20
SOCIAL FUNCTIONING TRIANGLE 20
SOCIAL WORK FUNCTIONS 21
RESTORATIVE 21
PREVENTIVE 21
DEVELOPMENTAL 21
ATTRIBUTES OF SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION 21
SYSTEMATIC BODY OF THEORY 21
TYPES OF KNOWLEDGE 21
, KNOWLEDGE AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATION OF THE SW PROFESION
Bachelor of Science in Social Work 1st Sem, Prelim
PROFESSIONAL AUTHORITY 21
COMMUNITY SANCTION 22
BASIS FOR HIERARCHY OF THE PROFESSION 22
CHAPTER 4 The Philosophical and Value Foundation of Social Work 23
DIFFERENTIATE PROFESSIONS FROM OCCUPATION 23
THREE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF A PROFESSION 23
VALUE 23
KNOWLEDGE 23
SKILL 23
PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATION 23
PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIAL WORK 23
DEMOCRATIC THEORY 23
HOWARD MUMFORD JONES 23
VALUES OF SOCIAL WORK 24
SELF FULFILLMENT 24
OBLIGATION 24
CONTRIBUTION 24
HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT 24
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION 24
SOCIALLY PROVIDED DEVICES 24
CONCEPTS THAT IMPLIES VALUES 24
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 24
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES 24
SOCIAL PROVISION 24
Leonard Schneiderman 24
DIFFERENT VIEWS ABOUT MAN 25
NATURAL VS. TRANSCENDENTAL 25
SOCIAL, ASOCIAL, or ANTI-SOCIAL 25
DEMOCRACY’S VIEW OF MAN 25
DOMINANT VALUES OF FILIPINOS 25
SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE 25
EMOTIONAL CLOSENESS AND SECURITY IN A FAMILY 26
THE AUTHORITY VALUE 26
PERSONALISM 26
UTANG NA LOOB 26
PATIENCE, SUFFERING, ENDURANCE 26
SOCIAL WORK PRINCIPLES 27
ACCEPTANCE OF PEOPLE AS THEY ARE 27
PARTICIPATION OF THE CLIENT IN PROBLEM-SOLVING 27
SELF-DETERMINATION AS A RIGHT OF THE CLIENT 27
INDIVIDUALIZATION OF CLIENTS 27
CONFIDENTIALITY 28
WORKER SELF-AWARENESS 28
CLIENT-WORKER RELATIONSHIP 28
Prepared by: Rylz Social Welfare and Social Work, Thelma Lee-Mendoza 2
, KNOWLEDGE AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATION OF THE SW PROFESION
Bachelor of Science in Social Work 1st Sem, Prelim
AMBIVALENCE AND TRANSFERENCE 28
PROFESSIONAL ETHICS 29
Ethics 29
ASPECTS 29
Profession’s Code of Ethics 29
Unwritten Principles and Rules of Conducts 29
Philippine Association of Social Workers’ Code of Ethics, 1988 29
Unwritten Duties and Obligations 29
Ethical Dilemmas Social Workers face 29
Chapter 5 The Knowledge Foundation of Social Work 30
ASPECTS 30
general agreement 30
Social Welfare Policy and Services 30
Human Behavior and Social Environment 30
Social Work Practice 30
SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES 30
OBJECTIVES 30
OUTLINE OF SWPPS: 30
HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT 30
Biological Components 31
Psychological Components 31
Social Components 31
Physical Environment 31
Social Components 32
OUTLINE OF HBSE: 32
SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE 32
SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE 32
OUTLINE OF SWP: 32
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, KNOWLEDGE AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATION OF THE SW PROFESION
Bachelor of Science in Social Work 1st Sem, Prelim
CHAPTER 1 Basic Concepts related to How society responds to unmet needs:
Social Work
Individuals and Group Efforts systematic and
SOCIAL WELFARE voluntary efforts undertaken by individuals and/or
groups in response to the unmet needs of people in a
-everything that men do for the good of society community. (bayanihan culture)
Gertude Wilson: organized concern of all people Major Societal Institutions which have their
for all people designated roles and responsibilities for meeting
Walter Friedlander: organized system of social human needs; (family, church, government,
services and institutions, designed to aid school/education, economy; cooperatives and labor
individuals and groups to attain satisfying union - major institutions) Social forces - bring about
standards of life and health changes which can affect the effectiveness of these
Elizabeth Wickenden: laws, programs, benefits institutions in performing their social welfare
and services which assure or strengthen functions. Institution-building should therefore be a
provisions for meeting social needs recognized as serious continuing effort because of its crucial
basic to the well-being of the population and the implications for the welfare of human society.
better functioning of the social order Social Agency major provision for helping people
Barker, 2003: nation’s system of programs, with their problems; integral part of a community’s
benefits and services that help people meet those
institutionalized network of services for its members
social, economic, educational, and health need
(public or private auspices, organizations) Social
Functioning Problem - has effect to other people
Examples: judicial process, government system (family dysfunction, child neglect and abuse,
that maintains peace and order, NGO, Public homeless, unemployment) - as long as there is neglect
Agency, Organization and Social Movement
SOP - Standard Operating procedure SOCIAL WELFARE PERSPECTIVES
provides clear-cut directions and detailed instructions
needed to perform a specific task or operation Residual conceives of the social welfare structure as
consistently and efficiently temporary, offered during emergency situations and
withdrawn when the regular social system (family and
Pre-Conference Working Committee for the XVth economy) is again working properly
International Conference on Social Welfare defines
Institutional legitimate function of modern society,
social welfare as all the organized social
arrangements which have as their direct and primary that some individuals are not able to meet all their
objective the well-being of people in a social context needs are considered normal part of life
-includes the broad range of policies and services Developmental identify the social interventions
which are concerned with various aspects of people’s that have positive impact on economic development
lives - income, security, health, housing, education,
recreation, cultural traditions, etc. Categories of Social Welfare Program
SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Social Security set of compulsory measures
-organized groups that exist to meet the fundamental instituted to protect the individual and his family
needs, providing structure, guidance and order against the consequences of an unavoidable
-the established patterns of beliefs, behaviors and interruption or serious diminution of earned income
relationships that organize social life Personal Social Services service functions have
Family, Church, Government, Education, Economy
major bearing upon personal problems, individual
QUALITY OF LIFE situations of stress, interpersonal helping or helping
people in need (counseling, therapy, rehabilitation)
-fulfillment of financial, social and mental needs Public Assistance material/concrete aids supports
-must have contentment and peace provided to people who have no income or means of
support for themselves and their families (loss of
Needs and resources - necessary for survival, to
satisfy the standard of life employment, natural disaster, scholarships)
Prepared by: Rylz Social Welfare and Social Work, Thelma Lee-Mendoza 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2
CHAPTER 1 Basic Concepts related to Social Work 5
SOCIAL WELFARE 5
SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS 5
SOCIAL WELFARE PERSPECTIVES 5
Categories of Social Welfare Program 5
SOCIAL SERVICE 6
GOALS OF SOCIAL WELFARE 6
SOCIAL WORK 6
Social Functioning Problem Causes 6
CHAPTER 2 Development of Social Welfare in the Philippines 7
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE OF SOCIAL WORK 7
BEGINNING CONCEPTS OF 7
SOCIAL WELFARE 7
EMERGING CONCEPTS OF 8
SOCIAL WELFARE 8
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN SOCIAL WELFARE 9
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE IN THE PHILIPPINES 10
SPANISH PERIOD 10
AMERICAN PERIOD 11
COMMONWEALTH PERIOD 11
JAPANESE OCCUPATION 12
POST-WAR YEARS 12
SEVENTIES 13
EIGHTIES 13
THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADMINISTRATION 13
NINETIES/EARLY 2008 13
SELECTED SOCIAL LEGISLATION 14
DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION IN THE PHILIPPINES 17
PASWI 18
NASWEI 18
1965 RA 4373 18
CHAPTER 3 The Social Work Profession 19
SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION 19
SOCIAL FUNCTIONING 19
SOCIAL WORK INTERVENTION 20
SOCIAL FUNCTIONING TRIANGLE 20
SOCIAL WORK FUNCTIONS 21
RESTORATIVE 21
PREVENTIVE 21
DEVELOPMENTAL 21
ATTRIBUTES OF SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION 21
SYSTEMATIC BODY OF THEORY 21
TYPES OF KNOWLEDGE 21
, KNOWLEDGE AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATION OF THE SW PROFESION
Bachelor of Science in Social Work 1st Sem, Prelim
PROFESSIONAL AUTHORITY 21
COMMUNITY SANCTION 22
BASIS FOR HIERARCHY OF THE PROFESSION 22
CHAPTER 4 The Philosophical and Value Foundation of Social Work 23
DIFFERENTIATE PROFESSIONS FROM OCCUPATION 23
THREE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF A PROFESSION 23
VALUE 23
KNOWLEDGE 23
SKILL 23
PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATION 23
PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIAL WORK 23
DEMOCRATIC THEORY 23
HOWARD MUMFORD JONES 23
VALUES OF SOCIAL WORK 24
SELF FULFILLMENT 24
OBLIGATION 24
CONTRIBUTION 24
HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT 24
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION 24
SOCIALLY PROVIDED DEVICES 24
CONCEPTS THAT IMPLIES VALUES 24
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 24
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES 24
SOCIAL PROVISION 24
Leonard Schneiderman 24
DIFFERENT VIEWS ABOUT MAN 25
NATURAL VS. TRANSCENDENTAL 25
SOCIAL, ASOCIAL, or ANTI-SOCIAL 25
DEMOCRACY’S VIEW OF MAN 25
DOMINANT VALUES OF FILIPINOS 25
SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE 25
EMOTIONAL CLOSENESS AND SECURITY IN A FAMILY 26
THE AUTHORITY VALUE 26
PERSONALISM 26
UTANG NA LOOB 26
PATIENCE, SUFFERING, ENDURANCE 26
SOCIAL WORK PRINCIPLES 27
ACCEPTANCE OF PEOPLE AS THEY ARE 27
PARTICIPATION OF THE CLIENT IN PROBLEM-SOLVING 27
SELF-DETERMINATION AS A RIGHT OF THE CLIENT 27
INDIVIDUALIZATION OF CLIENTS 27
CONFIDENTIALITY 28
WORKER SELF-AWARENESS 28
CLIENT-WORKER RELATIONSHIP 28
Prepared by: Rylz Social Welfare and Social Work, Thelma Lee-Mendoza 2
, KNOWLEDGE AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATION OF THE SW PROFESION
Bachelor of Science in Social Work 1st Sem, Prelim
AMBIVALENCE AND TRANSFERENCE 28
PROFESSIONAL ETHICS 29
Ethics 29
ASPECTS 29
Profession’s Code of Ethics 29
Unwritten Principles and Rules of Conducts 29
Philippine Association of Social Workers’ Code of Ethics, 1988 29
Unwritten Duties and Obligations 29
Ethical Dilemmas Social Workers face 29
Chapter 5 The Knowledge Foundation of Social Work 30
ASPECTS 30
general agreement 30
Social Welfare Policy and Services 30
Human Behavior and Social Environment 30
Social Work Practice 30
SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES 30
OBJECTIVES 30
OUTLINE OF SWPPS: 30
HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT 30
Biological Components 31
Psychological Components 31
Social Components 31
Physical Environment 31
Social Components 32
OUTLINE OF HBSE: 32
SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE 32
SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE 32
OUTLINE OF SWP: 32
Prepared by: Rylz Social Welfare and Social Work, Thelma Lee-Mendoza 3
, KNOWLEDGE AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATION OF THE SW PROFESION
Bachelor of Science in Social Work 1st Sem, Prelim
CHAPTER 1 Basic Concepts related to How society responds to unmet needs:
Social Work
Individuals and Group Efforts systematic and
SOCIAL WELFARE voluntary efforts undertaken by individuals and/or
groups in response to the unmet needs of people in a
-everything that men do for the good of society community. (bayanihan culture)
Gertude Wilson: organized concern of all people Major Societal Institutions which have their
for all people designated roles and responsibilities for meeting
Walter Friedlander: organized system of social human needs; (family, church, government,
services and institutions, designed to aid school/education, economy; cooperatives and labor
individuals and groups to attain satisfying union - major institutions) Social forces - bring about
standards of life and health changes which can affect the effectiveness of these
Elizabeth Wickenden: laws, programs, benefits institutions in performing their social welfare
and services which assure or strengthen functions. Institution-building should therefore be a
provisions for meeting social needs recognized as serious continuing effort because of its crucial
basic to the well-being of the population and the implications for the welfare of human society.
better functioning of the social order Social Agency major provision for helping people
Barker, 2003: nation’s system of programs, with their problems; integral part of a community’s
benefits and services that help people meet those
institutionalized network of services for its members
social, economic, educational, and health need
(public or private auspices, organizations) Social
Functioning Problem - has effect to other people
Examples: judicial process, government system (family dysfunction, child neglect and abuse,
that maintains peace and order, NGO, Public homeless, unemployment) - as long as there is neglect
Agency, Organization and Social Movement
SOP - Standard Operating procedure SOCIAL WELFARE PERSPECTIVES
provides clear-cut directions and detailed instructions
needed to perform a specific task or operation Residual conceives of the social welfare structure as
consistently and efficiently temporary, offered during emergency situations and
withdrawn when the regular social system (family and
Pre-Conference Working Committee for the XVth economy) is again working properly
International Conference on Social Welfare defines
Institutional legitimate function of modern society,
social welfare as all the organized social
arrangements which have as their direct and primary that some individuals are not able to meet all their
objective the well-being of people in a social context needs are considered normal part of life
-includes the broad range of policies and services Developmental identify the social interventions
which are concerned with various aspects of people’s that have positive impact on economic development
lives - income, security, health, housing, education,
recreation, cultural traditions, etc. Categories of Social Welfare Program
SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Social Security set of compulsory measures
-organized groups that exist to meet the fundamental instituted to protect the individual and his family
needs, providing structure, guidance and order against the consequences of an unavoidable
-the established patterns of beliefs, behaviors and interruption or serious diminution of earned income
relationships that organize social life Personal Social Services service functions have
Family, Church, Government, Education, Economy
major bearing upon personal problems, individual
QUALITY OF LIFE situations of stress, interpersonal helping or helping
people in need (counseling, therapy, rehabilitation)
-fulfillment of financial, social and mental needs Public Assistance material/concrete aids supports
-must have contentment and peace provided to people who have no income or means of
support for themselves and their families (loss of
Needs and resources - necessary for survival, to
satisfy the standard of life employment, natural disaster, scholarships)
Prepared by: Rylz Social Welfare and Social Work, Thelma Lee-Mendoza 4
