By: Janae S.
Being a Physiology major in the Social Work profession there has been a long-standing argument that is still prevalent right now today that deals with the concern of social workers devoting most of their effort helping people address their individual. As well as family problems without making an effort to prevent those problems from occurring in the first.
Social work was defined itself as only a problem-solving profession, this definitely defines most of the work that social workers do. But however, that somewhat narrows the perception of social work leading to an inaccurate understanding of this profession. At times, when working with individuals many social workers become aware that issues that an individual brings to them are also the same problem experienced by many other clients.
Not all clients issues that social workers address can be prevented from occurring. Some issues can be treated in a manner that keeps them from getting worse and worse. At other times, clients are helped by social workers to deal with conditions that cannot be changed. Apart of a social workers job is to provide services to individuals that are facing different situations and have their clients accept their condition, adapt to its existence, and adjust to different ways of functioning.
Although it is important to help individuals and families to minimize and eliminate the effect of some problems that individuals have in their life. But its also important to prevent the problems from having such an impact in the first place. For example, when social
workers approach their work with a prevention and problem-solving mindset, they have an opportunity help and direct those with service needs.Sources:
Morales, Armando, and Bradford W. Sheafor. Social Work: A Profession of Many Faces. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1977. Print.
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