Characteristics of Group Work
Characteristics of Group Work · Purposeful Activity Purposeful Activity is a fundamental characteristic of social group work, emphasizing that all group interactions and activities are planned with specific goals in…
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Principles of Social Work
Principles of Social Work · Respect for Human Worth and Dignity Respect for human worth and dignity is one of the fundamental principles of social work. It is based on…
Friendly Visitors
Friendly Visitors Definition & Origins The term “Friendly Visitor” refers to volunteer visitors, typically women from middle- or upper-class backgrounds, who made home visits to impoverished families in order to…
8 Definition of Community Organization
Definition of Community Organization Murray G. Ross (1955) Community organization is a process by which a community identifies its needs or objectives, ranks them, develops the confidence and will to…
Global Definition of Social Work
Global Definition of Social Work The following definition was approved by the IFSW General Meeting and the IASSW General Assembly in July 2014: “Social work is a practice-based profession and…