Social Work

Social work is a professional and academic discipline that seeks to improve the quality of life and enhance wellbeing of individuals, families, couples, groups, and communities through research, policy planning, community development, direct practice, crisis intervention, ensuring social welfare and security for those affected by social disadvantages such as poverty, psychosocial care to mentally and physically disabled, and raising voices against social injustice for social reforms, including social actions against violations of civil liberties and human rights. It is a progressive profession where one can be actively engaged in helping others to help themselves. It is a profession that deals with various problems and issues systematically and scientifically.

Boundary issues

Child Welfare Information Gateway

Children Mandatory reporting

Confidentiality

Couples

Ethics Professional impairment

Families

Gender Sexuality Family systems

Human development & behavior

Individuals

Issues of poverty Diagnosis

Mandatory reporting

New approaches to treatment

Professional competency

Professional Relationships

Psychology

Psychotherapy

Research/practice evaluation

Social work clinical practice

Social work ethics

Social work non-clinical practice

Social work research

Social work with individuals

Therapeutic relationships