LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN DISCIPLINE AND IDEAS IN

THE APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES

Social Work

Name of Learner: ____________________________________

Grade Level: 11
Strand/Track: HUMSS-ACADEMIC
Section: _____________________________
Date: (4th Week- Engagement to Assimilation)

A. Background Information for Learners

The learner will be able to learn the following concepts:
• demonstrate a high level of understanding of the basic concepts of social work through
a group presentation of a situation in which practitioners of social work collaborate to
assist individuals, groups, or communities involved in difficult situations (e.g., post
disaster, court hearing about separation of celebrity couple, cyber bullying)
• Identify the importance of rights and responsibilities of counselors, as well as
their accountabilities in any given setting.
B. Learning Competency with code
After going through this Learning Activity Sheet (LAS), you are expected to:
1. Identify the goals and scope of social work.
2. Explain the principles and core values of social work.
3. Explain the roles and functions of social workers.
4. Identify specific work areas in which social workers work.
5. Value rights, responsibilities, and accountabilities.
6. Distinguish between ethical and unethical behaviors among practitioners.
C. Directions/ Instructions
For the learner:
1. Follow carefully all the contents and instructions indicated in every page of this module.
2. Write on your notebook the concepts about the lessons. Writing enhances learning, tha is
important to develop and keep in mind.
3. Perform all the provided activities in the module.
4. Let your facilitator/guardian assess your answers using the answer key card.
5. Analyze conceptually the posttest and apply what you have learned.
6. Enjoy studying!
D. Exercises / Activities
DAY 1

INTRODUCTION
For the longest time, Filipinos have overcome natural disasters like typhoon, earthquakes,
fires, floods, volcanic eruptions and others and we always have each other to make it through.
The innate nature of being a Filipino is to be both emphatic and sympathetic to any hardships
experienced by our fellowmen. And in this time of pandemic, no is spared; all are affected.
However, everyone wants to help one another, because as a member of our community, we are
bound to support those who are in need in our society even if we, ourselves, are also in need of
help.

a. What I Need to Know?

The Discipline of Social Work

Even in our small way we can always find means to support those who are in
need. Anyone can help others. But a hands-on profession that does well in extending
help to the underprivileged member of our society and that it involves rigorous field of
training and study is called Social Work. According to the International Federation of Social
Workers, “Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes
social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of
people.
Principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility, and respect for
diversities are central to social work. Underpinned by theories of social work, social
sciences, humanities, and indigenous knowledge, social work engages people and
structures to address life challenges and enhance wellbeing. The above definition may
be amplified at national and/or regional levels”. Thus, it is an academic discipline and
profession that concerns individual adjustment to his/her environment referred as social
functioning.
GOALS OF SOCIAL WORK
The National Association of Social Workers has conceptualized social work practice as
having five major goals by Zastrow (2009), which can be classified based on the 3C’s of goal as
stated by Dela Cruz (2016)
• The Goal on Caring- this is to develop a sense of personal and societal safety
and security by offering public service through social welfare programs.
o Links people with Systems That Provide Them with Resources,
Services, and Opportunities
o Promotes the effectiveness and Humane Operation of Systems That
provide People with Resources and Services
o Promotes Human and Community Well-Being
• The Goal on Curing- this is to have a holistic development for physiological,
psychological, emotional, and intellectual growth for the deprived members of the
community
o Enhances the Problem-Solving, Coping and Developmental
Capabilities of people
• The Goal on Changing – This is to ensure that social justice and human rights
are being honored by the individual, the society and the government and be able
to design social welfare program to meet its need.
o Develops and Improves Social Policy

SCOPE OF SOCIAL WORK

The widened scope and field of social work is a result of the vast array of human
problems and it is connected to different branches of social science. Dela Cruz (2016) identified
and described the field included in social work. Scopes are specified but not limited to the given
items.
AREA SCOPE
Social Work as Primary Discipline Social work in:
-child protection, welfare
- adoption and services to unmarried
parents
- foster care
-residential care
-support in own home
Social Work as an Equal Partner Social work in:
- age care
-support for people in long-term care
 facilities program refers to nursing homes or
other group living facilities
Social Work as Secondary Discipline Social work in
- mental care, refugees and asylum seekers,
disability, hospital, school social work, and
health

PRINCIPLES AND CORE VALUES OF SOCIAL WORK

These serve as a guiding value on how the members of the organization shaped their
behavior and action in interacting with their clients and other people. As mentioned by Dela Cruz
(2016) the Council on Social work Education identified and described six (6) values that are
shared by the profession of Social Work; (1) Right to self-fulfillment (2) Responsibility to Common
Good (3) Responsibility of the Society (4) Right to Satisfy basic Needs (5) Social organizations
required to facilitate individual’s effort at self-realization (6) Self-Realization and Contribution to
Society. While he stated, seven principles adhered by the social workers: (1) Acceptance (2)
Client’s Participation in Problem Solving (3) Self-determination (4) Individualization (5)
Confidentiality (6) Workers Self-Awareness (7) Client-Worker Relationship.

Day 2

ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF SOCIAL WORK

As what has been said earlier, social work is a discipline and a profession guided by its
principles. It is also present in varied settings. With this context, it is assumed that the roles and
functions of social workers are likewise diverse.
ROLES FUNCTIONS
(tasks that are expected to (responsibilities)
perform)
Broker, Counselor, Mediator, Rehabilitative- assists people to determine
and settle or reduce problem from individuals
and the environment
Educator, facilitator Preventive- covers early detection, control
and elimination of situations that has a
damaging effect on the social functioning
Advocate, Organizer, Researcher Developmental- seeks to help individual
make full potential and capacities to enhance
effectiveness of social and community
resources.

Activity 1.1 Picto-Analyses

Direction: Analyze the picture given in each number. Fill out the box with the data being
asked. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
 1.
SITUATION:_______________________________________________

WAYS TO HELP:___________________________________________

WHAT MAKES IT SOCIAL WORK:

______________________________

2.
SITUATION: _______________________________

WAYS TO HELP:____________________________

WHAT MAKES IT SOCIAL WORK:_______________

___________________________________________

3.
SITUATION:_____________________________________

WAYS TO HELP:_________________________________

WHAT MAKES IT SOCIAL WORK:____________________

_______________________________________________

REMEMBER
• Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes
social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation
of people.
• The goals of social work are on Caring, Curing, and Changing.
• The scope of social work is the wide range of services that this profession provides to
preserve the integrity and uphold its core values. Roles and functions are likewise varied.

DAY 3
DEVELOPMENT
A. What I Know?
Professionals and Practitioners of Social Work

BRIEF INTRODUCTION
You may not notice them, but social workers are everywhere. Just like the variety of
individuals, families, and communities so is the field of social work. They can be found in every
angle of our community life because it includes a variety of specialization areas. Social work
career paths look different; it includes a variety of disciplines and workplace settings depending
on the type of social work professionals want to conduct.
DISCUSSIONS
Going through all these world health issues, we can see that frontlines are everywhere.
Frontlines do not only include doctors, nurses, and police offers or army personnel but also those
individuals who are trying to win this war against COVID-19 Pandemic. Social workers are also
considered frontlines. Social works can be found in many faces and areas of specialization.
Social workers perform their roles while bounded by the values, rights, responsibilities, and
accountabilities which determine their ethical behavior towards their clients.

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION OF SOCIAL WORK

As what has been discussed in Lesson 1, scope of social work is interrelated to its area.
Delacruz (2016) pointed out the specific work areas of social work in accordance to their
specialization, as follows.

SPECIFIC AREA
WORK AREA
Child, family, and Child welfare concerned with the wellbeing of the children and
school Social youth
worker Family welfare concerned with the establishment and
strengthening the family in meeting its needs
School social worker employs ways for intervention,
assessment, counselling, and capability structure of students
with collaboration of school personnel and parents to the
social development programs.
Community Immersing to the community to assessed programs for
Social Work community development for the betterment of social setting.
Hospice, and Often help or care for those who are terminally ill. To provide
Palliative Care relief from pain, improve quality of life, help to the people
Social Work around of an ill individual and in some cases, assist with
trauma, sorrow, and loss
Medical and Works in hospital settings to help an individual cross the
health Social struggles that a serious medical condition can cause the
work individual and family.
Mental Health Rehabilitation and capability building are focuses on these
and Substance with individuals who struggles substance abuse or mental
Abuse Social health problems.
Worker
Military and Focuses on the role adjustment and post-traumatic stress of
Veterans Social returning home soldiers
Work
Psychiatric Social Provides therapy and assess the psychiatric health of the
Work patient.
Cultural Work closely with individuals and groups in the marginalized
Communities sector to minimize or eliminate discrimination.
Industry and Services on these field is for the welfare of employees and
Labor family
Education and Involves the transfer of social work knowledge and skills.
Training
International The international professional practice and capacity for
Social Work international action by the profession. Its dimension are
internationally domestic practice and advocacy, professional
 exchange, international practice, and international policy
development and advocacy (Healy, 2001, as cited in Cox &
Pawar, 2006,19).

RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCONTABILITIES

Cited by Dela Cruz (2016), the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has
enlisted encompassing ethical standards, mostly on their responsibilities as association. The
ethical standards usually define the rights, responsibilities, and accountabilities of the members.
ETHICAL COMPONENT
STANDARDS
Ethical Commitment to client, self-determination, informed consent,
responsibility to competence, cultural competence and social diversity, conflict of interest,
the client privacy and confidentiality, access to records, sexual relationships,
physical contact, sexual relations, derogatory language, payment for
service, clients who lack decision making capacity, interruption and
termination of services
Ethical Respect, confidentiality, interdisciplinary collaboration, dispute involving
responsibility to colleagues, consultation, referral for services, sexual relationships,
the colleagues sexual harassment, impairment of colleagues, incompetence of
colleagues, and unethical conduct of colleagues
Ethical Supervision and consultation, education and training, performance
responsibility in evaluation, client’s records, billing, client transfer, administration,
practice setting continuing education and staff development, commitment to employers,
and labor-managed disputes
Ethical Competence, discrimination, private conduct, dishonesty, fraud and
responsibility as deceit, impairment, misrepresentation, solicitation, and acknowledging
professionals credit
Ethical Integrity of profession, and Evaluation and research
responsibility to
the social work
profession
Ethical Social welfare, public participation, public emergencies, social
responsibility to and political actions
the broader
society

B. What’s In?
Apply your Learning:
Activity 2.2 “CONTACT TRACING” (Critical Thinking, Character, Communication)
Direction: In this time of pandemic, enumerate how you and your family are affected by it. In
which area of specialization of social work will you seek for assistance? How does it help
you? Write your answer on a separate sheet.
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
________________________.

DAY 4
C. What is it?
Activity 1.3 ETHICS
Direction: Give a situation in which you think there is the presence of ethical and
unethical standard of behavior among the social work. Why do you think so?
Answer on a separate answer sheet.
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___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
_____________________
➢ REMEMBER
• A social worker is a practitioner who by accepted standards of training and social work
professional experiences, possesses the skill to achieve the objectives as defined and
set by the social work profession using basic methods of casework, group work, and
community organization
• There is a wide range of specialization area in social work which provides different career
opportunities for social workers. Such are but not limited to social work in health care,
social work in school, occupational social work, clinical social work, and in various
agencies working for social welfare to name a few. They can be found in private and
government institution institutions, non-government organizations, voluntary agencies,
and law enforcement agencies
• The ethical standards usually define the rights, responsibilities, and accountabilities of
the social work which guide the professionals to ensure that there is a quality of service
provided and guidelines of behavior..

POSTTEST
Directions: Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. Social worker may explore their careers in secondary settings that include the following
except:
a. Medical facilities c. Foster Care
b. School Programs d. None of the Above
2. The NASW identified the responsibility of social work profession and these are the following.
a. Integrity of Profession and Collection of Fees
b. Evaluation of Research and Submission of Proposals
c. Collection of Fees and Submission of Proposals
d. Integrity of Profession and Evaluation of Research
3. Privacy and confidentiality is an ethical standard in______.
a. responsibilities in colleague c. responsibilities as professionals
b. responsibilities to clients d. responsibilities in practice setting
4. The responsibility to the broader society that has been identified by NASW is ____.
a. Public Emergencies c. payment to service
b. Derogatory language d. None of Above
5. It is a component in the ethical standards to colleagues that seek the advice and counsel of
co-worker.
a. Sexual harassment c. Confidentiality
b. Consultation d. Referral Services
6. Services on these field is for the welfare of employees, and family can be found in
this specific work area.
a. Industry and labor c. Community Social Work
b. Mental Health d.Military and Veterans Social Work
7. This means working closely with individuals and groups in the marginalized sector to
minimize or eliminate discrimination.
a. Industry and labor c. Psychiatric Social Work
b. International Social Work d. Cultural Communities
8. These are the ethical standards identified by NASW on ethical responsibility in practice
setting EXCEPT
a. Education and Training c. Respect
b. Client Records d. Billing
9. The one who accepts standards of training and social work professional experiences and
possesses the skill to achieve the objectives of social work profession is known as a
__________ social worker
 a. Practitioner c. Key Actor
b. Person d. Personnel
10. This means to provide relief from pain, improve quality of life, help to the people around of
an ill individual and in some cases, assist with trauma, sorrow, and loss.
a. Hospice, and Palliative Care Social Work c. Community Social Work
b. Child, family, and school Social worker d. Community Social Work

References
Books

Dela Cruz, A., Fernandez, C., Valdez, V. (2016) “Discipline and Ideas in the Applied
Social Science”, Phoenix Publishing House
Naguit, J.,Gomez,R., Escasianas, J. “The Padayon Series Discipline and Ideas in
the Applied Social Science for SHS”, Mindshapers Co, Inc
Zastrow,C. (2009) “Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare Empowering
People 10th Edition” Brooks/Cole CENGAGE Learning
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Prepared by:

MRS. JOVELYN TURNO – Teacher II, SHS

DR. MERCY R. VILLANUEVA- Teacher II, SHS

 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION IV-A CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BATANGAS PROVINCE