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Diass Report

The document discusses the roles and functions of social workers. It outlines several interventive roles including resource broker, social broker, mediator, advocate, enabler, and counselor/therapist. It provides descriptions of each role and how social workers fulfill them. The document also mentions additional roles beyond direct practice such as mobilizing community elite, documenting needs as a social critique, and advocating for policy and program changes.

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Diass Report

The document discusses the roles and functions of social workers. It outlines several interventive roles including resource broker, social broker, mediator, advocate, enabler, and counselor/therapist. It provides descriptions of each role and how social workers fulfill them. The document also mentions additional roles beyond direct practice such as mobilizing community elite, documenting needs as a social critique, and advocating for policy and program changes.

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Word

Puzzle
Rearrange the letters to guess the correct
word!
Game Mechanics
01 Guess the right word you can form using the letters
provided.

02 Raise your hand before you answer.

03
Call a friend to explain his/her understanding of
the word.

04 One correct answer is worth one point.


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Ready?
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A I L 0 C S
Round 2
R E K W R O
Round 3
T U O C N I N

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Round 4
S O R L E
Round 5
T P O C M E N

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Roles, Functions,
and Competencies
of Social Workers
Roles and Functions of Social Workers
- Social work is an active profession with
responsibilities in caring, curing, and changing.
- Roles and functions of social workers are varied.
- Interventive roles: Combination of tasks to
accomplish goals with clients.
- Summarized interventive roles: Resource broker,
social broker, mediator, advocate, enabler, and
counselor/therapist.
Role: Resource Broker
- Description: Direct provision of material aid and
resources to reduce situational deficiencies.
- Resources are mobilized, created, or directly
provided to the client being assisted.
Role: Social Broker
- Description: Process of negotiating the "service
jungle" for clients.
- Links clients to needed services and ensures
quick delivery.
- Involves networking with other community
entities to gain support and additional resources.
Role: Mediator
- Description: Acts as an intermediary or
conciliator between persons or groups.
- Resolves disputes between the client and other
parties.
- Facilitates finding common ground to resolve the
dispute.
Role: Enabler
- Description: Takes a partisan interest in the
client's cause.
- Aims to influence another party in the interest
of the client.
- Engages in arguing, bargaining, negotiating, and
manipulating the environment on behalf of the
client.
Role: Counselor/Therapist
- Description: Restores, maintains, or enhances
the client's capacity to adapt.
- Provides necessary services for emotional
support and adjustment.
- Involves purposive listening, reassurance,
teaching, guidance, and logical discussions.
Roles Beyond Direct Practice
1. Mobilizer of Community Elite
- Informs and interprets programs and services to the community.
- Gains support, commitment, and involvement from professionals,
politicians, community leaders, and volunteers.
2. Documenter/Social Critique
- Documents the need for sufficient policies and programs.
- Based on knowledge and experiences about inadequacies in existing
policies and programs.
3. Policy/Program Change Advocate
- Efforts to change policies and programs based on professional values.
- Takes a stand on important issues and defends proposals affecting a
client population.

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