Social Work Notes / Functions of Social work / UGC-Net / Kerala Psc Notes

 Social Work Notes / Functions of Social work / UGC-Net / Kerala Psc Notes

 Social Work Notes / Functions of Social work / UGC-Net / Kerala Psc Notes

Social Work operates to assist individuals in adjusting to the institutional framework of society, and attempts to modify the institutional framework itself in appropriate areas. Social work has four broad functions: curative, correctional, preventive and developmental. Under the curative function, the following services are provided: Medical services, health services, services relating to psycho-social and mental health, psychiatric services, child guidance, child welfare services, services for the handicapped and disabled and rehabilitative services.

Correction social work has 3 broad areas:

(i)             Individual reform services which include prison reform, probation, parole, other related services

(ii)           Services for strengthening and improving relationship-family welfare services, school social work, industrial social work

(iii)         Services for social reform-employment services, prevention of prostitution, beggary, prohibition services and removal of untouchability

Prevention services include Life Insurance, public assistance, social legislation, labour welfare, adult education and prevention of diseases. Development tasks are socio-economic developmental activities, education and recreational services, urban and rural development programmes and the programmes for integration.

 Social Work Notes / Functions of Social work / UGC-Net / Kerala Psc Notes