The practice and profession of social work has a relatively modern and scientific origin,
and is generally considered to have developed out of three strands. The
first was individual casework, a strategy pioneered by the Charity Organization Society
in the mid-19th century. The second was social administration, which
included various forms of poverty relief – 'relief of paupers'.
Statewide poverty relief could be said to have its roots in the English Poor Laws
of the 17th century, but was first systematized through the efforts of
the Charity Organization Society. The third consisted of social action –
rather than engaging in the resolution of immediate individual
requirements, the emphasis was placed on political action working
through the community and the group to improve their social conditions
and thereby alleviate poverty. This approach was developed originally by the Settlement House Movement.
This was accompanied by a less easily defined movement; the
development of institutions to deal with the entire range of social
problems. All had their most rapid growth during the nineteenth century,
and laid the foundational basis for modern social work, both in theory
and in practice.
Professional social work originated in 19th century England, and had its roots in the social and economic upheaval wrought by the Industrial Revolution, in particular the societal struggle to deal with the resultant mass urban-based poverty and its related problems. Because poverty was the main focus of early social work, it was intricately linked with the idea of charity work
Profession with reference to social work.
The characteristics of a profession, as listed by him are:
Professionals are intellectual in character and assume responsibility for their decisions.
Professionals are learned in character and proficient to maintain a steady stream of ideas and decisions.
Professionals are practice oriented and definite as such in its purpose.
Professionals have an educationally communicable technique and they simultaneous develop within their academic discipline.
Professionals have their own professional body which advocates for a common social interest and ethics.
Professionals have a definite social status attached to their profession.
A social work professional's main tasks may include a number of services such as case management (linking clients with agencies and programs that will meet their psychosocial needs – common in the US and the UK), counseling and psychotherapy,
assessment and diagnosis of interpersonal and societal problems or
mental disorders, child protection/welfare, human services management,
social welfare policy analysis, policy and practice development, community organizing,
international, social and community development, advocacy, teaching (in
schools of social work), and socio-political research. Every work leads
with the aim of providing beneficial services to individuals, dyads,
families, groups, organizations and communities to achieve optimum
psychosocial functioning.
A historic and defining feature of social work is the profession's
focus on individual well-being in a social context and the well-being of
society. Social workers promote social justice and social change with and on behalf of clients. The term "client" is used to refer to individuals, families, groups, organizations, or communities.
In the broadening scope of the modern social worker's role, some
practitioners have in recent years traveled to war-torn countries to
provide psychosocial assistance to families and survivors.
Furthermore, as a result of social workers' training in counseling
and their experience in helping their clients with accessing benefits
such as unemployment insurance and disability benefits, they are
particularly well-suited to help individuals and families learn how to
become financially self-sufficient.That said, there is a need for additional training vis a vis social workers in the financial household management arena.
Under some conditions, a raise may trigger reductions in several
benefits; therefore, it would be beneficial for social workers to study a
financial education curriculum tailored for social workers such as financial social work to fully understand and explain the possible ramifications to clients. In addition, social workers often work with low-income or low to
middle-income people who are either unbanked (do not have a banking
account) or underbanked (individuals who have a bank account but tend to
rely on high cost non-bank providers for their financial transactions).
Social workers who have an understanding of financial institutions
would be able to guide individuals and families to use mainstream
financial institutions and thereby hold onto more of their income and
spend less on high cost non-bank financial services.
Under 45 years of age, and with good health status.
1. Application Form
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2. Health certificate
Photocopy of notarized foreigner physical examination record (for durations of study over 6 months)
3. Certificate/diploma of highest education
Graduation certificate in languages other
than Chinese or English should be translated into Chinese or English and
be certified by notarization.
4. Passport photo
A recent passport-sized photo of the applicant
5. Photocopy of valid passport
With name, passport number & expiration date, and photo included
6. Certificate of HSK
Certificate of HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test)
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