Module 1 Social Work Through the Years (Part 1)

Here’s the updated flashcard with each date separated under 📌 Social Work in the Philippines:

Flashcard: Social Work Through the Years (Part 1)

📌 Social Welfare

• Well-being of all society members

• Organized activities to address social problems

• Distribution of resources

• Preventive, humanitarian, and developmental interventions

📌 Historical Developments

• Charity Model: Church & religious orgs helped the poor

• Mutual Aid: Family, clan, community support

• Professionalization: Social work became a recognized field

📌 United Kingdom & America

• Charity Organization Societies (1869, 1877): Early social workers, “friendly visitors,” focus on individuals

• Settlement Movement: Community participation, collective action, Jane Addams

📌 Social Work Education

• First school at Columbia University (late 19th century)

📌 Philippines

• Spanish Colonization: Orphanages, hospitals, schools, forced labor

• American Colonization: Institutionalized welfare, modernization

• Post-War Period: Emergency relief, poverty, devastation

📌 Theoretical Perspectives

• Residual: Minimal state intervention

• Functionalist: Social stability focus

• Individualist: Personal responsibility

• Colonialism, Imperialism, Neocolonialism: Foreign control & influence

• Neoliberalism: Free market emphasis, minimal state role

📌 Professionalization of Social Work

• Abraham Flexner (1915): Questioned if social work is a profession

• CSWE (1959): Defined social work’s core functions

  1. Restoration (Curative & rehabilitative)

  2. Provision of Resources

  3. Prevention

📌 Social Work in the Philippines

• 1920s: Few Filipinos trained in social work in the US

• 1940s: Schools of social work established

• 1950s: PASWI (Philippine Association of Social Workers) founded

• 1965: RA 4373 - Law regulating social work practice

• 1960s-1970s: Community work and expansion of DSWD programs

• 1980s: DSWD focuses on family, children, women, elderly, disaster relief

• 1990s: Local Government Code (RA 7160, 1991) decentralizes social services

📌 Social Work Definitions

• Promotes social change, justice, human rights

• Uses theories from social work, social sciences, humanities

• Engages individuals & structures for social well-being

📌 Framework of Social Work

• Goal: Legal basis, attributes, and functions

• Methods: Casework, group work, community organizing, research

• Practice: Generalist approach, planned change, helping process

Now the dates are clearly separated. Let me know if you need any more refinements! 😊