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Topic 3. Social work profession

aim

[eim]

стремиться, целить(ся)

alleviate

[ǝ'li:vet]

облегчать (боль, страдания)

adverse

['ædvǝ:s]

враждебный, неблагоприятный, вредный

care

[kεǝ]

забота, попечение, уход

abused

[ǝ'bju:zd]

оскорбленный

neglect

[n'glekt]

пренебрегать, не заботиться

civic-minded

[svk'mandd]

с развитым чувством гражданского долга

indigent

['nddзǝnt]

нуждающийся, бедный

disorder

[ds'ǝ:dǝ]

расстройство

cause

[kɔ:z]

быть причиной

maladjustment

[mælǝdзʌstment]

неправильная регулировка, неумение приспособиться к окружающей обстановке

benefit

[benft]

помогать, приносить, извлекать пользу, выгоду

intrinsic

[n'trnsk]

внутренний, присущий

empower

[m'pauǝ]

давать возможность разрешать (делать что-л.)

welfare

['welfεǝ]

благосостояние, благоденствие

provision

[prɔ'vзǝn]

обеспечение, снабжение

enhance

[n'ha:ns]

усиливать

1. Social work professional activity aimed generally at enriching and enhancing individual and group development or at alleviating adverse social and economic conditions. Its practitioners work to provide care for abused or neglected children; rehabilitate the physically, mentally, or emotionally handicapped; and extend financial aid to the poor and the aged. Social workers also carry out treatment, counseling, and direct-service activities to help those individuals with mental and emotional, disorders, to help rehabilitate those with disabilities, op to provide preventive services.

2. Formerly, all forms of philanthropic and charitable activities, including those of untrained, civic-minded individuals, were regarded as social work. Such activities focused primarily on solving the immediate problems of the indigent and did little to change the conditions that caused those problems. More recently, however, a vast amount of new social research has made possible analyses of the social and economic maladjustments of modern society, and the activities of social workers have been coordinated in an effort to achieve the maximum possible benefit both for those individuals who are in need and for the entire community.

3. Social work is a profession concerned with helping and empowering individuals, families and communities to resolve problems that affect their well-being on an individual or collective basis. Social workers help people with individual personal issues, but they are equally responsive to larger problems, such as those arising from poverty, unemployment, racism or other emerging needs.

4. Social work professionals believe in the intrinsic worth and dignity of each person. Social workers are committed to the values of acceptance, self-determination and respect for individuality. Social workers are dedicated to the welfare of individuals and the achievement of social justice for all. Social workers believe in the obligation of all people, individually and collectively, to contribute to the provision of resources, services and opportunities for the overall benefit of humanity.

Ex. 1. Read these international words and guess their meaning. Mind the stress:

reha′bilitate (v)

′service (n)

pre′ventive (adj)

philanth′ropic (adj)

a′nalyses (n)

′racism (n)

′social (adj)

eco′nomic (adj)

′maximum (adj)

co′llectively (adv)

Ex. 2. Complete the following table with the appropriate verb or noun:

Verb

Noun

enrich

development

prevent

solution

coordinate

rehabilitation

achieve

commitment

affect

acceptance

contribute

obligation

Ex. 3. Match English and Russian equivalents.

1. extend financial aid to the poor and the aged

a. с развитым чувством гражданского долга

2. civic – minded

b. на индивидуальной или коллективной основе

3. to rehabilitate the physically or mentally handicapped

c. бедность, безработица, расизм

4. on an individual or collective basis

d. внутренняя ценность и достоинство каждого человека

5. poverty, unemployment, racism

e. оказывать помощь бедным и старым людям

6. the achievement of social justice for all

f. их благополучие

7. the intrinsic worth and dignity of each person

g. восстанавливать здоровье страдающим каким-либо физическим или психическим недугом

8. their well-being

h. достижение социальной справедливости для всех

Ex. 4. Fill in the blanks:

(have been coordinated, aimed, carry out, are commited, help, work).

1. Social work professional activity … at enriching and enhancing individual and group development. 2. Social workers also … treatment, counseling, and direct-service activities to help individuals with mental and emotional disorders. 3. More recently, however, the activities of social workers … in an effort to achieve the maximum possible benefit for those individuals who are in need. 4. Social workers … people with individual personal issues. 5. Social workers … to the values of acceptance, self-determination and respect for individuality. 6. Social work practitioners … to provide care for abused or neglected children.

Ex. 5. Mark the following statements as true or false:

  1. Social work professional activity aimed generally at helping people buy medicine.

  2. The activities of social workers have been coordinated in an effort to achieve the maximum possible benefit both for those individuals who are in need and for the entire community.

  3. Formerly, all forms of philanthropic and charitable activities, including those of untrained, civic-minded individuals, were regarded as social work.

  4. Social work is a profession concerned with helping teachers and students.

  5. Social workers believe in the obligation of all people to contribute to the provision of resources, services and opportunities for the overall benefit of humanity.

Ex. 6. Complete the sentences:

  1. All forms of philanthropic and charitable activities, including those of untrained, civic-minded individuals, were regarded as …

  2. Social work is a profession concerned with helping and empowering individuals, families and communities to …

  3. Social work professionals believe in …

  4. Social workers are dedicated to …

  5. Social workers believe in the obligation of all people, individually and collectively, to contribute to the provision of resources, services and opportunities for …

Ex. 7. Organize the plan in the logical order:

    1. Activities regarded as social work;

    2. Social workers are responsive to different emerging needs;

    3. Social work professionals' aim;

    4. Social workers' beliefs.

Ex. 8. Answer the questions on the text:

  1. What activities is social work aimed at?

  2. What groups of people do social workers deal with?

  3. What activities were regarded as social work in the past?

  4. Why has the role of social work in the world greatly changed recently?

  5. What's the philosophy of social work?

Ex. 9. Give a short summary of the text.