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Vocabulary

enhancement

усовершенствование, улучшение

alleviation

облегчение, сокращение

curative

целительный, оздоровительный

rehabilitative

восстановительный

elimination

избавление, уничтожение

  1. Answer the questions:

-What are the basic functions of social work?

-What is subdivided into curative and rehabilitative aspects?

- What does the prevention of social dysfunction involve?

  1. Complete the drawing

Functions of social work

  1. True or false:

- Social work is emerging as an important profession in the modern world.

- The basic functions of social work is prevention.

- The prevention of social dysfunction involves early discovery, соntrol, and elimination of conditions and situations that potentially could hamper effective social functioning.

  1. Find the Russian equivalents:

- interaction between individuals and groups

- the prevention of social ills

- social dysfunction

- social resources

- реrsonal capacity

  1. Read the following passage about the structure of social work in the USA and answer the questions bellow:

Social Work

Social work is a term used to describe a variety of organized methods of helping people in some need which they cannot meet unaided. The organization of social work has always tended to be related to specific needs or problems, such as poverty, delinquency, and mental or physical disablement.

Social work methods fall into three main categories: social casework which is concerned with individuals and their families; social group work in which association with others is the primary therapeutic agent and community resources. The boundaries

between these three methods are not distinct and in all social work great emphasis is placed on enabling people to use their own resources, and those resources which already exist within the community, in order to help themselves.

The uniqueness of social work is in the blend of some particular values, knowledge and skills, including the use of relationships as the basis for all interventions and respect for each person’s choice and development.

- What are the three main categories of social work methods?

- What are about the distinctions among the methods?

  1. Try to make your own story using the texts.

  2. What parts of speech are the underlined words? unit 3. The history of social work

What do you know about the history of social work? There is one saying: to know something you should learn its history. What does it mean?

  1. Read some facts about the history of social work. Translate them into Russian:

  • Social work has its roots in the struggle of society to deal with poverty and the resultant problems. Therefore, social work is intricately linked with the idea of charity work; but must be understood in broader terms. The concept of charity goes back to ancient times, and the practice of providing for the poor has roots in all major world religions.

  • Social work, as a profession, originated in the 19th century. The movement began primarily in the United States and England.