Social Work Practice

Social work practice refers to the activities carried out by the social worker in varied institutional settings, communities, and private practice. The social worker addresses various human problems involving individuals, families, and groups.

The generic of Social Work Practice is also known as the “The Integrated Method of Social Work Practice,” according to Thelma Lee-Mendoza. It is used in the context of professional Social Work Methodology. It is being advocated in place of the separate practice of methods of social casework, social group work, and generalist practitioner, rather than a specialist in any of those three (3) methods.

The integrated method of Social Work practice should be distinguished from “integrated programs” (or services), which denote a comprehensive agency program for multi-problem clients, usually including economic assistance, skills training, informal education, health and nutrition, family planning, and counseling. It is also different from “Integrated Learning,” which is used, for example, in relation to the student being expected to integrate knowledge from different courses and apply these in work with people. It should also be distinguished from the “Integrated Development Approach,” which is frequently used to refer to the process of joining both social, as well as economic concerns in policy formulation and progress development.