Science and Profession: Social Work

As we know it now, social work is not always considered "social work". Prior to the 19th century, even before charity organizations trying to ease the situation of the poor, poor people were being taken care of by devout people. It begins with mission work that all citizens think about, trying to fight other things such as donation, monetary donation, food, prostitution, poverty, illness (not necessarily change / find the cause of poverty) I will. As the city rose, the increase increased.

In the lecture of 1915, Abraham Fleckner's "Social work is a career?" Announced at national charity and disciplinary meeting studied specialized functions including social work. It is not a healthy "single model" but a health professional such as a nurse or a doctor, a comprehensive professional, and social work is a professional ability to maintain knowledge and skills based on practical standards It is similar to medical professionals in that they need to keep studying development. . The services of social work professionals are designed to provide useful services to individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities to achieve optimal psychosocial function.

Practice of social work is a major means to achieve the goal of a career. It is impossible to exaggerate the importance and importance of practicing social work for social work experts. What matters about the important history of this occupation is the history of practicing social work. Social work practices are created in political, social, cultural, and economic matrices that form practical assumptions, issues that must be addressed in practice, and favorable outcomes of practices. Over time, we build the foundation of practice and change the context of creative practice. Midgley (1981) correctly pointed out that customs created in the social order are often not suitable for working in other social order. As the social order changes over time, the practices created at some point may no longer be appropriate in the future.

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role of social work professionals in the field of mental health services. It analyzes changing mental health environments and issues of social work. It emphasizes that occupations must adapt to the dramatic changes that have arisen from the emergence of institutionalization and the need to provide community health care for people with mental illness. A historical analysis of the social work occupation shows that its involvement in the field of mental health began in the early stages of professional development. Psychiatric social work is considered a well-known practice area of ​​occupation. Historically, social workers in the mental health field rarely challenged the leadership position of psychiatrist professionals. This position seems to limit social work and does not provide a potentially sufficient contribution to the field of practice and the population it serves.