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Social Work’s Mission
What is the Mission of Social Work? How does it reflect in the work we do with LIFs? How does SB Approaches to LIF fit with the mission?
Its mission is to enable all people to develop their full potential, enrich their
lives, and prevent dysfunction.
IFSW, Montreal 2000
The primary mission of the social work profession is to enhance human well being and
help meet the basic human needs of all people, with particular attention to the needs and empowerment of people who are
vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty.
NASW (2008)
Build the relationship
Review what is important
Inquire into what is working already
Expand on the strategies and small steps
Facilitate the progress
Brief Academy Singapore
Trauma and abuse, illness and struggle, may be injurious but they may also be sources of
challenge and opportunity.
Assume that you do not know the upper limits of the capacity to grow and change. Take individual,
group, and community aspirations seriously.
Your Learning JourneyWhat was the learning process like for you? Was it strengths based?Was it asset enhancing? Was it empowering? Was it facilitative?
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