The Roles of Profesional Social Work

The roles of professional social work include: Providing information and social connections socioeconomic resources agencies ( joint networks ) . Understand, manage and promote existing resources among potential users and professionals in other fields of science that can be in contact with potential users. And among others are: Receive , guides, educates individuals, families , groups and communities in the peaceful settlement of their conflict through a culture of dialogue and consultation. Make social research to help identify and interpret the causes of social phenomena that occur in any context considering alternative solutions to the same . Participate in the management , design, implementation , evaluation of plans, programs and projects aimed at improving the living conditions of the community, both public and private institutions . Participates in the design , program management personnel , labor welfare , social security and occupational health. Management development programs and social projects with governmental and nongovernmental organizations. Form interdisciplinary teams working on improving the quality of life of the population through socio-educational processes of promotion and prevention. Delivery or treatments applied in psychotherapy or family therapy to individuals, couples , families and groups. A practical example of how they perform in reality some of the above functions, we can see in preventive detention centers Federal District , in which social work professionals are in frequent contact with internal procedures to facilitate these want to do in order to end or start their primary , secondary, etc. . , because as they are deprived of their liberty , they are virtually impossible to obtain personally manage documents in government or private institutions ( such as certificates of studies , birth certificates , report cards, etc. . ) are necessary for them to study while inmates. That is why the Social Worker should be aware of the existence of cooperation agreements between the public educational institutions and Detention Centers that allow inmates to have the material needed to pursue their studies . Moreover, these professionals should be in frequent contact with the trustees , doctors and psychologists who work in Prisons , as well as visitors of human rights defenders ( in criminal , family, work, etc. . ) , Experts of the procurators of Justice , members of law enforcement agencies , reporters or actuaries of the Courts of Justice, etc. . , which by reason of their duties should relate to the inmates to practice proceedings or any action , in order that the prisoner does not be intimidated and give you confidence that if you need help is the Social Worker shall assist you whether to inform your families , managing the assistance of public and private institutions dedicated to defending the human rights of inmates or perform any procedure which tends to protect the safety of the inmate while in the aforementioned centers . In this situation, one of the objectives of the Social Worker both in prisons and in prisons , " is to design and develop research designs to identify associated socio-cultural causes and / or related to antisocial behavior : the offense , the offender and the crime . Thus, the specific objectives would be to plan and implement activities to facilitate adaptation to extraordinary circumstances of inmates newly admitted to the rehabilitation and optimize their rehabilitation and reintegration into the social , family and work " ( Note : the information is quoted is taken from a document prepared by the Correctional Training Institute under the Secretariat of Penitentiary System of the Ministry of Government of the Federal District , Mexico , titled Social Service , has unfortunately not been possible to refer more bibliographic data, given which has made ​​it impossible to find such documents integral, since we have only a fragmented piece that helps us to provide bibliographic details ) . From the above, we can say that in the performance of the functions carried out by the social worker are created with the passing of the years and the growing experience of social work , new techniques and methodologies for reintegration into society. Do not forget that the social worker makes a humanitarian aimed at the realization of all abilities and skills that people may have in their social environment , so that both in prisons and in the prison to develop values humans through training , education and work activities in order to prepare internal social reintegration, on obtaining his freedom and so have the opportunity to find and practice a trade or profession beneficial for themselves and for the society. Given that the inmate has been deprived of liberty for having violated social values ​​established by law or the legal system and under the same system that has incorporated the new methods of treatment with a holistic or complete , which is why the inmate is instructed his internment with an educational perspective , social, labor and cultural , so that the internal skills and see the different options you have at your fingertips and puedad practice once you get freedom ( Note: To delve deeper into the topic , you can consult the work of RODRIGUEZ CAMPOS, Ishmael. Labour Prison . MONTERREY 1982 ) .