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The Role of Social Work in Modern Social Care Models

Social work needs to be adequately resourced
Social work through the training it provides will play a key role in modern
social care models beginning with effective assessment. It covers a wide
range, depth and analysis in social work assessment and intervention that
puts the individual at the centre. To be increasingly effective, support for
individuals must incorporate resources from the community in locus such
as neighbours, befrienders and organised volunteerism. These are aspects
of community development work which social workers are equipped to do.
A good care model will require the coming together of various aspects of
casework, groups and communities to support aging in place. The extent to
which this can happen will depend on how social work is resourced to do this,
the support from communities that each of us live in and small acts of support
that we can give to each other.
13th January 2015

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