Miljen Matijašević E-mail: [email protected]@gmail.com Office: G10, room 6 (1st floor) Tue, 15:30-16:30.

English for Social Workers IIsession 8, 8 dec 2014

Miljen MatijaševićE-mail: [email protected]

Office: G10, room 6 (1st floor)Tue, 15:30-16:30

Today’s session

1. Revision of the last session

2. Disabled People

Revision of the last sessionSocial Care and Community Work

Questions

1. What is the definition of social work?

2. What is empowerment?

3. Name and comment on some professions in the area of social work!

4. Name some values of social work!

Revision – Social Work

1. What do you know about the scope of social work in Europe?

2. What are social workers usually involved in in the UK?

3. What does a school social worker do?

4. What is statutory social work?

5. What specialist social work positions have developed in Germany and France and why?

Social Support Services in Europe

QuestionsIn schools, social workers often serve as the

link between students' families and the school (1). They work with parents, guardians, teachers, and other school officials (2) to ensure that students reach their academic and personal potential (3). They also assist students (4) in dealing with stress or emotional (5) problems. Many school social workers (6) work directly with children with disabilities and their families.

Questions

1. What do social workers often serve as?2. Who do they work with?3. What do they ensure that students

reach?4. Who do they also assist?5. What kind of problems do students deal

with?6. Who works directly with children with

disabilites and their families?

QuestionsIn addition, they address problems such as

misbehavior, truancy, teenage pregnancy, and drug and alcohol problems (7). They advise teachers on how to cope with difficult students (8). School social workers may teach workshops (9) to entire classes (10) on topics like conflict resolution (11).

Questions

7. What problems do they address?8. What do they advise teachers on?9. What may they do?10.Who may they teach workshops to?11.What kind of topics may they teach

workshops on?

Disabled PeopleUnit 6

Disabled People

DISABILITYimpairment in body structure or functiondifficulty in completing certain taskslimitation in the social functioning of the

individual

physical/mental and social aspectsDISABLED PEOPLE v. PEOPLE WITH

DISABILITIES

Disabled PeopleTYPES OF DISABILITY

physicalsensory (visual, hearing impairments, etc.)intellectualmental and emotionalpervasive developmental disorders (e.g.

autism)developmental

Disabled PeopleTYPES OF DISABILITY

congenitalone with which the person is born

acquiredresulting from illness or injury

Disabled PeopleWHAT CAN BE AFFECTED BY THE

DISABILITY:

learning abilitiescommunicationphysical mobility, self-care, domestic lifesocial lifeemploymentetc.

Disabled PeopleMEDICAL POINT OF VIEWseen as a medical problemoriented towards managing the disability and

finding a cure/treatmentSOCIAL WORK POINT OF VIEWseen as a social problemoriented towards the integration of the

disabled person in the societysocial inclusion

Disabled People in BritainRead paragraph 1 of the text on page 57

What are the statistics regarding people with disabilities in Britain?

Where do some of them live?What sort of social services are provided for

these people?What is respite care?

Disabled People in BritainRead paragraphs 2&3

What is the task of the local social services?What is specially-designed housing?What is the purpose of home adaptations?

Disabled People in BritainHOUSING ADAPTATIONSlocal social services provide both financial

and advisory assistance in implementing housing adaptations

depending on the financial situation of the applicant, both refundable and non-refundable loans available

referrals to home improvement agencies and contractors

Disabled People in BritainEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE

Job Centres – provide services for the disabled

job orientation and assessment of abilities, skills and knowledge

Disability Employment Adviser (DEA)facilitates finding a job

Disabled People in BritainThe Disability Employment Adviser:

points out the benefits of being employedhelps focus on the person’s ability to workhelps work out a personal action plan in order

to find a desirable jobtells the person about the (financial) support

availablepresents available job opportunities matching

their abilities and wishes

Disabled People in BritainDISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT, 1995Read the rest of the textSummarize the main points of the provisions

cited in the text and elaborate on their application and importance

Who has been responsible for the disability issues in the UK since 1997?

Why is this change important?

Disabled People in BritainEQUALITY ACT, 2010Provides protection for people with disabilities

in the areas of:employmenteducationaccess to goods, services and facilitiesbuying and renting land or propertyfunctions of public bodies (e.g. issuing of

licences)

Disabled People in BritainEQUALITY ACT, 2010

the Act also includes provisions protecting people connected to disabled persons against discrimination (e.g. carers, members of family)

Disabled People in BritainDEFINITION OF DISABILITY (under

EQUALITY ACT)a person has a disability if:

they have a physical or mental impairmentthe impairment has a substantial and long-term

adverse effect on their ability to perform day-to-day activities

persons with progressive diseases also included (cancer, multiple sclerosis, HIV)

excludes people with addictions to non-prescribed substances

Disabled People in Croatia

Read and translate the text on p. 59

Do the exercise on p. 61

Thank you for your attention!