Social Work 101
This profession is based on relationships, empathy, and social justice.
What is social work?
This is the lens social workers bring to the table
What is the social justice lens?
IWK
Izaak Walton Killam
This is the professional obligation to report and/or offer support upon disclosure of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), child abuse/neglect, or in adult protection situations.
What is the Duty to Report?
This is the model that social workers use, whose Venn diagram has wellbeing in the center.
What is the biopsychosocial model?
Social workers help patients and families manage this common response to illness or trauma, using relaxation techniques, coping strategies, and support.
What is stress?
IPV
Intimate Partner Violence
This is one of the reasons why IPV may be more prevalent now than ever. (There are two options you only need to get one).
What is the cost of living OR the housing crisis.
A key difference in the social work profession compared to other helping professions is the focus on this environment.
What is social environment OR Person in environment
Medical social workers offer this type of support to individuals dealing with death or terminal illness, helping them process grief and find healthy coping mechanisms.
What is loss and grief support and counseling?
DCS
Department of Community Services
When an individual under the age of 19, discloses IPV, is exposed to IPV or aware of it occurring in their home, the IWK healthcare provider is required by law to contact this authority for individuals who reside on a First Nation community in Nova Scotia.
What is Mi’kmaw Family and Children Services?
These are the conditions in which we are born, we grow and age, and in which we live and work.
What are the social determinants of health?
Medical social workers often assist individuals and families in addressing challenges in this area, which could include marital discord, parenting struggles, or communication issues
What is relationship and family conflict?
RSW
Registered Social Worker
When an individual over the age of 16 who by reason of mental or physical disability, are not able to protect or care for themselves discloses IPV under s.5 of Nova Scotia’s Adult Protection Act, the healthcare provider must contact this authority.
What is Adult Protection, Department of Health and Wellness?