BWS1501
ASSIGNMENT 3 YEAR 2021
UNIQUE NUMBER: 377650
1. Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that
promotes social change and development, social cohesion and the empowerment
and liberation of people.
True: Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that
promotes social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment
and liberation of people. Principles of social justice, human rights, collective
responsibility and respect for diversities are central to social work. Underpinned by
theories of social work, social sciences, humanities and indigenous knowledge,
social work engages people and structures to address life challenges and enhance
wellbeing.
2. Social work has adopted the "developmental approach to social welfare policy and
practice".
True: Social work has adopted the "developmental approach to social welfare
policy and practice" (SACSSP, n.d.:25).
3. Social workers who comply with the code of ethics provided by the SACSSP may
NOT be charged with malpractice or unprofessional conduct.
True
4. Policy governs how governments, communities and organisations are managed in
a predictable, coordinated way.
True: Policies are courses of action taken by societies and their governments to
achieve the goals of social development. Policies also provide the rules and
frameworks that govern people’s lives and ensure that governments, communities
and organisations run in a coordinated and predictable manner.
ASSIGNMENT 3 YEAR 2021
UNIQUE NUMBER: 377650
1. Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that
promotes social change and development, social cohesion and the empowerment
and liberation of people.
True: Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that
promotes social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment
and liberation of people. Principles of social justice, human rights, collective
responsibility and respect for diversities are central to social work. Underpinned by
theories of social work, social sciences, humanities and indigenous knowledge,
social work engages people and structures to address life challenges and enhance
wellbeing.
2. Social work has adopted the "developmental approach to social welfare policy and
practice".
True: Social work has adopted the "developmental approach to social welfare
policy and practice" (SACSSP, n.d.:25).
3. Social workers who comply with the code of ethics provided by the SACSSP may
NOT be charged with malpractice or unprofessional conduct.
True
4. Policy governs how governments, communities and organisations are managed in
a predictable, coordinated way.
True: Policies are courses of action taken by societies and their governments to
achieve the goals of social development. Policies also provide the rules and
frameworks that govern people’s lives and ensure that governments, communities
and organisations run in a coordinated and predictable manner.
