Social workers can be pulled in a multitude of directions in regards to job descriptions, job duties, and populations served, all woven together with a common thread of helping others. Helping those without a voice and those who are suffering from social unjust. Social work is implemented to help empower people to empower others to create a community that is thriving and promotes a healthy environment to all. (1A): A definition of social work would be to help people help themselves, understanding that people are capable of change and adaptation. Social work is to be able to identify barriers and inequalities and help people and communities either eliminate the barrier or assist the individual or population work around the obstacle. The value
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Bertalanffy (1968) discussed this, saying that when we look specializing areas of work “each specialty becomes a triflingly small field, unconnected with the rest.” (p 50) Should a social worker be so invested in their individual client, agency or practice, inhibiting their ability to recognize larger barriers or inequalities, it would be advantageous to have a guide or framework of a larger perspective to be better able to identify where barriers and inequalities came from. Another argument for utilizing systems theory as an overarching frame work is presented by Green and Frankel (1994) in RCC text that “systems theories highlight the importance of cultural context and variability among families, understanding the link between internal family patterns and environmental issues of oppression” (p 56). This allows and supports for the application of systems theory on a more micro level, having the ability to evaluate the relationship between systems and assist the family work through …show more content…
Another meso environment relevant includes the neighborhood in which Garcia’s reside in, referred to as a Mexican-American neighborhood, directly adjacent to the Anglo neighborhood. In the vignette, it seems as though the Garcia’s have a strong positive connection to their extended kin, and it was also identified of there being strong opposition between the neighborhoods. Although Mrs. Garcia has a strong positive relationship with the school Social Worker, it was not noted of there being a strong parental involvement with Mr or Mrs Garcia and the
Bertalanffy (1968) discussed this, saying that when we look specializing areas of work “each specialty becomes a triflingly small field, unconnected with the rest.” (p 50) Should a social worker be so invested in their individual client, agency or practice, inhibiting their ability to recognize larger barriers or inequalities, it would be advantageous to have a guide or framework of a larger perspective to be better able to identify where barriers and inequalities came from. Another argument for utilizing systems theory as an overarching frame work is presented by Green and Frankel (1994) in RCC text that “systems theories highlight the importance of cultural context and variability among families, understanding the link between internal family patterns and environmental issues of oppression” (p 56). This allows and supports for the application of systems theory on a more micro level, having the ability to evaluate the relationship between systems and assist the family work through …show more content…
Another meso environment relevant includes the neighborhood in which Garcia’s reside in, referred to as a Mexican-American neighborhood, directly adjacent to the Anglo neighborhood. In the vignette, it seems as though the Garcia’s have a strong positive connection to their extended kin, and it was also identified of there being strong opposition between the neighborhoods. Although Mrs. Garcia has a strong positive relationship with the school Social Worker, it was not noted of there being a strong parental involvement with Mr or Mrs Garcia and the