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Course name Knowledge and Philosophical Foundations of the Social

Work Profession
Course Description A generalist perspective: History, Philosophy, values,
principles, and ethics with special reference to the
profession’s global standards and the Philippine social work
code of ethics; knowledge base/foundations of social work
e.g., human behavior and social environment, social work
practice including adaptation to cross-cultural settings, and
social welfare policies, programs and services.
Course Credits 3 units

Contact hours/week 3 hours

Pre-requisite None

Suggested course content Ø Historical perspectives: evolution of social welfare in


Europe, Us, Philippines
Ø The development of social work profession in the
Philippines
Ø Concepts of social welfare, social services, and social
work
Ø Goals of social welfare and social work
Ø The philosophical foundation of social work: philosophy,
core values, principles, ethics of the profession
Ø Knowledge foundation
Ø Values and ethical dilemmas
Ø Professional use of self
Ø Attributes and domains of social work as a profession
Ø The concept of planned change; scientific problem-
solving/ social work helping process
Ø Definition of generalist social work
Ø Components of social work practice

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