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Kampala International University: Name: Agaba Derek
Kampala International University: Name: Agaba Derek
REG : 2020-08-02080
YEAR : TWO
SEMESTER : TWO
QUESTION
i) SOCIAL WORK
Social work is a broad profession that intersects with several disciplines. Social work
organizations offer the following definitions:
"Social work is a profession concerned with helping individuals, families, groups and
communities to enhance their individual and collective well-being. It aims to help
people develop their skills and their ability to use their resources and those of the
community to resolve problems. Social work is concerned with individual and personal
problems but also with broader social issues such as poverty, unemployment, and
domestic violence." ‘
b) Identify and explain the different categories of people with disabilities who
are of concern to social workers.
There are many different kinds of disability and a wide variety of situations people
experience. The disability may be permanent or temporary. It may exist from birth or
be acquired later in life. People with the same disability are as likely as anyone else to
have different abilities.
Acquired brain injury (ABI) refers to any type of brain damage that occurs after birth.
The injury may occur because of infection, disease, lack of oxygen or a trauma to the
head. Around 160,000 Australians have some form of acquired brain injury, with more
men affected than women.
A person with an intellectual disability may have significant limitations in the skills
needed to live and work in the community, including difficulties with communication,
self-care, social skills, safety and self-direction.
Mental illness is a general term for a group of illnesses that affect the mind or brain.
These illnesses, which include bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, anxiety and
personality disorders, affect the way a person thinks, feels and acts.
Vision impairment
Vision impairment refers to people who are blind or who have partial vision.
look and speak directly to them, not just to the people accompanying them,
including interpreters
speak clearly and use a normal tone of voice unless otherwise instructed by
the person with the hearing impairment
if you don't understand what a person is saying, ask them to repeat or
rephrase, or alternatively offer them a pen and paper.