ting to someone who understands where they are coming from. The client is made to feel equal to the social work professional rather than inferior. Probably one of the most important qualities that they possess is their ability to appreciate one’s inner worth. There are always potential and positive qualities in a person no matter their present situation. A social work professional knows how to bring out those positive qualities and work with their potential. The social workers have four main goals to accomplish when working with people. These goals are the skeletal structure of how they will deal with each individual case. The specific problem that a person has is the meat for those bones. The first goal is to enhance people’s capacities to resolve problems, cope, and function effectively. To meet this goal, the social worker must know and understand the specific problem. They also establish with the client the resources that they have within themselves to try to improve on this problem. The might also have some additional solutions for the problem, for instance, outside counseling. The second goal would be to link clients to outside resources. The social worker is looked at as a professional “helper.” They are there to give the people places to go so that the person’s goals can be met. Whether it is an Alcoholics Anonymous session or an unemployment agency, these are all outside resources that a social worker can direct a person to. The next goal is to improve the social service delivery network. This means that all social workers must work together to insure quality service and compassion for all clients that come for help. Advocate planning that focuses on clients does this. The last goal of the social services community is to promote social justice through the development of social policy. The social workers will make suggestions for new policies that will improve the system or the co...
