social welfare
INTRODUCTION
Social welfare is based upon the premise that in an ideal place, all people are treated with respect and dignity, and that; for a community to be responsive, it needs to be a place where members are valued for who they are and what they can offer the community.
The goal of social welfare is to fulfill the social, financial, health and recreational needs of all individuals in a society. Social welfare seeks to enhance the social functioning of all age groups, both rich and poor.
When other institutions in our society such as family and market economy fails, at times, to meet the basic needs of individuals, or groups of people, then social welfare is needed and demanded. Richard Titmus argued that social welfare is much more than aid to the poor, and in fact, represents a broader system of support to the middle and upper class.
It is the business of social welfare to:
• Find homes for parentless children.
• Rehabilitate people who are addicted to alcohol.
• Make life more meaningful to older adults
• Provide vocational rehabilitation for persons with physical and mental disability
• Meet financial needs of the poor
• Rehabilitate juveniles and adults who have committed criminal offense
• End all types of discrimination and oppression
• Counteract violence in family including child abuse
• Provide services to people with HIV/AIDS and to their families and friends
• Counsel individuals and groups experiencing a variety of personal and social difficulties
• Serve families struck by physical disasters such as fire, hurricanes
• Provide housing for the homeless
DEFINITION OF SOCIAL WELFARE
When a society strives for community betterment by developing methods and programs to promote social justice and address social needs, this effort is referred to as social welfare. However, the [perceptions of social welfare vary and there are several definitions of social welfare.
Titmus, 1995, defines social welfare as:
1. The assignment of claims
Social welfare is based upon the premise that in an ideal place, all people are treated with respect and dignity, and that; for a community to be responsive, it needs to be a place where members are valued for who they are and what they can offer the community.
The goal of social welfare is to fulfill the social, financial, health and recreational needs of all individuals in a society. Social welfare seeks to enhance the social functioning of all age groups, both rich and poor.
When other institutions in our society such as family and market economy fails, at times, to meet the basic needs of individuals, or groups of people, then social welfare is needed and demanded. Richard Titmus argued that social welfare is much more than aid to the poor, and in fact, represents a broader system of support to the middle and upper class.
It is the business of social welfare to:
• Find homes for parentless children.
• Rehabilitate people who are addicted to alcohol.
• Make life more meaningful to older adults
• Provide vocational rehabilitation for persons with physical and mental disability
• Meet financial needs of the poor
• Rehabilitate juveniles and adults who have committed criminal offense
• End all types of discrimination and oppression
• Counteract violence in family including child abuse
• Provide services to people with HIV/AIDS and to their families and friends
• Counsel individuals and groups experiencing a variety of personal and social difficulties
• Serve families struck by physical disasters such as fire, hurricanes
• Provide housing for the homeless
DEFINITION OF SOCIAL WELFARE
When a society strives for community betterment by developing methods and programs to promote social justice and address social needs, this effort is referred to as social welfare. However, the [perceptions of social welfare vary and there are several definitions of social welfare.
Titmus, 1995, defines social welfare as:
1. The assignment of claims