Social Work Culture

For many years, careers in social work have steadily continued to grow, so much so that they've developed a history of their very own. The culture of a social work has emerged from the multiple roles played by charity workers, visitors, rescue services, and settlement houses. It all began with a common desire to aid those people in need, particularly the unfortunate, and eventually, it ultimately changed into the realization that improvement in peoples’ lives requires not only the individual to change, but also requires changes within our society. This mission and movement has been passed down through the generations to our modern day social workers. The professional values and ethics, appreciation for human diversity, focus on social and economic