The focus of family and child welfare as a field of practice of social work.

This area of study may include :

adoption
child
neglect
child
development
correctional
measures
child
abuse
child
poverty
alcoholism
child
psychology
sexual
abuse
adolescents parents the future
Health Care Settings:
Health care settings are practice areas in which assessment,
care, and treatment address the physical, mental, emotional,
and social well-being of the person;
It addresses the prevention, detection, and treatment of
physical and mental disorders with the goal of enhancing the
persons bio-psycho-social and spiritual well-being.
The health care setting includes personnel who provide the
necessary services (for eample, physicians, social wor!ers,
social managers, nurses, hospital attendants etc ";
appropriate service delivery facilities (for eample, hospitals,
hospice, assisted living, medical centers, and outpatient
clinics"; and educational and environmental facilities that
wor! to help prevent disease (#ar!er, $%%&".
Standards for Social Management Practice in Health Care
Settings
Standard 1. Ethics and Values
'ocial managers should have !nowledge of and practice
according to the guidelines established by the ()'* Code of
Ethics
Interpretation
The primary mission of the social wor! profession is to enhance
human well-being and help meet the basic human needs of all
people, with particular attention to the needs of people who are
vulnerable, disenfranchised, oppressed, and living in poverty. The
mission is rooted in a set of core values. These core values,
embraced by social wor!ers throughout the professions history,
are the foundation of social wor!s uni+ue purpose and
perspective,
- service
- social -ustice
- dignity and worth of the person
- importance of human relationships
- integrity
- competence
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Standard 2. Health Disparities
'ocial managers practicing in local, state, national, and
international health care settings re+uire !nowledge and s!ills to
help them recogni.e and address ine+ualities and in-ustices
directed toward clients, organi.ations, and communities related to
access to care and provision of health services.
Standard . Cultural Competence
'ocial managers should develop and maintain an understanding
of the history, traditions, values, and family systems of client
groups as they relate to health care and decision-ma!ing. 'ocial
managers should have a sensitivity to and awareness of the
diversity in cultural groups and integrate this !nowledge into their
practice.