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Introduction
unemploymentorpathologiesinthefamilybutalsoencompasses
newsocialproblemsaffectingfamiliesandcommunitiessuchasmul-
ticulturalismormigrationsthatthreatentheproperfunctioningof
individualsandfamilies.Thus,socialworkersaretaskedwithhelping
individuals,familiesandsocialgroupstocopewiththesechallenges.
Inordertoprovideprofessionalsupport,theyneedtohave
knowledgeofvariousfieldsandbeacquaintedwiththemethodsand
techniquesofsocialwork.Anattempthasbeenmadetoshowtherole
ofsocialworkskillsandmethodsinthejobdescriptionandresponsi-
bilitiesofasocialworker
i
Thebookseekstopresentthebasicknowledgeinthefieldofso-
cialworkinthecontextoftheselectedtheoriesandmodels,andto
showthedistinguishingcharacteristicsofsocialworkwithindividu-
als,families,socialgroupsandlocalcommunities.Thebookconsists
offourchapterspresentingtheselectedaspectsofsocialworkfrom
atheoreticalandmethodologicalperspective.
Thefirstchapterintroducesthebasicdefinitions,goals,rulesand
formsofsocialwork,andbrieflydescribestheplannedchangesin
thesocialassistancesystemaimedatincreasingitseffectivenessby
ensuringagreaterempowermentoftherecipientsofthisassistance.
Selectedtheoriesandmodelsofsocialworkaredescribed.Problems
oftheprofessionalfunctioningofsocialworkersinthecontextoftheir
rolesanddutiesarealsoanalysed.Thechapteralsofocusesonissues
ofsupervisionasamethodoftrainingandenhancingtheexpertiseof
socialworkersi
ChapterIIdevotedtoproblemsofsocialworkwithindividuals
andfamilies,describestheconcepts,goalsandstagesinthecasework
approach.Itpresentsproblemsassociatedwiththefunctioningofthe
familyanditstasks.Italsodiscussestheselectedmethodsfordiag-
nosingfamiliessuchasafamilygroupconferenceorfamilyinterview
usingagenogram.Finally,theworkoffamilyassistants,anewformof
socialworkwithfamilies,isdescribed.
ChapterIIIfocusesonsocialworkwithmarginalisedgroups.Al-
thoughPolishsocietyhasbeenageingformanyyears,thesituationof
elderlypeoplecontinuestobedifficult.Unemploymentisakeysocial
problemthatleadstosocialexclusion.Thechapteralsopresentsthe
distinguishingfeaturesofthegroupworkapproachanddescribesthe
keycharacteristicsofsocialworkwithelderlyandunemployedpeople.
ChapterIVisacompendiumofknowledgeonlocalcommu-
nityorganising.Itdiscussestheselectedtheoriesofworkinlocal
