Clientele in Social Work - study guide, Study notes of Social Work

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Applied Social Sciences
Characteristics and Needs of
Clientele and Audiences in Social
Work
Objectives:
Describe the characteristics of clientele in social work.
Explain the needs of different types of clienteles in social work.
Types of Clientele and Audiences of Social Work
The individual
client with specific needs
counselors or case managers
Group or organization
collections of individuals with similar or common interests
experience significant disadvantage
Communities
deprived of access to services
mobilization and engagement of community members
Needs of Clienteles and Audiences of Social Work
Abandoned children
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Applied Social Sciences

Characteristics and Needs of

Clientele and Audiences in Social

Work

Objectives:

  • Describe the characteristics of clientele in social work.
  • Explain the needs of different types of clienteles in social work.

Types of Clientele and Audiences of Social Work

The individual

  • client with specific needs
  • counselors or case managers

Group or organization

  • collections of individuals with similar or common interests
  • experience significant disadvantage

Communities

  • deprived of access to services
  • mobilization and engagement of community members

Needs of Clienteles and Audiences of Social Work

Abandoned children

Study Guide

  • provision of needs usually in institutions

Homeless elderly

  • elderly with no shelter and family support
  • provision of shelter as well as other needs

Substance dependents

  • people who are dependent on drugs or alcohol
  • provision of counseling; coping skills, healthy relationships, meaningful occupations

Victims of interpersonal violence

  • individuals who have suffered physical, psychological, and sexual abuse from their partners
  • provided with medical, psychological, legal, and reproductive health care

People with disabilities

  • people with long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments
  • suffer disadvantages such as problems in physical access and unemployment
  • provision of counseling, case management, livelihood programs, and lobbying for laws and policies Summary:
  • Social workers provide services to individuals, groups or organizations, and communities.