The role of social work in national development

Social work is a modern profession, but is task of providing help is as old as the human race itself. Social workers are professional, qualified people who struggle for the general well-being of people from every walk of life.

It is their task to analyze the deep-rooted causes of social problems, such as poverty, unemployment, illness, antisocial behavior and other social inadequacies, and to help those concerned to overcome them. Specialized knowledge and an understanding of people are therefore essential in the job.

Their services are aimed at the individual, group, family, organization, or community context and their environment, as well as at the interaction between people and their environment. These are the challenges facing the social workers on a day-to-day basis. Social workers try to help improve people's behavior or circumstances to enable them to once again play a meaningful role within their families, communities and society.

Some of the social workers’ tasks are aimed the prevention and elimination of social problems in the community. This involves close cooperation with specific members or groups within the community. In some cases, social workers work in close contact with other disciplines, such as doctors, psychologists and educationalists. Social workers identify social pressures and needs in a community, to employ existing resources or to establish those that might be missing.