Objectives Chapter 1.  Social and Human needs in the Field of Social Work

1. Class will discuss and present the identification of human needs in relation to social work.
2. Definition of social work.
3. Areas in which social workers function.
4. Different types of agencies.
5. Government agencies versus voluntary agencies.
8. 1.1. Read Chapter 1 Social Resources, Human Needs, and the Field of Social Work in Arthur Fink (2011). The Field of Social Work.

2. Summarize in your notebook the following topics:

• identification of human needs in relation to social work
• Definition of social work
• Areas in which social workers function.
• Different types of agencies.
• Government agencies versus voluntary agencies