Sociology vs Social Work! It sounds like similar, right? But Both subjects are popular majors on college campuses around the world. They have different themes, different study material. Sociology focused on understanding human interaction, looking at distinctive groups and cultures, on the other hand, Social Work deals with personal and social problems. So, they have ..read more

What is Social Problems? According to Wikiversity, Social problems are the general factors that affect and damage society. Also known as social issues sometimes. There are many types of social problems in our society. A social problem is normally a term used to describe problems with a particular area or group of people in the ..read more

Laura A. Quiñones  It’s an interesting time to be a social work student – the coronavirus is all I hear lately. I guess it was only a matter of time until it made its way to New Jersey. I’ve been listening to the news, and seeing peers, professors, professionals, and citizens slowly realize that this ..read more

There are six social work methods, the first three directly intervene with clients while the last three support the first three by dealing with the client’s problems. These are broadly grouped into two: The Primary and Secondary methods. They are presented in a diagrammatic form. Basic Methods of Social Work Social Case work Social group ..read more

Concept of Social Work Definition of Social Work: The following definition was approved by the IFSW General Meeting and the IASSW General Assembly in July 2014: “Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. Principles of social justice ..read more

What is Public Health? Public health is the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts of society. The goal of public health is the biological, physical, and mental well-being of all members of society. Medicine which focuses on the health of the individual patient, public health focuses ..read more

What is health? There are many components of health such as physical, social, intellectual, emotional, spiritual, environmental. Each component can have an effect on another. Being healthy means you have good status of health justifying all components.  At first, you have to have the soundness of body and mind is called  Health.  A  healthy person is one who is physically and mentally fit in all respects. Good health ..read more

What is Human Psychology? Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior, according to the American Psychological Association, it is the study of the mind, how it works, and how it affects behavior. Defination:According to Collins Dictionary of Medicine “The scientific study of behaviour and its related mental processes.  Psychology is concerned with such matters as memory, rational and irrational thought, intelligence, learning, personality, perceptions and emotions and their relationship to behaviour. “ William James defined psychology as the ‘science of mental processes’. In his ..read more

Definition “When most people in the society agree that a condition exists that threatens their life and their most cherished values and also agree that something should be done to remedy that condition, sociologists say that the society has defined that condition as a social problem”(Kornblum and Julian,1995:3). “a social problem is a condition affecting ..read more

What is Social Work? Social work is a professional and academic discipline that seeks to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of an individual, group, or community by intervening through research, policy, community organizing, direct practice, and teaching on behalf of those afflicted with poverty or any real or perceived social injustices and violations ..read more