A Case for Critical Social Work Action

[Human Services]
2020
University
Student Credentials

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A Case for Critical Social Work (CSW) Action
There has been a rise in the popularity of the Critical Social Work or widely known as the
CSW, though the policies revolving around it or even the praxes as such are just rambling
around and none of them have actually been put to use or regulated strictly. Now the factors
that affect the working of the social workers largely are their attitudes towards the kind of
work they do, even the training as well as education pose as a very important factor that
influences or even hinders for that matter their working. Another aspect that can be
considered here is the kind of people or the organizations that have been hiring them and the
thought process they preach everything inflicts upon the nature and the way these workers
behave and work.
The surrounding in which these social workers or activities have grown up and the way they
relate themselves with the kind or work they do everything plays a very important part in how
these people perceive their jobs and it can be seen in their actions as well. In the said article it
has been clearly mentioned that CSW or the Critical Social Work is not into regular practice
of individuals, there are certain drawbacks to the process or to be emphasised upon
hindrances in following it through like a practice. As far as the critical thinking goes, the
CSW without any fail can become a usual practice as such due to the intrinsic characteristics
it beholds and also another thing that needs consideration here is the connection between the
Social Work Profession and these intrinsic characteristics if the abovementioned factors are
taken care of. The main thing that is being discussed in the whole article is the guiding
principles so as to promote the social work action that is quite critical which is also widely
known as the CSWA. These guiding principles largely rely upon as well as are quite
influenced by the ideologies of the Paulo Freire and his genuine pedagogical action. These

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also consist of the policy making as well as the dialectic practice and part from these many
other fundamentals like the humanization, transformation, liberation, neutrality being
exempted, patience that is impatient and last but not the least, options in relation with
silencing people (Levin & Liberman, 2019).
Assisting the least among us: Social work's historical response to unaccompanied
immigrant and refugee youth
The article here states the real world picture that revolves around the immigration situation as
well as other areas where social work is being majorly used in the world. It talks about the
Political oppression and various other aspects like the poverty or the living situation as well
as the stagnant instability has proved to be a major factor in rise of the immigrant situation.
People in general have been facing great repression and instances like trafficking are quite
common. In the financial year of 2016 an approximate of 60,000 Unaccompanied Alien
Children or the UAC’s were recorded to have arrived from the areas such as the Mexico or
even Central America. In fact at this rate the UAC’s or the Unaccompanied Alien Children
will keep on rising and keep entering the U.S borders in the coming years as well. As these
people do not hold a citizenship proof or anything as such to prove their identities, they do
not hold a legal status in the country which is why upon their arrival in the country, the
governments do not assist them as they would assist a legal citizen of the country. The orders
as given under the guidance of the Trump Administration have in fact worsened the situation
in the country revolving around these people. These orders have undermined the importance
as such of the support these people need and the assistance that these people should be
provided. Though there is a constant scholarship dearth as such this is based upon the

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minimum evidence that these programmes provide which actually help in the vulnerable
children being protected.
Though as far as the critical thinking goes, these challenges are not at all new and have been
a part of the society since the beginning of the time. Similar to these, challenges have been
faced and this particular challenge is also being rendered to in various countries. Previously
as well as in the current times, these issues related with the need of the population have been
resolved by these social workers through the private as well as state interventions. A few
components impacted these fluctuated reactions: (1) the changing segment and national
attributes of UAC and the scope of requirements they showed; (2) winning perspectives
toward outsiders and outcasts, frequently affected by the status of the U.S. economy; and (3)
the conveyance of obligations between the general population and private areas for the
improvement, usage, and subsidizing of projects that tended to the necessities of UAC. In
view of essential and auxiliary source materials, this article follows the development of social
work's reaction to these requirements during the previous two centuries. It recognizes some
normal and clashing topics in the calling's evaluation of the issues looked by UAC, and the
reasons and results of the mediations created. It closes by inspecting how the treatment of this
populace mirrored the objectives of osmosis, avoidance, or auxiliary change, and how these
objectives keep on affecting contemporary arrangement and practice (Jani & Reisch, 2018).
Articles like these give a fair framework that revolves around the social work in general.
Though there are many real life factors as well that cannot be taught to any person. All of
these aspects are covered by the up -bringing of an individual. The kind of situation one faces
and how to help or assist people dealing with real life issues is something what these social
workers need to focus on.

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Bibliography
Jani, J.S. & Reisch, M., 2018. Assisting the least among us: Social work's historical response
to unaccompanied immigrant and refugee youth. Children and Youth Services Review, 92,
pp.4–14.
Levin, L. & Liberman, A., 2019. A Case for Critical Social Work Action. Families in
Society. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, 100(3), pp.248–
59.