Course name
Course Credits
Knowledge and Philosophical Foundations of the Social
Work Profession
A generalist perspective: History, Philosophy, values,
principles, and ethics with special reference to the
profession’s global standards and the Philippine social work
code of ethics; knowledge base/foundations of social work
e.g., human behavior and social environment, social work
practice including adaptation to cross-cultural settings, and
social welfare policies, programs and services.
3 units
Contact hours/week
3 hours
Pre-requisite
None
Course Description
Suggested course content
Ø Historical perspectives: evolution of social welfare in
Europe, Us, Philippines
Ø The development of social work profession in the
Philippines
Ø Concepts of social welfare, social services, and social
work
Ø Goals of social welfare and social work
Ø The philosophical foundation of social work: philosophy,
core values, principles, ethics of the profession
Ø Knowledge foundation
Ø Values and ethical dilemmas
Ø Professional use of self
Ø Attributes and domains of social work as a profession
Ø The concept of planned change; scientific problemsolving/ social work helping process
Ø Definition of generalist social work
Ø Components of social work practice