Positive Social Work Approach: The Shift From “Work” Towards “Social”

Abstract

Positive orientation has become widely recognized in many scientific fields during the last decade. Possible nature of positive orientation in social work could be derived from positive psychology. However this topic is just starting to be discussed and researched in Lithuania and other European countries. In this article the authors represent complementary social work approaches that are proved as effective in a contradiction to most applied and dominant in practice nowadays problem-oriented model of social work. Therefore, the aim of the article is to overview social work practices as a ground for starting modeling Positive Social Work (PSW). Literature analysis was employed to ground different approaches of social work and set the basis for possible Positive Social Work beginning.

Organization Development Interventions of Asilo de San Vicente de Paul, 2015-2018: A Developmental Study

“…Now, I learned how to be firm but gentle to all the staff in my organization." In simpler terms, a positive social work approach gives great importance to a good client and worker relationship (Kreiviniene & Rimkus, 2016).…”

Pozitif Sosyal Hizmet: Yeniden Bir Kavramsallaştırma

“…-Dalai Lama Sosyal hizmet mesleği de dahil olmak üzere profesyonel yardım mesleklerinde pozitif yönelim son dönemlerde artış eğilimi göstermektedir (Kreiviniene ve Rimkus, 2016;Chakhssi, Kraiss, Sommers-Spijkerman ve Bohlmeijer, 2018;Cheung, Xu, Liu, Chen, Leung ve Huang, 2019;Cheung ve Leung, 2020;Eryılmaz, 2020). Başta pozitif psikoloji ve pozitif psikoterapi olmak üzere psikoloji ve psikoterapi gibi alanlarda bu pozitif yönelimleri görmek mümkün olmaktadır.…”