SOURCE SYSTEM IN SOCIAL WORK

SOURCE SYSTEM IN SOCIAL WORK

Resource is anything that can be used to carry out social functioning.

1. Source by Max Siporin

a. Internal and external sources

1) Source: Internal source is inside the waiter (individual, group, community). Example: intellectual ability, unity, mutual assistance

2) External sources: Source which is beyond the self-maid (individual, group, community). Example: wealth, prestige, livelihood, relatives wealthy, influential friends, the rights guaranteed

b. Sources offisial / formal and non offisial Sources / non-formal

1) Source offisial: formal leaders, organizations that formally represent the community, teachers, social workers, counseling agencies, charities, service providers

2) Sources of non offisial: emotional and social support from relatives, friends, neighbors. Non offisial source is part of the natural source of help

c. Human and non-human sources

1) Human Resources: the people who have the ability and power to be extracted and used to help solve client problems

2) non-human sources: the sources of materials or objects

d. Sources particularistic symbolic, universal concrete and exchange value

1) Source particularistic symbolic: the form of symbols that can not be touched Example: information and social status. Information and social status in the community has a special symbolic meaning and can be used as a resource that can be mined and utilized

2) Sources of concrete universalistic: the form of the real thing and the public. Example: services, concrete objects Sources exchange values: love, money

2. sources according to Allen Pincus and Anne Minahan

a. Informal sources / natural

May include family, friends, neighbors and others who are willing to help, emotional support, love, advice, information, other concrete services

b. Formal Sources

Membership in an organization or a formal association aims to increase interest in their members. Source system can also help members to negotiate and utilize community resources system.

c. System Resources Community

In the form of hospitals, adoption agencies, job training programs, formal service. People in life associated with community source systems, such as schools, child care centers. People are also associated with government agencies and other public services, such as police, recreation,

public libraries etc..