appropriate technology
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Social Welfare
Social welfare is described as “the organized system of social services and institutions, designed to aid individuals and groups to attain satisfying standards of life and health” (Friedlander, 1980).
Social welfare encompasses the well-being and interests of large number of people, including their physical, educational, mental, emotional, spiritual, and economic needs.
Social work is becoming more important because thousands of persons are benefiting from its services and are telling their friends and associates who have problems of its many values and services.
Does Social Work Fit For Me?
Social Workers help people to overcome life’s problems.
Do you: – Have a genuine interest in people?
– Believe in the human potential for growth?
– Enjoy working with people?
– Have patience and perseverance?
Outline of the body
TASK group
Identification of the treatment groups
Treatment groups
Searching for the appropriate technology
Technology delivery
Appropriate technology
Technological choice and application that is small-scale, decentralized,labor-intensive, energy-efficient, environmentally sound, and locally controlled
Father of appropriate technology Founder of appropriate technology
Mahatma Gandhi E. F. Schumacher
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appropriate_technology
Paul Polak “design for the other 90 percent"
Treatment vs Task Groups
Treatment Group
Restoration of impaired
capacity.
Provision of individual
and social resources.
Prevention of social
dysfunction.
Task Group
increase social skills and
self-confidence,
encourage motivation and
effective problem-solving
techniques.
opportunities for interaction
and idea exchanges.
Charity to others in needAcross religion, culture, race
Contribute yourself to them Time Energy Brain
To develop technologies needed for the people in need in developing country
Material contribution when you become a professional person in any society
What we expect you to be
Builds up a complete human
To be a leader in your country
A man of ability
Creative person
A person with charity
Benefits for the TASK group
Lectures from a specialist or professor
You have a chance to present yourself and your country
Feed back for your presentation style
To build up a healthy intimacy among the members
English proficiency
Practice and help each other
Personality development
Activities inside the TASK group
Country
Cambodia. Application of Mobile Services for Community Health Worker
Mongolia. Season Extender of Vegetable Growth with Non-fossil Energy
Indonesia. Rain Water Conservation for Multipurpose Usage
Vietnam. …
India. …
Africa. …
Thailand. …
Nepal. …
Present aim in technology
Technique to be developed Water
Solar energy
Agriculture
Bio, information technology
Education
Electricity
Environment
Computer science
Etc…
Present aim in technology
Social work is here to stay and that in decadesahead it will likely grow and expand its services,helping more people with personal, family, andcommunity problems, especially related toadequate social functioning.
Social Work in the World Today