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Role of Social Worker

Role of Social Worker While working with individual, group, community and organization, a social worker needs various skills and knowledge to play multifaceted roles in relation to specific situation and condition. Some of the major roles are; Leader A social worker needs to play a role of leader at several instances. Therefore he/she needs to know about leadership skills including envisioning, planning, speaking, coordinating and controlling. Knowledge of leadership style like democratic leadership style or laissez-faire leadership style helps a social worker while leading a group, organization or community. Role and Skills Needed for Social Worker While working individual, group and community, a social worker needs to play various roles and he/she needs different knowledge. Following are the roles and activities outlined by Federico While describing skills needed for social worker (as cited in Zastrow 2000 p. 105): 1.       Outreach Worker Reaching out in