Disability and Medical Model: An Assesment in the Example of Socıal Work for Helping Professions

Abstract

Social work uses many practice models in its profess ional İnterventions. One of the practice models that social yvork uses is medical one. In this article, medical model and İts basic characteristics are explained and adverse effects of medical model on social work practice are discussed in the example of disability.

Keywords

• medical model,social work,disability

ÖZÜRLÜLÜK VE MEDİKAL MODEL: YARDIM VEREN MESLEKLER İÇİN SOSYAL HİZMET ÖRNEĞİNDE BİR DEĞERLENDİRME

Abstract

Sosyal hizmet, mesleki müdahalelerinde pek çok uygulama modeli kullanmaktadır. Sosyal hizmetin kullandığı uygulama modellerden biri de medikal modeldir. Bu makalede, medikal model ve temel özellikleri açıklanmakta ve medikal modelin sosyal hizmet uygulaması üzerindeki olumsuz etkileri özürlülük örne­ğin de tartışılmaktadır.

Keywords

• medikal model,sosyal hizmet,özürlülük

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