Animal-Human Bond Based Social Work

Abstract

The profession of social work is developed as a human-oriented occupation and this case brought up the purpose of the protection and development of only the human well-being in terms of social work interventions. On the other hand, carrying out the professional practice focusing on the well-being of living creatures rather than human beings have been initiated within the framework of environment-oriented social work approached emerged in the 1970s. This leads up the emergence of the professional practice based on the protection and development of flora and fauna of human beings. In this regard, new social work practices have emerged. One of these fields of application which is referred as veterinary social work in literature is the animal-human bond based social work practices. The aim of the study is to address animal-human bond based social work. In this study, animal-human bond based social work practices, such as, the bereavement phase and social work after the loss of animals, animal supported interventions, the relationship between the violence towards animals and humans, professional interventions of veterinarians and the ones serving animals in terms of compassion fatigue will be discussed. 

Keywords

• social work,animal-human bond

Hayvan ve İnsan Arasındaki Bağ Temelli Sosyal Çalışma

Abstract

Sosyal çalışma mesleği insan odaklı bir meslek olarak gelişmiş olup bu durum sosyal çalışma müdahalelerinde sadece insanın iyiliğinin korunması ve geliştirilmesinin hedeflenmesini gündeme getirmiştir. Öte yandan, 1970’lerde ortaya çıkan çevre odaklı sosyal çalışma yaklaşımları, insanların iyiliği yerine canlıların iyiliğini odağına alan mesleki uygulamalara öncülük ederek insanların içinde bulunduğu flora ve faunayı koruma ve geliştirmeye yönelik mesleki uygulamalara zemin hazırlamıştır. Bu bağlamda yeni sosyal çalışma uygulama alanları doğmuştur. Bu uygulama alanlarından biri literatürde veteriner sosyal çalışma olarak geçen hayvan ve insan arasındaki bağ temelli sosyal çalışmadır. Bu çalışma, hayvan ve insan arasındaki bağ temelli sosyal çalışma uygulamalarını açıklama amacında olup bu çerçevede hayvanların kaybı sonrası yas süreci ve sosyal çalışma, hayvan destekli müdahaleler, veteriner hekimler ve hayvanlara hizmet verenlerin şefkat yorgunluğuna yönelik mesleki müdahaleler açıklanacaktır.

Keywords

• sosyal çalışma,hayvan ve insan arasındaki bağ

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