6. bereaved (adj) – someone whose close relative has just died;
7. case work – social work concerned with direct consideration of the problems of a particular person, family;
8. benefit (n) – money provided by the government to people who are sick or unemployed.
В результате изучения данной темы студент должен
1. знать лексический минимум, позволяющий практически применять знания в сфере деловой (профессиональной) коммуникации, уметь рассказывать
· о специфике работы с данными категориями граждан с обоснованием необходимости предоставления им социальной защиты;
· о роли социальных работников в оказании помощи людям с ограниченными возможностями здоровья;
2. уметь пользоваться лексическим минимумом, обладать навыками свободного владения лексическим минимумом по теме, вести беседу на английском языке, уметь задавать вопросы по теме, отвечать на них и воспринимать соответствующую информацию.
Литература: 11, 12, 13.
1. What kind of help do sick, injured and disabled people need?
2. How can it be provided?
3. What is medical care?
4. What is a service centre?
5. What are the responsibilities of a medical social worker?
"Disability" can be broken down into a number of broad sub-categories, which include the following:
1. physical impairments affecting movement, such as post-polio syndrome, spina bifida and cerebral palsy;
2. sensory impairments, such as visual or hearing impairments;
3. cognitive impairments such as autism or Down syndrome;
4. psychiatric conditions such as depression and schizophrenia:
a) a medical condition usually caused by brain damage before or at birth that causes the loss of control of movement of the limbs;
b) a mental condition in which a person is unable to communicate or form relationships with others;
c) a medical condition in which a person feels very sad and anxious and often has physical symptoms such as being unable to sleep, etc.;
d) a medical condition in which some bones in the spine have not developed normally at birth, often causing paralysis in the legs;
e) an infectious disease that affects the central nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis;
f) a situation when a person is physically unable to hear anything or unable to hear well;
g) an abnormal condition in which a person is born with a wide, flat face, sloping eyes and a mental ability that is below average.
A. In this model, disability is seen more as a social construction than
a medical reality.
B. Lately, the term disability has replaced the older designation handicapped.
C. This position is known as the medical model of disability.
D. Disability is not seen as something invoking pity or in need of a cure.
E. Both the medical and social models agree to a point that facilities and opportunities should be made as accessible as possible to individuals who require adaptations.
F. By making adjustments, employers and service providers are removing the barriers that disable – they are effectively removing the disability.
Historically, disabilities have often been cast in a negative light. An individual thus affected was seen as being a "patient" subject either to cure or to ongoing medical care. His condition is seen as disabling; the social reactions to it are justified, and the barriers unavoidable. (1)
Over the past 20 years, a competing view known as the social model of disability has come to the fore. (2) An individual may be impaired by
a condition that requires daily living adaptations, but the bulk of his problem – his disability – can be found in the attitudinal and physical barriers erected by society.
The social model of disability recognises that some people have impairments which affect how they function physically or mentally. But those people are disabled by the barriers that exist in a society that does not take account of their needs. These barriers may be in the physical, organisational or personal aspects of society – for instance, stairs without lifts, information not available in large print, or people's negative attitudes. The social model sees disabled people as having similar wants, needs and aspirations to non-disabled people, and seeking equal treatment. (3) Indeed it may be viewed as a positive asset. Equality for disabled people is seen in the same light as equality for other under-represented groups.
In the United Kingdom, the Disability Discrimination Act definition of disability uses the medical model – disabled people are defined as people with certain conditions, or certain limitations on their ability to carry out "normal day-to-day activities". But the requirement on employers and service providers to make "reasonable adjustments" to their policies or practices, or physical aspects of their premises, follows the social model. (4)
(5) Dismantling physical barriers, or setting up adaptations such as wheelchair ramps, is known as "fostering accessibility".
Medical Social Work is a sub-discipline of (society) work. Medical social workers typically work in a hospital, skilled nursing facility or hospice, have
a graduate degree in the field (Masters degree in social work), and work with patients and their families in need of (psychology) help. Medical social workers assess the psychosocial functioning of patients and families and intervene as necessary. Interventions may include (connection) patients and families to necessary resources and supports in the community; providing psychotherapy, supportive counseling, or grief counseling; or helping a patient to expand and (strength) their network of social supports. Medical social workers typically work on an interdisciplinary team with professionals of other disciplines (such as medicine, nursing, physical, occupational, speech and recreational therapy, etc.). Besides medical social worker often deals with (high) complex cases involving patients with multiple psychosocial issues, all of which requiring intervention and leading to delays in discharge. For instance, in a major urban acute care medical centre, it is not uncommon for the (medicine) social worker to assess patients who are simultaneously homeless, without health insurance coverage, have multiple chronic medical and psychiatric conditions, are unemployed, have just been (release) from incarceration, and have substance abuse problems, all of which, separately and together, can impede timely discharge.
В результате изучения данной темы студент должен
1. знать лексический минимум, позволяющий практически применять знания в сфере деловой (профессиональной) коммуникации, говорить о проблеме обеспечения бездомных постоянным или временным жильём;
2. уметь пользоваться лексическим минимумом, обладать навыками свободного владения лексическим минимумом по теме, вести беседу на английском языке, уметь задавать вопросы по теме, отвечать на них и воспринимать соответствующую информацию.
Литература: 11, 12, 13.
1. What is residential care?
2. Who are the service centres and nursing homes designed for?
3. What causes homelessness?
4. In your opinion, what is the position of Russia in the world rankings?
5. Is homelessness a common problem in Murmansk?
6. What can be done to solve this problem?
Homeless shelters are places (1) people to stay temporarily when they otherwise would have (2) sleep on the street, similar to emergency shelters. The main difference is that a homeless shelter is usually open to anyone, regardless of why they don't have a more typical residence available; some limit their clientele (3) gender or age. A more minor difference (4) that homeless shelters usually expect people to stay elsewhere during the day, returning only to sleep, or if the shelter also provides meals to eat, while people in emergency shelters are more likely to stay all day, except for work, school, or errands. Some homeless shelters, however, are open 24 hours (5) day.
Homeless shelters are usually operated (6) a non-profit agency, sometimes associated with a church. Many get a least part of their funding (7) local government entities.
Homeless shelters sometimes also provide other services, (8) as a soup kitchen, job seeking, skills training, job training, support groups, and/or chemical abuse treatment. If they don't offer any of these services, they can usually refer (9) clients to agencies that do.
1. Employed people never become homeless.
2. Homeless people can easily find a job.
3. Homeless people are likely to be drug-addicts.
4. Homeless people scratch their living from illegal activities.
5. Homeless shelters are places for people to stay temporarily.
1. People become homeless because of different reasons such as...
2. Homelessness usually entails...
3. The factors which contribute to homelessness are...
4. Homeless people make money by...
5. Urban development and criminalization of homelessness lead to...
6. Homeless shelters provide...
| Word | Definition |
| 1. nomad | a) using power without restriction and without considering other people |
| 2. arbitrary | b) to perform music in a public place and ask for money from people passing by |
| 3. round somebody up | c) a place where poor people can go to get free food d) ask other people for money in the street |
| 4. vicious circle | e) a situation in which one problem causes another problem which then makes the first problem worse |
| 5. panhandle | f) find and capture people |
| 6. busk | g) a member of a tribe that moves with its animals from place to place |
| 7. gentrification | h) a gradual process in which an area in bad condition where poor people live is changed by people with more money coming to live there and improving it |
| 8. food bank |
• a resident of N-Street;
• a homeless person;
• the initiator of the project.
The city council yesterday announced that it is planning to turn 11, N-Street into a refuge for homeless people. The two-storey terraced house, which was once a dwelling house, had been empty for three years.
A council representative explained that the building needed repairs and complete redecoration before it could take in homeless people. It is expected to open sometime in the new year and will provide temporary accommodation for homeless people.
As soon as the news of the refuge was announced, some of the N-Street residents wrote to the council objecting to the use of the house as a refuge. They said, "We are in favour of providing homeless people with somewhere to live, but N-Street is not suitable. There are elderly people and families with young children living here".
В результате изучения данной темы студент должен
1. знать лексический минимум, позволяющий практически применять знания в сфере деловой (профессиональной) коммуникации, говорить о проблемах современной семьи, их причинах, последствиях и возможных путях решения;
2. уметь пользоваться лексическим минимумом, обладать навыками свободного владения лексическим минимумом по теме, вести беседу на английском языке, уметь задавать вопросы по теме, отвечать на них и воспринимать соответствующую информацию.
Литература: 11, 12, 24.
1. What functions do families serve?
2. What is a typical family pattern today?
3. Why is the number of single-parent families increasing?
4. What happens to children whose parents work a lot?
5. What is a generation gap?
6. What causes family violence?
7. What are possible consequences of taking mind-altering substances?
8. What forces youngsters to become juvenile delinquents?
9. What measures can be taken to prevent young people from committing crimes?
1. A traditional family today…
a) consists of representatives of at least three generations;
b) comes in many shapes and sizes;
с) consists of parents and their children.
2. People live in families because...
a) it is easier to survive as a member of a family;
b) families give children an example how to live in the surrounding world;
с) this is a tradition.
3. Mothers and wives work because...
a) today it is unusual for a woman to stay at home;
b) a father alone can't provide suitable living conditions for a family;
с) cost of living is higher today than it used to be.
4. Families are getting smaller because...
a) it is difficult to support and bring up more than one child;
b) young people pay much attention to the future of their families;
c) today young people have serious health problems.
5. There are a lot of families headed by one parent today because...
a) family laws are much milder;
b) women have become more independent both financially and emotionally;
c) there is a lot of family violence.
6. Modern parents…
a) abuse their children;
b) want their children learn to be independent from early age;
с) put problems of upbringing to relatives.
7. A generation gap...
a) is a specific feature of modern society;
b) means serious problems of teenagers and young people;
c) is the lack of understanding or the differences between older and younger people.
8. Young people today...
a) mostly turn to drugs and crime;
b) don't care much about their future;
с) are optimistic and career-minded.
People today live under many types of stress. Peer pressure, family conditions and unemployment are just a few reasons why young people try to escape reality by turning to drugs and alcohol. Problems with drinking, drug abuse, teen pregnancies and juvenile delinquency are very serious today. Many children and teenagers run away from home. Some return after a few days or weeks, but others turn to crime and become juvenile delinquents. Among the causes of this are poor family relations, family violence, bad neighbourhood conditions, peer pressure and sometimes drug abuse.