SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE: THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN CLERGY, TRADITIONAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND SOCIAL WORKER

Abstract

Social workers provide services that tackle the needs of people, communities, and society as a whole. Given the constraints of limited resources and high demand, social workers may be required to engage in collaborative efforts with other professions in order to adequately address the needs of their clients. The clergy and traditional service providers are a group of professions who have made significant contributions to support social workers. Collaborating with faith-based organisations, such as clergies and traditional service providers, has the potential to greatly enhance internal operations and community service in the field of social work. This research primarily focuses on qualitative analysis and provides a comprehensive description of the process of social work, cooperation between clergies and traditional practices, and the findings of the needs assessment obtained from this collaboration. Therefore, it is advised that social workers proactively establish professional connections with pastors (clergies) and conventional service providers.