The document discusses the role of social workers in environmental protection and development. It outlines that social workers can take on several roles, including communicator, enabler, animator, guide, innovator, advocate, counselor, model, motivator, felicitator, mediator, educator, leader, and catalyst. As communicators, social workers transfer information to empower people with knowledge about the environment. As enablers, they initiate processes for environmental protection that communities can continue. Overall, the document argues that social workers play an important role in raising awareness, educating, and mobilizing communities towards environmental sustainability.

1. By
Arul Actovin C
2nd Year MSW
Pondicherry
University
ROLE OF SOCIAL WORKER IN
ENVIRONMENTAL
DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTECTION
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2.  The surrounding of, and influences on, a particular item of
interest.
 According to P.P. Singh,
Environment is a layman’s understanding implies everything
around him, which effects the living of human beings,
- His Shelter and living space
- His Neighborhood
- The City- The Surrounding habitation areas
- The Space surrounding him, the cities in near vicinity
- The Underground geological conditions in immediate
and far vicinity of his shelter
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3.  India now has one of the worst qualities of air in the world.
Without a doubt the main contributor of air pollution in India is the
transport system.
 NEW DELHI — New Delhi’s air is the most polluted in the world,
according to an international report that quantifies pollution levels,
confirming findings by experts confounded by the lack of attention
to the city’s problem.
INDIA
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4. An identifiable element in the physical, cultural,
demographic, economic, political, regulatory or
technological environment that effects the survival
operations and growth of an organization.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT
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5. Policies and procedures aimed at conserving the
natural resources, preserving the current state
of natural environment and, where possible,
reserving its degradation
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
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6. A person whose profession is social work.
Any of several professions concerned with
providing social services to members of the
community
WHO IS (AM I) SOCIAL WORKER?
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7.  Role the social worker should fulfill in the future will
benefit from a consideration variety of roles
 There are several roles for social worker in terms of
environment protection and development
Communicator
Enabler
Animator
Guide
Innovator
Advocate
Counselor
Model
Motivator
Felicitator
Mediator
Educator
Leader
Catalyst
ROLE OF SOCIAL WORKER
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8.  Transfer/transmits information about environment to
the people
 Information enables the peoples to be better prepared
and empowered with information
 Group meetings, individual contacts, group discussion,
public meetings and etc.,
 Skits, role play, street play, audio/video show about
environment
COMMUNICATOR
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9.  Social worker can initiates the process and people have to follow
and at the time of difficulties by refer back to social worker
 Example: MSSRF
ENABLER
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10.  The role the advisor is to represent or persuade the interest of
the community
 In role of advisor the community organization champions the
rights of others
 An advisor argues, debates, bargains, negotiates and confronts
the evils doers on behalf of the community
ADVISOR
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11.  Social worker as educator conveys information to the community
and those in the broader community
 Social worker provides information necessary for decision
making Social provides information necessary coping with
problem situations, assists the community in practicing new
behaviour patterns and skills
EDUCATOR
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12.  Social worker provides the various avenues and shows different
routes while dealing with the society problems related to
environment
 Waste Management :- Municipalities, corporation’s waste
 Social worker instead of doing anything on his own guides the
people in the process of environment development
GUIDE
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13.  The social worker accelerates the actions and reactions so that
people are able to achieve the desired results
 As a catalyst the organization is able to increase the response level
of people
CATALYST
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14.  To create new schemes or programmes to protect the
environment
 It will be followed by one who starts the programme and other
people
LEADER
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15.  Social worker can provide direction and guidelines to proceed in
carrying out environment developmental activities
 Animator plays a vital role in eliciting the active participation of
people form planning till evaluation especially ensuring
involvement of people in the dealing and problems
ANIMATOR
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16.  To sensitizing the people in terms of protection of environment
Campaign (through NGOs)
 Stop Climate Change
 Protect Ancient Forests
 Save the Oceans
 Stop Whaling
 Say No to Genetic Engineering
 Stop the Nuclear Threat
 Eliminate Toxic Chemicals
 Encourage Sustainable Trade
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
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17. Case study
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18.  Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF)
 Green Peace
NGOS WORKING FOR ENVIRONMENT
PROTECTION AND DEVELOPMENT
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19.  Try to avoid plastic
 To harvest the Rain water
 To Use dustbins separately – renewable, non renewable
 Weekly once use public transport for travelling
 To Create awareness about environment to yourself then others
 Try to be example for others in terms of saving environment
AS A HUMAN BEING…..
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20. Save environment, save ourselves.
Its not a work and is a duty of every
human beings - cmaaief
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23. References
• Baldwin, J.N.(1985). Environment Planning and Management.
Dehra Dun: International Book Distributors.
• Saxena, B.D.(1994). Socio-economic Impacts of Environment.
New Delhi: Ashish Publishing House.
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24. The Earth is Yours,
Save it.
Thank you
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