Deservingness vs. Undeservingness

Social work practice (at the individual, community, or policy-level) focuses on addressing social problems (e.g. homelessness, substance abuse, domestic violence, poverty, etc.). What is the social problem that your field placement agency focuses on? How does your agency think about the causes of this problem? How does this compare to how these social problems are defined and viewed by society at large? Reflect on how the issue of deservingness vs. undeservingness is considered in your field placement with regards to the social problem you identified above.