Evaluation of Ecopsychology in the Context of Social Work

Abstract

The social work profession acts as a bridge for individuals to access social welfare; It works with individuals, groups and societies that we describe as disadvantaged, such as women, elderly individuals, poor individuals, disabled individuals, immigrants and orphaned children. The social work profession is built on understanding people, today and tomorrow, and advocates that every individual should have equal rights without discrimination in society. In this context, social workers apply original intervention systems, considering the well-being of clients and based on the understanding that each individual and case is unique. At this point, eco-therapy and ecopsychology, which are current concepts, appear. Ecopsychology; It is an approach that argues that people have an unstoppable bond with nature, that the well-being of individuals increases as a result of the beauties that nature offers to humanity, and that the increase in functionality between humans and nature depends on the effective communication between them. Understanding ecopsychology and its purposes is important for social work dealing with human psychology to develop new approaches. For this reason, the ecopsychology approach is now emerging as a concept that is more evaluated in the context of social work. Thus, it is inevitable that ecopsychology practices will be more visible within the social work profession and its application areas will increase day by day.