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Ch.1 Intro to Human Beh. and The Social Environment Flashcards

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Social Work has three major components:

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  1. Social workers can help people solve their problems and cope with their situations
  2. Social Workers can work with systems (social agencies, organizations, communities, and government bureaucracies
  3. Social Workers can link people with systems
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Much of Social Work involves

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social functioning

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Social Work targets how individuals behave and

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how other systems and people affect each other

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Social Work practice consists of…

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  • helping people obtain tangible services
  • providing counseling and psychotherapy for individuals, families, and groups
  • helping communities or groups provide or improve social and health services
  • participating in relevant legislative processes
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What is necessary in order to make effective decisions about how to proceed a situation

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careful thought

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involves basic knowledge and assumptions about human behavior

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assessment

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a practitioner is one who uses a wide range of knowledge and skills to help people with an extensive array of problems and issues

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a generalist practitioner

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what should social workers do when clients come to them with a problem?

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identify alternatives and positive and negative consequences of each alternative

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what type of approach do social workers use when working with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities

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problem-solving approach

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understanding and assessing human behavior includes being knowledgeable about…

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human development

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blank and theories concern the physical aspects of a person’s life

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biological development

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blank and theories emphasize individuals’ functioning and cognitive or thought processes

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psychological development

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blank and theories address people’s interaction with others around them in the social environment

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social development

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a theory that predicts that others will become increasingly isolated and detached from society

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disengagement theory

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what are the typical developmental milestones?

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motor development, personality development, motivation, social development, learning

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what does the term typical mean

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used to refer to levels of functioning that are considered appropriate for a particular age level

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typical developmental milestones provide…

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a baseline for assessing human behavior

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what are important concepts for understanding human behavior?

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  • human diversity
  • cultural competency
  • oppression
  • population at risk
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vast range of differences among groups

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human diversity

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the act of treating people differently bc they belong to some group rather than on merit

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discrimination

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involves putting unfair and extreme limitations and constraints on members of an identified group

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oppression

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any group of people who share some identifiable characteristic that places them at greater risk of social and economic deprivation and oppression than the general mainstream of society

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population at risk

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the ability to achieve one’s goals despite the opposition of others

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power

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entails specific rights or benefits enjoyed bc of elevated social, political, or economic status; often related to prestige

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privilege

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the amount of social respect or standing given to an individual based on occupation

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prestige

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enthusiastic approval or praise

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acclaim

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what provides a certain set of environmental characteristics?

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membership

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sensitivity to group differences is critical in…

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understanding any individual behavior

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what are the 2 perspectives concerning sensitivity to group differences?

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  • the values or orientation of a particular group will affect how an individual behaves (how group members feel and choose to act)
  • directs attention to how other people and groups in the social environment view the group in question
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predetermined assumptions made without assessing facts

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prejudgements

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standardized views about people who belong to some group that do not take into account individual qualities and differences

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stereotypes

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what forms the basis of professional values?

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awareness of how prejudgments and stereotypes affect people

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one of the foundation blocks of social work?

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professional values

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the process of increasing interpersonal or political power so that individuals can take

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empowerment

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a perspective on practice that provides ways of thinking about and doing practice

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the empowerment approach

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focuses on client resources, capabilities, knowledge, abilities, motivations, experience, intelligence, and other positive qualities

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the strengths perspective

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what are the 4 principles involved in the strengths perspective:

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  • every individual, group, family, and community has strengths
  • trauma and abuse, illness, and struggle may be injurious but they may also be sources of challenge and opportunity
  • assume that you do not know the upper limits of the capacity to grow and change and take individual, group, and community aspiration seriously
  • every environment is full of resources
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what are the multiple sources of strengths?

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individual, family, group, community, organizational

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group of people who informally provide help and support

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natural support network or helping network

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include educational background, work history, problem solving, decision making skills, personal qualities and characteristics, physical and financial resources and positive attitudes

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individual strengths

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made up of people with similar problems or issues who comes together and provide each other with support

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support groups

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ability of an individual, family, group, community, or organization to recover from adversity and resume functioning even when suffering serious trouble, confusion, or hardship

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resiliency

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resiliency involves what 2 dimensions?

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risk and protection

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include availability of organizations that provide resources, residents’, expectations for appropriate and positive behavior, and opportunities for neighborhood youths to constructively participate in the community

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community strengths

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perceptions and opinions held by individuals, professions and cultures about what is good and desirable

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values

46
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principles based on values that guide behavior and determine what is right and correct

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ethics

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what are the professional codes of ethics?

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  1. social workers primary goal is to help people in need to address social problems
  2. social workers challenge social injustice
  3. social workers respect the inherent dignity and worth of the person
  4. social workers recognize the centered importance of human relationships
  5. social workers behave in trustworthy manner
  6. social workers practice within their areas of competence and develop and enhance their professional expertise
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situations in which ethical principles conflict and all solutions are imperfect

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ethical dilemmas

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being trustworthy and keeping info in confidence

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confidentiality

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careful examination and evaluation of beliefs and actions

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critical thinking

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a coherent group of principles, concepts, and ideas organized to explain some observable occurrence or trend

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theory

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incorporates concepts from both systems theories and the ecological perspective

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ecosystems theory

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a foundation notion in social work practice and our basis for understanding the dynamics of human behavior
-sees people as constantly interacting with various systems around them

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person-in-environment

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set of elements that are orderly and interrelated to make a functional whole

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system

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borders or margins that separate one entity from another

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boundaries

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a subordinate system that is a component of a larger system

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subsystem

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tendency for a system to maintain a relatively stable, constant state of balance

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homeostasis

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culturally established social behavior and conduct expected of a person in any designated interpersonal relationship

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role

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dynamic, interpersonal connection characterized by patterns of emotional exchange, communication, and behavioral interaction

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relationship

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the response of a system, after receiving and processing input that affects other systems in the environment
- result of the process

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output

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specified variables that are measured for the purpose of evaluation
-what is done

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outcome

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a special form of input in which a system receives info about its own performance

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feedback

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problematic function, the system can choose to correct any deviations or mistakes and return to a more homeostatic state

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negative feedback

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valuable, involves a system’s receiving info about what it is doing correctly in order to maintain itself and thrive

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positive feedback

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point at which 2 systems come into contact with each other or communicate
-not limited

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interface

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a system’s tendency to move from a simpler to a more complex existence

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differentiation

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the tendency if a system to progress toward disorganization, depletion, and death

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entropy

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process of a system toward growth and development individuals develop physically, intellectually, and emotionally as they grow

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negative entropy

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refers to the fact that there are many different means to the same means

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equifinality

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provides a more specific view of the world within a social work perspective

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ecological approach

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involves the conditions, circumstances, and human interactions that encompass human beings

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social environment

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composed of all the non human living things and living things that are naturally on earth

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natural environment

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fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people

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environmental justice

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active and dynamic because something is communicated or exchanged

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transaction

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natural power of active involvement bw people and their environments
-can take the form of input or output

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energy

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exact point at which the interaction bw an individual and the environment takes place

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interface in ecological perspective

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refers to the capacity to adjust to surrounding environmental conditions

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adaptation

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form of adaptation that implies a struggle to overcome a problem

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coping

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what are the 5 types of coping skills?

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  1. people need to solicit and obtain the types of info
  2. people need to have coping skills for thinking about and planning for the future
  3. coping skills involve controlling emotions
  4. people need coping skills to control their needs for immediate gratification
  5. coping skills involve identifying alternative ways of approaching a problematic situation and evaluating the pros and cons of each alternative
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final ecological concept, the mutual reliance of each person on each other person

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interdependence

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involves focusing on an individuals needs, problems, and strengths

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micro system

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refers to any small group

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mezzo system

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refers to a system larger than a small group

-involves striving to improve the social and economic context in which people live

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macro system

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number of people with something in common that connects them in some way and that distinguishes them from others

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community

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structured groups of people who come together to work toward some mutual goal and perform established work activities that are divided among various units

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organizations

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specific attempts to understand how organizations function

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organizational theory

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what are the 2 components in the community theoretical framework?

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  • it involves perspectives on the nature of communities

- involves how social workers practice within the community context

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a worker who helps others articulate their needs, identify their problems…

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enabler

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links individuals and groups who needs help with community services

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broker

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directive role where the social workers represent a clients or citizens group

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advocate

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process of helping increases strengths and influence

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empowerer

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