Chapter 1 Flashcards
Purposes of Social Work
- Help people solve their problems + cope with their situations.
- Work with systems so people can have better access to the resources + services they need.
- link people with systems so clients have access to resources + opportunities.
Environment
The surroundings/conditions in which people or other organisms live + function
Human Behaviour
Involves peoples actions, conduct and responses through life
NASW definition of Social Work
Professional activity of helping individuals, groups + communities enhance / restore capacity for social functioning + create societal conditions favorable to goals.
Generalist social worker
uses wide range of knowledge + skills to help people with an extensive range of problems
CSWE generalist practice
- grounded in liberal arts + person + environment construct.
- uses range of prevention + intervention methods to promote human + social wellbeing.
- applies ethical principles + critical thinking
- incorporate diversity
- advocate for human rights + social + economic justice
- recognize + support
problem solving approach
- identify
- generate possible alternatives
- implement plan
- evaluate effect
- terminate
phases of life span development
infancy and childhood
adolescence
young and middle adult
later adulthood.
Biological development + theories
physical aspects of life
psychological development theories
- individuals functioning + cognitive thought process
- how people think about themselves, others + the environment around them
social development theories
- interactions with others around them
common life events
related to bio-psycho- social development at certain times of life
Normal development milestones
significant bio, psycho, emotional, intellectual + social points of development that normally occur in a persons life span
Human diversity
vast range of differences among groups, subject to discrimination/oppression if differ from the majority
Discrimination
treating people differently because they belong to some group
Oppression
putting unfair + extreme limitations + constraints on members of an identified group
Population at risk
people who share some identifiable characteristics that places them at a greater risk of social + economic deprivation + oppression than mainstream society.
Culture
Configuration of shared attitudes values, goals, spiritual beliefs, social expectations etc that characterize a broader society.
Cultural Competency
Mastery of particular set of knowledge, skills, policies + programs used to address cultural needs.
Cross Cultural Understanding
Ability to appreciate + compare differences + similarities between + among different cultures.
Power
- Ability to achieve goals despite opposition.
- May use force, authority, manipulation + persuasion
Privilege
- Special rights / benefits enjoyed because of social political / economic status.
- = more power
Prestige
Amount of social respect/ standing given to individuals based on occupation
Acclaim
enthusiastic approval / praise
Group membership + values
affects how individuals behave, feel and act
prejudgments
predetermined assumptions made without assessing facts
Stereotypes
Standardizes views about how people who belong to some group that do not take into account individual qualities + differences.
Empowerment
Process of increasing personal, interpersonal / political power so individuals can take action to improve life situations
